Ratchet & Respectable

Demi drinks red wine in LA; LeVar Burton is denied his rightful spot on Jeopardy; the math ain't mathing on a high-profile Manhattan divorce; Twitter uncovers receipts on Alfonso Ribeiro; Nick Cannon Nick Cannons, again; Governor Cuomo refuses to resign. 

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Demi is leaving Ghana. (forreal this time); Sloane Stevens and Danielle Brooks give Black Barbie vibes; Jason Momoa and The Lisa part ways; Hot sauce in a condom swag?; The Sun has hot (and sad) tea on Wendy Williams; The Baltimore Sun has a tepid pour on Marilyn Mosby.

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Demi visits Elmina Castle; Maya Angelo is good money; the untelivised Golden Globes; the new (Kan)Ye + jeen-yuhs; the Insecure finale; Jill Scott’s sex tape.

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Demetria is still in Ghana; Ari Lennox deletes her positive tweets about Ghana after a public dragging.

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Demetria is still in Ghana; The Franklins divorce amicably; the New SATC has a Miranda problem; The Orgasm Gap; Ratchet & Respectable’s third anniversary; and more.

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The Met Gala happened; So did the MTV Awards; America has been a fake Gucci belt, according to a 9/11 doc on GW Bush; and Afghanistan was destined to be a mess; Also, do you know what a Chai Boy is? 

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Demi’s back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about  pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream.

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The Internet is trying to figure out if RHOA’s Porsha Williams is engaged (yes!) to her friend’s husband (not sure); and Demi continues last week’s conversation on shame, this time with Tanya Denise Fields (Black Feminist Project). 

Trigger warning: conversation includes descriptions of intimate partner violence and sexual abuse.  

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Demi has encounters with two exes; RIP Shock G, DMX, and Black Rob; reactions to Ma’Khia Bryant’s murder demonstrate how we’re not protecting Black women or girls; Variety celebrates the 30 year anniversary of Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar win; that Snowfall finale; Bigger returns to BET+; Black Domme Mistress Marley discusses money, power and respect in the underworld of kink.

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Mr. Big is (allegedly) a raping rapist who tapes; Author Bevy Smith discuses her latest adventure as an actress and consultant on “Harlem".

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