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Classic Moments In Black Cinema
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Taylor Swift Dragged To A #MayoChella Hell For Trying To Copy Beyoncé

Epic fail.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
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Eddie Murphy & Della Reese Battle It Out In “Harlem Nights”

Eddie Murphy’s 1989 film Harlem Nights had all the makings of a blockbuster film — an all star cast including…
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19
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"Wattstax": The Black Woodstock

The 1973 concert film/documentary, Wattstax, documented a 1972 concert in Los Angeles featuring some of the largest acts in soul…
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19
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Prince's Lesson In Ebonics In "Under The Cherry Moon"

By most accounts, Prince's second film, 1986's Under The Cherry Moon, was a complete disaster. However, the movie is a…
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19
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Sesame Street's Gordon As A Pimp In "Willie Dynamite"

Before he was Gordon on Sesame Street, Roscoe Orman portrayed a pimp named Willie Dynamite in the film of the…
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19
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CLASSIC MOMENTS IN BLACK CINEMA: Morgan Freeman in "Lean On Me"

Morgan Freeman’s take on real life school principal Joe Clark in the 1989 film Lean On Me helped propel Freeman…
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19
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Classic Moments In Black Cinema: Black Acting School in "Hollywood Shuffle"

When Robert Townsend’s Hollywood Shuffle was released in 1987, it was a hard time for African-American actors in Tinseltown.
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19
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Classic Moments In Black Cinema: Bernie Mac In "Don't Be A Menace"

It’s kinda hard to believe that Bernie Mac’s been gone for two years already.
by TheUrbanDaily Staff
05.28.19