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Viola Davis Opens Up About Challenges As A Dark-Skinned Woman and Protests For Historic 'Vanity Fair' Cover

“My entire life has been a protest,” she said.

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Netflix Announces New Series Based On Colin Kaepernick’s Early Years

Monday, Netflix announced a new series that will take a look at Colin Kaepernicks early years. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBcVuypOjD/ Kaepernick and award-winning filmmaker Ava Duvernay will team up for Colin in Black White. The scripted six-episode series will dive deeper into Kaepernicks early

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Joy Reid is the First Black Woman in U.S. TV History to Host a Prime-Time Cable News Show

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