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Chris Hemsworth’s apology is amazing—here’s why

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Chris Hemsworth plays a Marvel superhero on screen, and on the regular, he lives out a rather superheroic life by making children’s dreams come true. But with his latest tweet, he’s ascended even further into superhero status by actually doing what many people seem incapable of doing–actually apologizing for being racially and culturally insensitive. Recently,…

My Journey with AncestryDNA, Part 2: 4 things I’ve learned from my results!

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It’s time. It’s finally time to go over my AncestryDNA results! A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my reasons for taking the test in the first place. Now, we are here, over the rainbow, in a point in time where I now what what makes me me! Let’s get into the percentages. Despite…

Melissa Villaseñor Joins “Saturday Night Live” As First Latina Castmember

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Saturday Night Live is finally breaking another glass ceiling; they have finally hired their first Latina cast member. The question is: Why did it take so long? According to Complex, the NBC staple has added three new castmembers, Alex Moffat, Mikey Day, and Melissa Villaseñor. Villaseñor, the first Latina SNL cast member, is a multi-talent; she’s…

“Moonlight” Shines a Light on Black Masculinity and Sexual Identity

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The buzz right now is for a film named Moonlight. The film, the second for writer-director Barry Jenkins, tells a haunting tale of a boy named Chiron whose battle throughout life is coming to terms with his identity as a gay black man. That identity is complicated by merciless taunts at school and a home life…

Amirah Vann Becomes Regular on “Underground” Season 2

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Watching WGN-America’s first season of Underground was a delight in so many ways, and Amirah Vann was one of the main reasons for tuning in each week. Fans of Vann know her as Ernestine, the intelligent, strategic “mistress” of her master Tom Macon, whom (spoiler alert) she killed after he killed her oldest son Sam just…

Why “The Magnificent Seven” Upgrade Is Already Iconic

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I usually don’t go for Westerns. Well, actually, they have to be one (or more) of three things: they are bending the rules of the Western to a ridiculous degree, involve a rarely-discussed racial angle, or I have to watch them for a film class. (Because I was forced to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid…

Filmmaker Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn Wants Navid Negahban as Rumi

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Filmmaker Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn is tired of white Hollywood casting white actors as non-white characters. In particular, she doesn’t want Leonardo DiCaprio playing 13th century Sufi mystic and poet Rumi in the biopic that’s currently in development. She has another suggestion for the role: actor Navid Negahban. JUST ADD COLOR has been clearly against Rumi being played…

Critics Show Their Frustration for “The Legend of Tarzan”

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The Legend of Tarzan is a film you already knew was going to be received poorly just from the trailer, if not the name of the film itself. Even the synopsis of the film is one that would raise eyebrows. It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the…

“Star Trek Beyond”: 4 Things to Know about Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer”

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Rihanna has slayed the song/movie tie-in game with her new single “Sledgehammer.” I rarely use the term “slayed,” so trust me that I don’t mean this lightly. Frankly, it’s the best I’ve seen of Rihanna since “BBHMM.” Here’s what you need to know about the song: 1. The song has the Sia stamp: We’ve all rocked…

“Underground”: Dish Network Removes WGN America, Provokes Jesse Jackson’s Ire

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WGN America has hit gold with its newest drama, Underground. But for whatever reason, Dish Network decided to take WGN America out of its lineup of stations. Jesse Jackson has released a statement through his Rainbow Push Coalition, condemning Dish’s removal of the station. In part, the statement reads: In the letter, Reverend Jackson states that…

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