Demi returns to LA; corporations are having a reckoning about race; Juneteenth is a paid holiday; Nat Turner should have a statue; Beyoncé writes an open letter about #brionnataylor; yet another black man (#rayshardbrooks) is killed by police (in the middle of Week 3 of national protests over the police killing Black people); Dave Chappelle delivers his version of a Ted Talk; Insecure has a “WTF?!” season finale; The Bachelor (finally) goes black for its 25th season; Spike Lee drops a Cat Daddy film on Netflix; J. Cole upsets women with his latest single; and Dr. Stacey Patton explains why videos of black men being murdered play on a media loop. Also: #blacklivesmatter

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Was That a Nerve??

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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Demi sleeps thru the night (mostly); The First Monday in May; EP 3 of “Never Mets”; Detroit vs Brian McKnight  

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Honey Chipotle

Essence announces (two) festival performances; Kendrick responds again (and again); OWN’s “Never Mets” is a must-watch train wreck; Brittney Griner survived hell on earth...

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Hoochie Daddy Shorts

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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