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Food historian Toni Tipton-Martin on what's behind the weaponizing and monetizing of Black ancestors

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Let's stop making lists of "cool cities." They use the same boring criteria, and no one wants to live in them

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Donald Trump is in full retreat on all fronts, and he's bitter and angry about it. You do love to see it

Nicole Beharie's morning anchor trials honestly depict how the news business mistreats journalists of color

The black-white buddy movie "Nothing to lose" is a lazy exercise in tired racial cliches.

The reverend can be forgiven for his affair because the flesh is weak. But so is his game -- why did he get caught?

Jemima Kirke talks to Salon about drugs, her newfound fame -- and never wanting to be an actress

A look back at the tone-deaf advertising strategies of yesteryear

The 'Tijuana Bibles,' America's original X-rated underground comics, evoke a time when sex was dirty, innocent, and handmade.

Lena Dunham's polarizing comedy series is back this January

The actor discusses her twisty Apple TV+ series, a wild 2003 blackout experience and classic film recommendations

The actress and mother is part of a growing movement of women trying to combat abortion stigma with their stories