Comic Phoebe Robinson Is Tired of Being the Token Black Girl
Perhaps you know and love her from 2 Dope Queens, the comedy podcast she co-hosts every week with Jessica Williams of Daily Show fame. Perhaps you don't know her yet. But Phoebe Robinson is someone...
View ArticleSamantha Bee Is Tired of Double Standards
On last night's episode of Full Frontal, Samantha Bee tore into the double standard the nation's first female presidential nominee has endured compared with any other nominee, especially her opponent,...
View ArticleDonald Glover's "Atlanta" Delivers a Witty Take on the African American...
Triple threat Donald Glover—writer, actor, and rapper—can now tuck another feather into his cap, as showrunner of Atlanta, a worthy new series premiering September 6 on FX. The 32-year-old Glover,...
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Keep Your Mitts Off Comic Phoebe Robinson's Hair
Phoebe Robinson is no stranger to unsolicited opinions about her hair. When she sported dreadlocks, she was once told, "You know, you would be so pretty if your hair was straight." Or some people would...
View ArticleSamantha Bee's Latest Monologue About the Republican Meltdown Is Must-Watch TV
Samantha Bee roasted the Republican Party following Friday's leak of Donald Trump's obscene hot mic tapes. She said Republicans are now having to grapple with the sudden "discovery" that their...
View ArticleMichael B. Jordan, Danny Glover, and Omar from "The Wire" Star in this...
Big names including Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Fruitvale Station), Danny Glover, and Michael K. Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) are the stars of "Against the Wall," a new video PSA from...
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Remembering Candy Cigarettes, Big Tobacco's Most Evil Way to Turn Children...
Encouraging children to smoke? No, sir! Courtesy Robert ProctorThere was a time you'd think nothing of seeing young kids puffing on candy cigarettes. Parents would even hand them out on Halloween....
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20 Female US Presidents, as Imagined by Hollywood
If the odds-makers have it right, Hillary Clinton will soon be America's first female president. But Hollywood, for better or worse, has been imagining women in the Oval Office for more than half a...
View ArticleCNN Segment On Anti-Semite Sparks Backlash
A CNN segment on a white nationalist's comments supporting Trump and condemning "Jewish interests" sparked ire on social media today thanks to screenshots like this one: Here is the segment. That...
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Why Does a White Guy Always Have to Be the Hero?
Chinese director Zhang Yimou, of Hero and House of Flying Daggers fame, made his English-language debut with The Great Wall, which opened Friday. But in a story set in ancient China, Matt Damon's...
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