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Oprah is the 1 Billion Dollar Woman After Signing Monster Programming Deal With Apple

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Kevin Winter/Getty Images By Erickka Sy Savané If there was any doubt that Oprah Winfrey is still the queen of television, make no mistake, she is the undisputed champ. After pulling her OWN network from the ashes following a slow start, to the highest rated network for African American women, Oprah is taking it up a notch by signing a…

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Get Ready to Netflix & Chill With New Content Producers Barack & Michelle Obama

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Photo: OnlinEpikairotita.com By Sharee Silerio Since 2009, our hearts have been captured by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle. They’ve inspired us to care, do, and become more so we could have a positive impact on the world. When they left the White House, it felt like our favorites were leaving us behind. Books have been written on their…

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Roxanne Roxanne: The Roxanne Shanté Story on Netflix!

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Roxanne Shante via Getty Images By Mwabi Kaira Before Cardi B, Nikki Minaj, Remy Ma, Lil Kim, Eve, Foxy Brown, Queen Latifah, Salt & Pepper and every female rapper you can think of, there was Roxanne Shanté. 14-year-old Lolita Shanté Gooden released her debut single Roxanne Speaks Out in 1984 and became rap’s first female star. She released Roxanne Roxanne…

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We’re Not Dismissing Monique Because We Don’t Like Her, We Always Criticize Black Women’s Feelings

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Monique via IG By Michelby Coco Whitehead Malcolm X was right; the Black woman in the most disrespected person in America. 2018 is coming off as the year to play aloof to the concerns of Black women. According to some, Ciara deserves backlash for asking women to value themselves more, Amara la Negra needs to assimilate and stop talking about…

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Netflix’s ‘Step Sisters’ is a Lesson in What’s Off Limits

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Megalyn Echikunwoke & Naturi Naughton  By Mwabi Kaira I didn’t see the trailer for Step Sisters, a Netflix original film starring Megalyn Echikunwoke and Naturi Naughton when it hit the internet weeks ago but I heard the uproar. Black folks said no, nope, nah son, not today, and stop the madness to the storyline of a Black sorority president teaching…

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Shonda Rhimes Signs Multi-Year Deal to Move Shondaland to Netflix

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Photo courtesy of PMK By Sharee Silerio Shonda Rhimes is making moves again! The game-changing, hit-making writer, producer and showrunner is bringing her talent and production company, Shondaland, to Netflix! Her longtime producing partner, Betsy Beers, makes the move as well. Continue Reading If you’re like me, then you started watching “Scandal”, Rhimes’ beloved, powerful, riveting, trailblazing show with a…

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Netflix Releases Dope New Trailer For Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” Series

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Photo Credit: AP Images/Invision By Sharee Silerio From “School Daze” to “Crooklyn”, “Malcolm X” and “Do the Right Thing”, Spike Lee has written and directed a collection of classic films that focus on culture, racism, sexism, colorism and life as a black person in America. Continue Reading Another one of Lee’s classics is his debut 1986 award-winning film “She’s Gotta…

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