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Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred on Atlanta

We All Gotta Eat: “Atlanta” and the Illusive Boundaries of Fame

by Evette Dionne
March 15, 2018 at 1:59pm
What happens when your face becomes currency that you can’t benefit from? Read more »
Storm Reid as Meg Murry in A Wrinkle In Time

No Need for Superheroes: "A Wrinkle In Time" Shows Black Girls How To Save Themselves

by Jenn Jackson
March 14, 2018 at 8:17am
Black children don’t have to be endowed with mutant powers to be inherently good. Read more »
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Douchebag Decree: “The Bachelor” Is Bad

by Dahlia Balcazar
March 9, 2018 at 1:30pm
There is no decency to be found in reality TV. Read more »

Backtalk: Good, Bad & Problematic at The Oscars

by Amy Lam
March 8, 2018 at 2:30pm
Inclusion riders, yes please!  Read more »
Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph presenting an award at the 2018 Oscars

Dear Oscars: Inclusion Is the Name of the Game

by Evette Dionne
March 6, 2018 at 2:59pm
Ninety years after the first Academy Awards, Hollywood is still celebrating firsts. Read more »

Bitch Predicts: 2018 Oscars

by Dahlia Balcazar
February 23, 2018 at 2:30pm
Bitch senior editors Evette Dionne and Dahlia Grossman-Heinze on who they think will win—and who they want to win. Read more »
Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa and Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia in Black Panther

The Women of Wakanda: Nakia is the Real Revolutionary of “Black Panther”

by Evette Dionne
February 20, 2018 at 11:57am
 Okoye, Shuri, and Nakia inherently understand that Wakanda is bigger than them. Read more »
Omar Epps as Quincy and Sanaa Lathan as Monica in Love & Basketball

The Love Below: 15 Black Romance Movies You Can Watch This Month

by Evette Dionne
February 14, 2018 at 4:18pm
What the Obamas have built in real life is available to other Black people through cinema. Read more »
Yolonda Ross as Jada Washington and Jacob Latimore as Emmett Washington in The Chi

The Authenticity Factor: “The Chi” Shows That Violence Isn’t Chicago’s Only Story

by Veronica Hilbring
February 13, 2018 at 9:58am
The Chi shows the dimensions of Chicago’s South Side and its people. Read more »
Carmen and Antwane on MTV's Catfish

Bait and Switch: The 7 Best Episodes of “Catfish”

by Evette Dionne
February 7, 2018 at 3:10pm
What a mess. I couldn’t stop watching if I tried. Read more »

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