Demi is *still* in MD; Clifford Smith Jr. shows his whole ass on the Power spin-off; The Rock’s racist fans discover he’s Black; The POTUS debates are a sh—show; receipts are coming re: the missing charges for Breonna Taylor’s murder; the rapper who shot Meg the Stallion is a trash human; the future of Essence Magazine looks uncertain; and Lovecraft Country is the best show on TV. Also, #blacklivesmatter. Still. Always. 

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