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May 04

7 Must-See Moments from the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Luncheon!

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Tess Thompson, Lena Waithe, Tiffany Haddish, Danai Gurira By Michelby Coco Whitehead Have you ever taken a deep breath and thought to yourself, "God, I love being a Black Woman in 2018?!" From Amara La Negra to the women of Wakanda, and Ava DuVernay's highly anticipated A Wrinkle In Time film, being a sister is lit! And this year's…

Sep 21

Grown-ish Gives Us the Real on Millennial College Life

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Yara Shahidi & the cast of Grown-ish By Mwabi Kaira Fans of the Johnson family on ABC’s hit show Black-ish now have Grown-ish to fall in love with. The oldest of the Johnson clan, Zoey played by Yara Shahidi, is off to college and a spin off is born just like Denise Huxtable of the Cosby Show. Denise went to…

Dec 18

Chloe x Halle Join The Cast of ‘Black-ish’ Spinoff ‘Grown-ish’

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If you haven’t heard the names “Chloe x Halle,” then allow me to introduce you! Those familiar with the young and talented duo may have seen them performing acoustic/a cappella versions of hits on social media. One super important person saw them, though: Beyoncé, herself! Continue Reading The sister pair are now signed to Bey’s management company, Parkwood Entertainment and…

Dec 18

Yara Shahidi’s ‘Black-ish’ Spinoff Is Being Called ‘Grown-ish’

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So, remember when we announced that Yara Shahidi’s Zoey Johnson character from Black-ish was getting her new spin-off show? Well, at the time, College-ish was the working title. We now have an official title! Continue Reading You ready? It’s… Grown-ish! How cute is that?! Freeform will be debuting the series in 2018 and from the looks of the crossover tease…

Sep 21

Yara Shahidi Will Join Malia Obama At Harvard University This Fall

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Black-ish fans! The moment we’ve been waiting for has arrived! Remember, we happily reported back in April that the very talented and inspirational Yara Shahidi had gotten accepted into every single college she applied to. Continue Reading At that time, she hadn’t yet revealed which campus she was choosing as her undergraduate dwellings. Well, the time has come and true…