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Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
What does the awfulness of most Yule-themed movies tell us about the reality of our so-called favorite holiday?
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Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
A new book tries -- and often fails -- to untangle its complicated legacy in American popular culture
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Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
Filmmaker Tyler Perry is giving a Georgia woman a van after hers was stolen
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Thursday, May 5, 2011 1:24 PM UTC
The Comedy Central cartoon takes on Madea and her self-loathing audience members
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Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 8:06 PM UTC
The "Madea" creator lashes back at his most vocal critic and wonders why Jewish people don't get mad over "Tootsie"
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Thursday, Nov 4, 2010 3:01 PM UTC
He's been mocked and reviled by critics. His latest, "For Colored Girls," proves -- once again -- why they're wrong
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Friday, Apr 2, 2010 2:17 AM UTC
"Why Did I Get Married Too?" renews an old debate: Is the hugely successful black filmmaker a hero -- or a hack?
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Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 1:04 AM UTC
Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract
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Friday, Mar 21, 2008 8:34 PM UTC
Is it a sin to wish Tyler Perry's movies were better?
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Friday, Mar 21, 2008 11:30 AM UTC
Why do black comedians like Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence don plus-size pantyhose and parade around as their feisty grandmas?
Friday, Mar 21, 2008 9:43 AM UTC
How did an African-American playwright, nearly unknown to white America, become one of Hollywood's most successful filmmakers?
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Friday, Oct 26, 2007 2:15 PM UTC
In a bid for the black church vote, the candidate is about to tour South Carolina with antigay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin at his side. He doesn't need to.
