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Finally! A Native-American comedy is coming to TV! 3 facts on FOX’s new acquisition

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Looks like Fox is not looking to be outdone by ABC and its inclusive comedies. Fox is making history by buying an autobiographical comedy Reservations, bringing a Native American story to the forefront of American TV. So what do you need to know about this groundbreaking comedy? Thanks to Deadline, here are the big three…

Middle-Eastern American superheroes are coming to ABC! 3 things you need to know

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ABC is making its mark as the premiere network for new, inventive, and inclusive family comedies. We’ve had The Real O’Neals, Fresh Off the Boat, black-ish, and now we’re getting a family comedy about Middle Eastern superheroes! The untitled project, currently going by the name Super Challenged Heroes or SCH for short, has a lot…

How to dress like Cinderella for your wedding day

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If there’s one picture I’ve been obsessed with lately, it’s this press photo from 1997’s Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Brandy, Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters and Paolo Montalban as Prince Christopher (aka “Prince Charming,” the only way we’ve ever identified the character in Disney’s 1950s animated version). I love how candid it looks…

2018 Fashion: How to walk into the “Black Panther” screening in style

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Somewhere on Twitter, there’s someone saying how they’re going to show up to the movie theater once Black Panther is released. When the trailer dropped in June, everyone was talking about how they were going to be decked out in their finest threads to see Black Panther, as if the February 2018 release date will be Easter…

“Aladdin”: Mena Massoud posts first cast update, Billy Magnussen casting draws ire

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Some quick Aladdin news to report—some of it is good, and some of it is, of course, controversial (as seems to be the case with this particular movie). First the good—Mena Massoud, who has been tapped to play the titular role, has posted to his Twitter page a picture of himself, Will Smith (tapped to…

“Once Upon a Time” angles for black women’s viewership with upcoming season

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If you’re like me, you probably zoned out on Once Upon a Time sometime between the second and third season, around the time when likeable Sheriff Graham/The Huntsman (played by Fifty Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan) was killed and when Cinderella’s fairy godmother was unceremoniously killed by combustion at the beginning of an episode…

Being Latinx in Hollywood: Media creators talk representation

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Latinx representation in Hollywood is something that seems to be suspiciously under the radar, even though it’s highly important, as the Latinx identity is one that is diverse and multifaceted. Despite characters like Sofia Vergara’s Gloria in ABC’s Modern Family and the casts of Lifetime’s Devious Maids and TNT’s Queen of the South existing in…

¡Órale! “The Book of Life” is getting a sequel!

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When I saw The Book of Life in theaters a couple of years ago, I had hoped it would get enough traction and fanbase to garner a sequel. The characters and animation were charming, as was the story, so I’m glad to know that we’re getting a new Book of Life film! The news came…

Takeaways from the gaggiest “RuPaul’s Drag Race” episode this season

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Just when you thought this season of RuPaul’s Drag race was going to continue to be boring, the show came back in the rarest of rare form with its reunion episode. Everyone: Awww, this is RuPaul's Best Friend RaceSeason 9 Reunion:#DragRace pic.twitter.com/MTrOU9z7Yz — lonely mcentire (@whatzupbarb) June 17, 2017 Thank the Drag Race Gods that the…

“Beauty and the Beast”: Let’s talk about LeFou – positive representation or token gay stereotype?

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The big news coming out about Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast is that the Gaston’s sidekick character is gay. Not “coded as gay“–he’s actually, up and down, openly gay. We’re finally in the future, everyone! Or are we? The character being officially out is something we have been hoping a mainstream family project would actually do. Also,…