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Yes, <i>We Own This City</i> is an engrossing heir to <i>The Wire</i>

TVReviewsPre-Air

Yes, We Own This City is an engrossing heir to The Wire

David Simon's HBO miniseries focuses on Baltimore to raise timely questions about policing in America

Manuel Betancourt

PublishedApril 22, 2022

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Frankie Faison is gripping in this infuriating true story of murderous police injustice

Now available on HBO Max, The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain is 81 minutes of suspense and sorrow

Craig D. Lindsey

PublishedDecember 17, 2021

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TVReviewsPre-Air

HBO’s <i>Black And Missing </i>gives a powerful voice to the vulnerable

TVReviewsPre-Air

HBO’s Black And Missing gives a powerful voice to the vulnerable

Emmy winners Soledad O’Brien and Geeta Gandbhir unflinchingly confront a system that doesn’t always believe that…

Stephen Robinson

PublishedNovember 18, 2021

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Astroworld death toll reaches 10 after 9-year-old attendee dies from his injuries

Ezra Blount was attending the festival with his father when the mass casualty event occurred

Gabrielle Sanchez

PublishedNovember 15, 2021

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<i>Dear White People</i>'s fourth and final season is capping off with a musical

TVClips

Dear White People's fourth and final season is capping off with a musical

The final season of Netflix's Dear White People arrives on September 22

Tatiana Tenreyro

PublishedAugust 17, 2021

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Wedding bells ring on <i>This Is Us</i>, unless they don’t

TVWhat To Watch

Wedding bells ring on This Is Us, unless they don’t

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, May 25. All times are Eastern.

Allison Shoemaker

PublishedMay 25, 2021

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News

On <i>Conan</i>, W. Kamau Bell patiently tries to bring some nuance to the defund the police debate

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On Conan, W. Kamau Bell patiently tries to bring some nuance to the defund the police debate

W. Kamau Bell has been working to make racism (and other stuff) funny since long before his Emmy-winning United…

Dennis Perkins

PublishedMay 7, 2021

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Joy Reid tells Jimmy Fallon that being relieved at the Chauvin verdict is part of the problem

With the surprising (because this is America) news that police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all three…

Dennis Perkins

PublishedApril 21, 2021

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Ex-sheriff charged with destroying <i>Live PD</i> footage of the death of Javier Ambler

Ex-sheriff charged with destroying Live PD footage of the death of Javier Ambler

It’s been less than a year since A&E canceled Live PD, by far the most successful series on its mid-2020 roster. (On…

William Hughes

PublishedApril 2, 2021

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News

John Oliver smashes through the racially biased brutality of armed police raids

Just a note as we near a terrible landmark of police injustice that the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor in…

Dennis Perkins

PublishedMarch 1, 2021

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TVReviewsLovecraft Country

<i>Lovecraft Country </i>tackles personal and national trauma in “Rewind 1921”

TVReviewsLovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country tackles personal and national trauma in “Rewind 1921”

Secrets come out, Hippolyta is back, and Tic, Leti, and Montrose are headed back in time. It’s the Tulsa episode,…

Joelle Monique

PublishedOctober 11, 2020

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Adult Swim "retires" episodes of <i>Aqua Teen Hunger Force</i>, <i>Boondocks</i> due to "cultural sensitivities"

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Adult Swim "retires" episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks due to "cultural sensitivities"

Very little gets past Redittors. A recent example of this happened recently when a few users shared that they were…

Shannon Miller

PublishedSeptember 30, 2020

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Ben & Jerry's launches podcast on racism, does not call it <i>Ameri-cone White Supremacy</i>

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Ben & Jerry's launches podcast on racism, does not call it Ameri-cone White Supremacy

On September 15, ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, in partnership with Vox Media and The Who We Are Project, will launch…

Allison Shoemaker

PublishedSeptember 2, 2020

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Adult Swim's Toonami block shares Black Lives Matter statement

For years, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim (where it originally premiered as an April Fools’ Day gag) have used the…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedAugust 30, 2020

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Dolly Parton on #BlackLivesMatter: "Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!"

Dolly Parton was typically Dolly Parton-ish—which is to say, both empathetic and excellent—today, when she responded…

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 13, 2020

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Raffi puts down the bananaphone and picks up his guitar to sing an ode to Portland's protesters

Alongside his well-documented love of baby belugas and fruit phones, children’s musician and all-around good guy…

Reid McCarter

PublishedJuly 28, 2020

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<i>The Bold Type</i>'s Aisha Dee calls out the show's lack of diversity behind the camera

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The Bold Type's Aisha Dee calls out the show's lack of diversity behind the camera

Publicly holding your employer accountable is a risk for anyone, but it can be an especially large gamble for women…

Shannon Miller

PublishedJuly 16, 2020

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Chris Redd tells Conan how his quarantine has been like <i>Breaking Bad</i>, but for charity

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Chris Redd tells Conan how his quarantine has been like Breaking Bad, but for charity

Saturday Night Live star Chris Redd is weathering his New York City quarantine pretty well, all things considering.…

Dennis Perkins

PublishedJuly 16, 2020

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<i>Survivor</i>'s first openly gay Black contestant, Brice Izyah, asks, "Why are we always targeted first?"

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Survivor's first openly gay Black contestant, Brice Izyah, asks, "Why are we always targeted first?"

Brice Izyah was disappointed he only lasted eight days on Survivor: Cagayan, but he still loves the game. What he…

Patrick Gomez

PublishedJuly 15, 2020

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The original Lady A on the band's lawsuit: "I should not have to bend to their will"

“All I ever wanted was to keep my name in the blues genre doing what I did. I should not have to bend to [the…

Shannon Miller

PublishedJuly 10, 2020

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Yes, We Own This City is an engrossing heir to The Wire

Frankie Faison is gripping in this infuriating true story of murderous police injustice

HBO’s Black And Missing gives a powerful voice to the vulnerable

Astroworld death toll reaches 10 after 9-year-old attendee dies from his injuries

Dear White People's fourth and final season is capping off with a musical

Wedding bells ring on This Is Us, unless they don’t

On Conan, W. Kamau Bell patiently tries to bring some nuance to the defund the police debate

Joy Reid tells Jimmy Fallon that being relieved at the Chauvin verdict is part of the problem

Ex-sheriff charged with destroying Live PD footage of the death of Javier Ambler

John Oliver smashes through the racially biased brutality of armed police raids

Lovecraft Country tackles personal and national trauma in “Rewind 1921”

Adult Swim "retires" episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks due to "cultural sensitivities"

Ben & Jerry's launches podcast on racism, does not call it Ameri-cone White Supremacy

Adult Swim's Toonami block shares Black Lives Matter statement

Dolly Parton on #BlackLivesMatter: "Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!"

Raffi puts down the bananaphone and picks up his guitar to sing an ode to Portland's protesters

The Bold Type's Aisha Dee calls out the show's lack of diversity behind the camera

Chris Redd tells Conan how his quarantine has been like Breaking Bad, but for charity

Survivor's first openly gay Black contestant, Brice Izyah, asks, "Why are we always targeted first?"

The original Lady A on the band's lawsuit: "I should not have to bend to their will"