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School Daze: Class Still in Session 30 Years Later

Thirty years ago, during Black History Month.  Spike Lee returned with his second joint School Daze.  Who knew exposing black college life on the big screen would be so impactful. Daze was actually written before Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, but budget prevented it from becoming his first release.  School Daze, which was originally titled...

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BET’s ‘The Quad’ Brings the HBCU Experience Back

The days of A Different World are long behind us.  An although there is a online petition (click here to sign) to reboot the popular series and bring back the Hillman College crew, television still hasn’t explored the experience of HBCU’s; until now. BET announced their upcoming original series The Quad.  The show starring Tony...

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Dr. Huxtable & Dr. Hyde: Do We Still Hate Bill?

I received a text message from a friend that read “So sad about Bill Cosby going blind. SMH. But I don’t know if I’m supposed to feel sorry for him?” Immediately after reading that text I thought about my very own personal feelings towards him. I thought back to my two previous articles I wrote...

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Bill Cosby: From Heroic to Most Hated

The shocking state the world entered once learning about the sexual assault allegations that have been brought up on Bill Cosby. Some say they were aware of such claimed allegations through whispers that have been silenced over the years, but the majority was now entering the secret world of televisions favorite dad. Here we stand...