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“To me, the knee-jerk reaction if I had to [name someone] is Ava DuVernay, who I think would just kill it,” Abrams told Nerdist when asked about potential female writers or directors he’d like to see working on a Star Wars feature.

“She is as much a fan of genre movies … and hearing her talk about, not just Star Wars, but hearing her talk about those kinds of films is evidence that she would just kill it,” he continued. “Whe

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DeVon and Meagan attend the 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter at Milk Studios on December 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Credit: GETTY)

A Christian power couple, making moves in entertainment, was out and about in Hollywood networking days before fulfilling a hosting gig at an upcoming faith-based singles event.

On Wednesday, Dec. 9, Christian couple DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good were spotted in LA with some of the entertainment industr

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Hearing the term red-lining in 2015 may seem oxymoronic. Right? Not necessarily, at least according to some new data.

Americans have been making a collective mistake: thinking that wealthy non-whites do not face discrimination anymore, and can, therefore, live wherever they prefer. It was a complaint brought up by the National Fair Housing Alliance this year that showed the issue is still alive and relevant. This is happening fifty years after the abolishment of housing discrimination by Con

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Serena Williams posing for the Harper’s Bazaar shoot
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When Serena Williams was knocked out of this year’s U.S. Open, she immediately walked off the court and you could see the disappointment on her face. But that loss definitely didn’t take away from the fact that she’s one of the greatest athletes, if not the greatest, in the world. In November’s issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Williams’ courage and athleticism is applauded in the appropriately titled “Daring Issue.”

W

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FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly speaks during a news conference before Game 3 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the New York Mets in New York. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Dodgers. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, because the team has not announced his departure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

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by G. Brown

There are fans who say they can’t live without their weekly fix in their Cookie or Oliva Pope addictions.  The shows have become a part of TV history because of phenomenal ratings success featuring Black casts and Black actresses/actors in lead roles. While shows like the aforementioned and a handful of others celebrate groundbreaking success because of Black viewers, there are critics who think the shows are doing more harm than good.

One viewer says he will no longer watch “Empi

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Actor and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner poses for a portrait Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. Warner, who won his first Grammy earlier this year for his work on Robert Glasper’s “Jesus Children,” is currently promoting his new album, “Selfless.” He describes the third record with his band Miles Long as “funky passionate vulnerability.” (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)

“The Cosby Show” alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner says the series’ legacy is “tarnished” by the sexual assault allegatio

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Meagan Good speaks onstage during the ‘Minority Report’ panel discussion at the FOX portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.
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THE HOLLYWOOD AND SMALL-SCREEN ACTRESS STARS IN A FOX ADAPTATION OF THE STEVEN SPIELBERG BLOCKBUSTER MINORITY REPORT

Meagan Good is always winning. She’s one of those actresses who keeps a job. She’s been able to seamlessly meander between rom-coms, come

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Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings (24) reacts against the New York Liberty during the second half in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The Fever defeated the Liberty and will take on the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA finals. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Four years ago, Tamika Catchings and the Indiana Fever came into the WNBA Finals as a huge underdog to Minnesota.

Catchings and her squad put forth an incredibl

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He’s more authentic, he understands tragedy, and he’ll do more to carry on the Obama legacy. Look out, Hillary.

While much of the media attention up to now has focused on what damage Bernie Sanders’s campaign could do to Hillary Clinton, we recently had a powerful reminder that the real 2016 wild card, particularly when it comes to black voters, is Joe Biden. Clinton and Biden both made high-profile appearances at various social events for the Congressional Black

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With just three days to prepare for Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t letting himself think about the long-term implications of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s left knee injury.

Whether Big Ben is back in four weeks, six weeks — or if he needs less or even more time to recover from the sprained medial collateral ligament and bone bruise — doesn’t change the fact that Michael Vick will be running the huddle in the near term.

It wil

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Like any endeavor, writing a work of fiction requires learning how to manage those nagging self-doubts each time you sit at a computer and think to yourself, “I can’t write!”

Writers are notorious for getting stuck in their own heads which often causes them to give up. Starting a work of fiction whether it’s a novel or short story is just as important as finishing it. This is part of the writer’s journey! These eight tried and true steps will give you the footwork you need to write a story f

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© Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Redskins are not as frustrated with Robert Griffin III as some may think.

Robert Griffin III isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and the alleged tension over him within the Washington Redskins organization is overstated, according to a new report.

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that Washington has no plans to shop or trade Griffin before the November 3 trade deadline. According to La Canfora’s sources, general manager Scot McCloughan hasn’t even though

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The numbers never lie, but the Washington Redskins hope they do or else the giddiness that accompanied the team’s win over the mediocre St. Louis Rams, coupled by implosions and injuries to each of the ‘Skins three NFC East rivals, will have lasted four days. But throw out game plans, talent, injuries, a manageable 3.5-point spread, the outlier statistics from Weeks 1 and 2 and all that other garbage to focus on some more valid stats. And those, listed below, do not 

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How Black People Are Redefining TV

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Viola Davis accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for How to Get Away With Murder at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20.
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Back in the heyday of Jet magazine, that weekly digest of short, fizzy articles about black life, there was a back-page feature simply called “Television.” It was a no-frills rundown of nearly every black person who would be appearing on prime-time TV over the coming week, just their nam

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Moist Duncan Hines Banana Supreme Cake Mix with walnuts and coconut delivers a tropical island flavor to your very own kitchen with this Jamaican Banana Cake.

Ingredients

Cake:
1 package Signature Banana Cake Mix
½ cup walnuts

Topping:
¾ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup butter flavored shortening
2 tbsp. milk
1 cup flaked coconut
⅓ cup walnuts

Baking Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13×9-inch pan.
  2. Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs in l
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© AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis A participant of a “Save the Mississippi State Flag Rally” holds a Mississippi flag on July 6 as she listens to speakers in Jackson, Miss.

As part of a growing chorus to remove the Confederate battle emblem from Mississippi’s state flag, a group of more than 60 prominent former and current residents took out a full-page advertisement in Jackson’s Clarion-Ledger Sunday calling for the state to strike the symbol. 

The letter was signed by notables like actor Morgan

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by Stephanie Reck

 

You are unique, one of a kind, really you are! What happens when you look to others to find out how to act or even what to do? Disappointment and frustrated. We were not made to copy other people's lives. God created each one of us different, with different talents, abilities, and gifts. You may admire someone else's gifts, but if you try and copy what they are doing you will end up very frustrated. We can never do exactly what someone else does. If we look to another person
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Creating a Biblical Marriage

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by Jacquelyn Horne

 

"And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Genesis 2:23-24 (KJV)

This is one of the most powerful scriptures concerning marriage, but most of us don't read any depth into it. We skim over it, agree with it and move on without really "getting" it.

Most of us move into a marria
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