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Tamara Tunie and Clifton Davis in Beyond the Gates (Credit: CBS) “Beyond the Gates” PSA Campaign Spotlights Know Your Lemons’ Important Initiatives The CBS daytime drama BEYOND THE GATES and the Know Your Lemons Foundation have partnered to raise awareness about important life-saving initiatives through a powerful new storyline that began airing on Dec. 15,…

‘Buddies,’ which premiered on Sept. 17, 1985, cost just $27,000 to make. Vinegar Syndrome/Roe Bressan/Frameline Distribution Scott Malia, College of the Holy Cross First it was referred to as a “mysterious illness.” Later it was called “gay cancer,” “gay plague” and “GRID,” an acronym for gay-related immune deficiency. Most egregiously, some called it “4H disease”…

American history has largely left out the stories of Filipina women who acted as volunteer aides to U.S. Army Nurses like those imprisoned as World War II POWs in the Philippines. (U.S. Army) This piece is published in partnership with More to Her Story, a nonprofit newsroom publishing features, op-eds and investigations centered on women and…

Dakarai Larriett wants Alabama to be safer for all. (Photo: Dakarai Larriett for Alabama, Canva) US Senate hopeful Dakarai Larriett wants Alabama to be safer for all Alabamians, especially where interactions with the police are concerned. And after the Nov. 4 elections, in which Democrats won in overwhelming margins across the country, Larriett feels like…

Page Yang as Koko in Southern Fried Rice (Photo credit: KeyTV) Directed by: Shayla Racquel Written by: Nakia Stephens Starring: Page Yang, Kordell Beckham, Choyce Brown, Bianca Bethune, Ashley India, Jada Lewis, Shaun Rose, Andreya Wallang, Erika Norrell, Wangechi Warui, Sencere Brown, Marlena Robinson, Jai’Reeh Demond, DaShawn Simon, Dasani Horton Synopsis (KeyTV): A Korean-American girl,…

The targeted slaughter of their Palestinian colleagues still hasn’t shaken Western journalists from their cowardice. By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout Published August 13, 2025 Photo: A woman holds a sign showing the names of journalists killed in Palestine, Lebanon, and Israel since October 7, 2023, during a protest in solidarity with journalists in the Gaza Strip and condemning…

Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton in Sinners. (Photo credit: Warner Bros.) Director: Ryan Coogler Written by: Ryan Coogler Starring: Miles Caton, Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, Delroy Lindo, Saul Williams, Jack O’Connell, Yao, Li Jun Li Synopsis (WB): Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers…

Another casting announcement, another racist freak-out. Nico Parker was announced as the live-action version of Astrid in the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon film, and of course, people who want “historical accuracy” got irate. At this point, with the “controversial” castings we’ve had over the years, you know how the cycle goes. A Black…

Tabitha Brown speaking at a Target-themed event during Essence Festival of Culture 2024. Target had a huge presence at the festival, including catering to Black social media influencers and collaborators. (Photo credit: Target) Note: I use “Black” as directed by the AP, which now classifies Black as a proper noun. But I am also quoting…

THE IRRATIONAL — “The Wrong Side of Maybe” Episode 207 — Pictured: (l-r) Jesse L. Martin as Alec Mercer, Travina Springer as Kylie — (Photo by: James Dittiger/NBC)