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Friday, November 5, 2021

Preaching to the Choir: Tyler Perry Confirms Sister Act 3 Is Happening—and Plans to Hire More Writers and Directors

The TPCU (Tyler Perry Cinematic Universe) has, to date, been distinguished by a few constants: bad wigs, a bevy of Black talent, a message! (or many), and plenty of melodrama, penned by Perry himself. In fact, Perry has long taken pride in the fact that he is the primary writer on all of the shows produced by Tyler…

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Silk Sonic Are 'Smokin' Out the Window', Further Proving They Need to Just Drop the Damn Album Already

OK, OK. Enough is enough.

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Virginia Elects First Black Woman Lt. Governor

Virginia’s gubernatorial race was the most watched election of the 2021 cycle, but the woman who won the number-two spot in Richmond is getting her share of the attention — as a proxy in arguments over which political party is more racist.

Winsome Sears was chosen as Virginia’s first Black woman Lt. Governor, and…

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Juror Dismissed from Kyle Rittenhouse Trial for Making A Sick Joke About Jacob Blake Shooting

For some reason, and I’m not sure we will ever understand why, a juror in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial decided he had jokes. And here’s the sad thing, his comedic moment was about the shooting of Jacob Blake.

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Cynthia Erivo Will Be 'Defying Gravity,' Starring Opposite Ariana Grande in the Film Adaptation of Wicked

Halloween may now be in our rearview, but witches are about to have a moment. On Friday, Variety reported that Cynthia Erivo has joined the cast of Universal’s upcoming adaptation of the long-running, Tony-winning Broadway hit Wicked, under the helm of In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu. Erivo…

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