Oprah allows Stedman back in the Big House, Sabrina Elba takes an "L" for Idris, Jeannie and Jeezy get engaged, Easter is cancelled, and Mayor Lightfoot needs an NDA. 
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In Sickness and in Health

Demetria L. Lucas, cultural critic and author of A Belle in Brooklyn and Don't Waste Your Pretty, muses on pop culture shenanigans, dating and relationships, and everything worth watching on any size screen. #ratchetandrespectable
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Entertainment News

The first Monday is May is coming; The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is adding a bunch of Black people; Who is performing at Essence Fest?; Niece Meg catches a case; Kendrick Lamar finally responds to Drake.

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Unserious

There’s an upcoming Luther doc; American universities have gone mad; Reggie Bush is still fine. Still. Oh, and he got his Heisman trophy back; Jeannie Mai accuses her estranged husband of physical abuse. 

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Mauve

Demi’s week 3 of insomnia; Brittney Griner sits down with The Robin; Nelly and Ashanti are engaged!! And pregnant!!!; Beyoncé releases the tresses; Brian McKnight continues to be a trash father; Jill Scott gives a damn when it isn’t her turn; Chris Brown vs Quavo explained, with dramatic readings.

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Agent of Chaos

Demi had kid FOMO (for a day); The Time 100 is a quarter Black; Michelle Obama thinks people won’t recognize her; Wendy Williams’s ex-husband thinks people care; Simone Biles is hurt that folks don’t like her husband; STFU remains free.

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Cut the Check

Demi acclimates to Cape Town; the WNBA doesn’t pay sh—; the Caitlin Clark conundrum;  Charles and Gayle’s CNN show is cancelled; Diddy returns to socials; Jerrod Carmichael defends “slave play” on The Breakfast Club; 

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In Sickness and in Health

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