BET's "Being Mary Jane" Has Started A TV Revolution
The cast, creator, and a network executive talk to BuzzFeed News about their revolutionary series about a perfectly imperfect single black woman. Gabrielle Union as Mary Jane Paul on BET's Being Mary...
View ArticleAfter 20 Years, “Friday” Is (Still) The Most Important Film Ever Made About...
The telling moment happened nearly every morning of the 20-day shoot some 20 years ago.A neighbor — unhappy in spite of the $100 he was paid daily for the inconvenience of an Ice Cube movie being shot...
View Article78 Thoughts I Had During The “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” Season 4 Premiere
“Who bought this sex tape? Make yourselves known.” Stevie J pays a visit to his former girlfriend, Mimi Faust. VH1 1. Mimi and Stevie J being business partners in her new music management company is...
View ArticleWhich Real Housewife Of Atlanta Are You?
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View ArticleWhich "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" Star Are You?
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View Article19 Times Joseline Hernandez Said What You Were Secretly Thinking
“Get with the winning team, ho.” When someone you didn't invite to your party shows up anyway. VH1 / Via Giphy When someone tries to make you feel young and inexperienced. VH1 / Via Giphy When you...
View ArticleHow Well Do You Remember "Bad Boys"?
“I bet when your punk ass woke up this morning, you didn’t think by 5 o’clock you would have a hole in your leg, did you?” Columbia Pictures / Via Kelley L. Carter/BuzzFeed
View Article11 Times Rasheeda From "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" Said What You Thought
“I’m here. But I ain’t here. And we ain’t here.” We should all be so lucky to know exactly where we are. When they try to take the throne away from you. VH1 / Via Tumblr When you know that hashtag is...
View Article27 Times This Week's Episode Of "Black-ish" Was Way Too Real
The Johnson family addressed homophobia in their Mother’s Day episode in a hilarious way. “Because all lesbians love beer?” When Dre brought up O.J. Simpson. ABC And when he revealed this dirty little...
View ArticleWhat Ava DuVernay Is Doing To Fix The Overwhelming Whiteness In Hollywood
The Selma director, who has an organization that aims to distribute work by diverse filmmakers, talks to BuzzFeed News about changing Hollywood’s diversity problem. David Oyelowo (as Martin Luther...
View ArticleThis "Pitch Perfect 2" Star Has Written Big Hits For Katy Perry And Rihanna
Ester Dean has written songs for the world’s biggest pop stars. BuzzFeed News chats with the singer/songwriter/actor about how some of those songs came together. Songwriter Ester Dean stars as...
View ArticleHow "Love & Basketball" Changed The Way Black Audiences Saw Themselves Onscreen
In the opening moments of Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Love & Basketball, three little boys are jaw-jacking about the skills of an NBA star. The good-natured trash-talking soundtracks their own missed...
View ArticleFinally, Omari Hardwick Has The “Power”
In anticipation of the Season 2 premiere of Starz’s hit series Power, the show’s lead actor talks to BuzzFeed News about his breakout role and his next project: a Gil Scott-Heron biopic that he’ll...
View ArticleThe Self-Proclaimed "Chocolate Goddesses" Of "Orange Is The New Black" Are...
Five actors at the heart of Netflix’s hit series talk to BuzzFeed News about playing prisoners and bringing nuance to their roles. Adrienne C. Moore as Black Cindy, Uzo Aduba as Suzanne, and Danielle...
View Article“Orange Is The New Black” Helped Its Breakout Star Learn How To Love Herself
Adrienne C. Moore brings Black Cindy to life on the hit Netflix show, and Season 3 was her best yet. She talks to BuzzFeed News about tackling religion and body image issues (i.e., not having “TV...
View ArticleWhy LaLa Anthony Stripped Down In This Week's "Power"
The former reality TV star tells BuzzFeed News this is the start of taking her acting career seriously. “If they can get past, ‘LaLa’s boobs are out!’ … then they can see that.” WARNING: SPOILERS...
View ArticleThe Oscars May Be A Lot Less White Next Year
Its more new inclusive list of invitees signals progress, but it’s only the beginning. “That doesn’t mean that we sit back. It means that we keep going,” Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs told...
View Article21 Things That Need To Happen At Comic-Con 2015
Jennifer Lawrence says goodbye to Katniss, we get some Game of Thrones closure, the Justice League makes its debut, and Lady Gaga crashes American Horror Story: Hotel — it ~could~ all happen! Jennifer...
View ArticleThe Most Surprising Nerd At Comic-Con
Aisha Tyler has finally found her tribe. “Whoever you are, how you express yourself is OK here,” she tells BuzzFeed News. Tyler at SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel Broadcasts from...
View ArticleThe Winners And Losers Of Comic-Con 2015
It’s good news for fans of superheroes and bad news for fans of Game of Thrones. Winner: Deadpool With Marvel Studios forgoing Comic-Con this year, 20th Century Fox swooped in to claim its prime...
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