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Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies and Gary Oldman in David Fincher's Mank, which led Monday's Oscar nominations.

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'Mank' Leads Oscar Nominations In A Year When It's Easy To Judge For Yourself

12:28pm March 15, 2021

by Linda Holmes

The Oscar nominations embraced David Fincher's Mank, a movie about movies, which is no surprise. But if you want to pick your own favorites, this is the year to do it.

Students celebrate their graduation from Howard University at the end of the 148th Commencement ceremony, at the Upper Quandrangle on campus, on May 7, 2016. Washington, D.C. photojournalist and professor Cheriss May spoke about her photography on The Bla

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Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

2:52pm March 14, 2021

by Julia Weng

The Black Shutter Podcast serves as a platform for Black photographers to share their stories, struggles and achievements.

5 Tips To Ditch Fast Fashion And Cultivate A Sustainable Closet

1:48pm March 14, 2021

Fast fashion takes a toll on the environment and on workers. Here's how you can shop more sustainably and build a closet with a better impact.

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'The Impudent Ones' Shows Signs Of Future Greatness

9:42am March 14, 2021

by Martha Anne Toll

Marguerite Duras' never-before-translated debut novel The Impudent Ones, first published in 1943, isn't a pleasant read — but it is a signpost to what she would later achieve with The Lover.

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CNN's Don Lemon Gets Personal In New Book 'This Is The Fire'

7:52am March 14, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to CNN anchor Don Lemon about his new book, This is the Fire — What I say To My Friends About Racism.

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'The Bachelor' Finale Will Air As The Franchise Faces A Racial Reckoning

7:52am March 14, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The season finale of The Bachelor is on Monday night, and it comes as the franchise faces a number of controversies over how it handles race and concludes the first season with a Black man as star.

Tayshia Adams appears at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2020. She will co-host The Bachelorette with Kaitlyn Bristowe, Warner Horizon and ABC Entertainment announced.

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'The Bachelorette' Gets New Hosts To Replace Chris Harrison After Racial Controversy

1:23pm March 13, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

Harrison will not host the upcoming season of the show following controversy over racially insensitive comments. He will be replaced by former contestants Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe.

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'Silence Is A Sense' Works To Dispel The Terrible Abstractions Of Syria's Civil War

12:16pm March 13, 2021

by Scott Simon

Layla Alammar's new novel is about a journalist who's fled the Syrian civil war for a new life in London — but can only tell anonymous stories about her neighbors because trauma has left her silent.

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'Bloodlands' Tells Tale Of Troubled Times In Northern Ireland

8:19am March 13, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Chris Brandon about his new Acorn TV series, Bloodlands, which focuses on a cold case that takes Belfast detectives back to a violent period in Northern Ireland.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Desus And Mero On The Game Of Darts

7:22am March 13, 2021

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero recently wrote a book called God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx ... but what do they know about actual darts? We'll find out.