Author: Monique

(L-R) Hongjoong wearing blue cornrows in ATEEZ's promo image for their upcoming album, ZERO: FEVER Part. 1. A Nuba woman in Nyaro village, Kau, Nuba mountains, Sudan (KQ Entertainment, Rita Willaert/Wikipedia Creative Commons)

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July 20, 2020

About Hongjoong’s Cornrows: ATEEZ’s Appropriation Scandal Reveals The Importance Of Proper Cultural Respect

Monique and John Lewis at the Miami Book Fair 2013.

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July 18, 2020

My Extraordinary Time With John Lewis, Civil Rights Trailblazer And Proponent Of ‘Good Trouble’

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July 9, 2020

Five Black American Patriots Who Were Just As Integral To America As Alexander Hamilton

Black beauty and lifestyle youtubers

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July 3, 2020

10 Black Beauty And Lifestyle YouTubers You Should Support Instead of Shane Dawson And Jeffree Star

BTS gave $1 million to the grassroots organization Black Lives Matter to help combat police brutality and fight for modern American civil rights. Photo credits: Big Hit Entertainment, Black Lives Matter

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June 22, 2020

BTS, ARMY And Black Lives Matter: The Value Of Fandom Meshing With Activism

Chris Hemsworth in Extraction

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June 17, 2020

Julian Reviews: ‘Extraction’ Treads Familiar Action Movie Ground

Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel in 'Gone With the Wind.' Photo credit: Silver Screen Collection

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June 11, 2020

Why I’m Happy HBO Max Took ‘Gone With The Wind’ Down

Billie Holiday stars (as a maid?!) opposite Dorothy Perkins in New Orleans, a film that hadn't been shown on TCM before.

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June 9, 2020

It’s A Fine Start, TCM, But You Can Do Much More To Highlight Black Lives In Hollywood

beautiful graffiti mural honoring george floyd from black lives matter protest. Revolution.

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June 8, 2020

Witnessing A Revolution Unfold (And How I Hope It Continues)

Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in 'The Lovebirds.'

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May 25, 2020

Mo’ Reviews: ‘The Lovebirds’ Effortlessly Tweaks The Rom-Com Formula