Tonight’s Riverdale episode can be described in three words: Calm. Down. Archie. Seriously, homeboy—as Bella Hadid would call him—is pressed. Here’s why (spoilers ahead)… To start, everyone in Riverdale is freaking out about the Black Hood. Jughead checks out a zillion books about serial killers; Archie’s shooting bullets into trees; and Queen Cheryl Blossom doesn’t…
Read moreThis week’s Riverdale episode offered more insight into the person responsible for Fred’s shooting, Miss Grundy’s death, and the attack on Midge and Moose. He’s a morality killer who goes by the name “Black Hood,” and his mission is to punish Riverdale for its hypocrisy. He thinks the town preaches one thing, but does another—which…
Read moreLena Waithe just made Emmy Awards history by becoming the first Black woman to win for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for Master of None. (She was also the first Black woman ever nominated in this category.) This was a monumental moment for television history, and it wasn’t lost on the celebrities in the…
Read moreWith the beloved Gossip Girl recently celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Internet has been flooded with a constant stream of little-known tidbits about the show. But instead of harping upon the very fashionable past, why not look into a more diverse future? Issa Rae, the creator and star of HBO’s breakout comedy Insecure is doing…
Read moreNot interested in $125,000 from Uber? No problem. When Uber approached tech nonprofit Black Girls Code last week offering a $125,000 grant, founder Kimberly Bryant made headlines by turning it down. Though Uber has been trying to mend its ways after a disastrous few months (see: donating $1.2 million to Girls Who Code; hiring Bozoma…
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