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Source: Archive Photos / Getty Some movies give us romance. Love Jones gave Black love a language. Check out 15 Love Jones movie quotes that still say so much about Black love inside.  Released in 1997, the Larenz Tate and Nia Long classic captured the complicated space between attraction, friendship, vulnerability, timing, and the terrifying possibility of actually falling for somebody. Set against Chicago’s poetry and jazz scene, Love Jones […]

Fotos International / WENN.com / Aaron Rapoport / Getty Who doesn’t love a good comeback?! No matter what field we’re talking, there’s nothing quite like seeing a good thing from the past make a return to form after much anticipation from the masses. Those who recently finished streaming the new A Different World reboot on Netflix were left off with quite an interesting cliffhanger, as the season ended with a […]

Source: Courtesy of Netflix / Courtesy of Netflix Earlier this year, I decided to rewatch “A Different World” because I have this thing where I watch my comfort shows at different stages of life because I think my perspectives change over time. The cultural significance of the show is immense so I was a little worried about the spinoff. Lucky for us, the reboot is exactly what we need at […]

✕ Netflix just brought back a classic, and the culture is watching closely. Episode 1 of the Netflix A Different World reboot dropped, and hosts Glynnis Wiggins and Chase Iseghohi broke it all down on A Different Aftershow. Titled “Irreconcilable Differences,” the premiere sets the stage for drama, nostalgia, and real talk about HBCU student life. RELATED: ‘A Different World’ Original Cast: Where Are They Now?RELATED: A Different Aftershow: 5 […]

✕ Few entertainers carry the swagger of Morris Day. The frontman of The Time, known for hits like “Jungle Love” and “The Oak Tree” and for film roles in Purple Rain, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, joined hosts D.L. Hughley and Jasmine Sanders on the couch of The D.L. Hughley Show. He brought the same easy charm that made him a fixture of […]

David Lee; Netflix / Silver Screen Collection / CBS / Getty To look at the career of celebrated actress Angela Bassett is to see a true story of Black excellence and success in the heavyweight world of Hollywood. Still, if you look a little closer you’ll see that even with hundreds of nominations to her name, a talent of her caliber deserved way more accolades when it comes to wins. […]

Source: the Lotus Firm / other The Chicago native was just 14 when he was cast opposite Keanu Reeves and Michael Jordan in Hardball. Now he’s reflecting on a film he says was “for the culture,” a life of independent hustle, and why the ladies shouldn’t get mad if their DMs go unanswered. Michael Perkins wasn’t chasing Hollywood when Hollywood found him. He was a kid on Chicago’s South Side, “just bored just running […]

(L) American actress, singer and dancer Jasmine Guy, wearing a red dress, attends the 6th MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in the Universal City neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, 6th September 1989. Guy co-presented the ‘Best Video from a Film’ award at the ceremony. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) (R) ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 21: Jasmine Guy attends A DIFFERENT WORLD Special Screening on September 21, 2026 […]

✕ For decades, Pastor Donnie McClurkin has been a steady voice in the spiritual lives of listeners across the country. Now the gospel icon is preparing to step away from the studio. In a candid conversation with Darlene McCoy on The Nightly Spirit, McClurkin confirmed that his new project, Finally, will close the recording chapter of his career. “I am so absolutely hanging this coat up and moving on,” he […]