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  • Grey text spells "SURVIVING R. KELLY" on black background with scrambled video

    'Surviving R. Kelly' Boosts Ratings and Donations, Inspires Possible Legal Action

    It looks like Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office were among the millions who watched the Lifetime docuseries last week.

    Sameer Rao Jan 9, 2019 1:01PM EST
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    Mara Brock Akil's 'Love Is_' Updates Black Sitcom Golden Age

    The woman behind “Girlfriends” and “Being Mary Jane” on how her new OWN series differs from—and connects to—the Black-cast sitcoms of the 1990s.

    Sameer Rao Jun 15, 2018 5:16PM EDT
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    READ: How Meghan Markle Brought Black Excellence to the Royal Wedding

    “The world came to see Ms. Markle as she wants to be seen and, arguably, has always seen herself: as a woman who embraces Blackness as forthrightly and easily as she wears a Givenchy wedding dress and Queen Mary’s diamond tiara.”

    Sameer Rao May 21, 2018 4:59PM EDT
    Bill Cosby, wearing a red tie and blue jacket, grimaces in the corridor of a Pennsylvania courthouse.

    6 Black Feminists Speak Out About the Cosby Sexual Assault Conviction

    In the moments after the Bill Cosby verdict, Colorlines asked six Black feminists to tell us how they felt about it. Here’s what Tarana Burke, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Jamilah Lemieux, Salamishah Tillet, Ayana Byrd and Monifa Bandele shared.

    Akiba Solomon Apr 26, 2018 3:09PM EDT

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