Entertainment

This could be yet another graphic reenactment of Black suffering under slavery, crafted by well-meaning Hollywood types as a reminder of historical racism. Look deeper, though, and you'll find an incisive response to pop culture that fetishizes Black people’s pain

DeGeneres's announcement comes in the wake of a tumultuous year for her long-running show

The movies are back! Mostly, kind of

The Plot, Who Is Maud Dixon? and The Other Black Girl mine questions of authorship and inclusion in the book world

The coming months will be an opportunity to step back into the darkness into a different kind of light: movie theaters

The core of the show is Smart’s performance, which brings the perfect balance of steeliness and vulnerability