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surra-de-bunda · 2 years
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Vanessa Bell Calloway, AJ Johnson & Tisha Campbell at the premiere for "House Party" photographed by Ralph Dominguez (1990).
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itsmyfriendisaac · 2 years
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Polly: this musical adaptation of the classic American novel features a star studded Black ensemble cast led by the adorable Keshia Knight Pulliam! Polly Whittier is sent to live with her wealthy but uptight Aunt & she brings an unwavering dose of optimism to the residents of Harrington, Alabama.
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cozyaliensuperstar7 · 1 month
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Beautiful Black Women 👑
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The voices behind our favorite cartoons and childhood moments can all be tied back to these Black women.
Use that thumb and swipe through this gallery of artists who have been some of the greatest ever to be behind a mic.
The words above are what we would like to call BIG FACTS. 💖✨ #WomensHistoryMonth
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burningexeter · 3 months
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[WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN]
Believe it or not, originally even when they were making the utter insanity that was Bebe's Kids, it was going to be revealed later that Jamika and Dorothea were actually a married couple that had a falling out and coincidentally met/used Robin as a way of moving on. The catch is they were still married as Dorothea refused to divorce.
Plus it was ALSO going to be revealed that Jamika and Dorothea aren't black but are white women who were permanently tanned in an accident and changed their names.
All of this would've been towards the end of the movie in a now cut scene where Dorothea goes to Jamika's house and having a change of heart shockingly, convinces her to go back to Robin and even gives her the location of where he's at — the bar that he's in during the wraparounds. Which explains how Jamika somehow knew he was there at the end of the movie.
But when Jamika asks what about the two of them, Dorothea says she still won't divorce but at the same time wants Jamika to be happy. Therefore when the time is right and the two of them are ready, she'll show right back up and join them, flat-out implying they'll be a fucking polyamorous couple before she gives Jamika a long goodbye kiss similar to the one Jamika gives Robin at the end right down to the spinning camera around them and walks off into the night.
All of this ends up putting their few interactions in the actual movie in a whole new light as they act like they absolutely don't know each other nor reveal their connections.
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Angela Bassett as Tina Turner poses with The Ikettes in a publicity still for Whats Love Got To Do With It (1993). The Ikettes had three chart entries from 1962 to 1965. Peaches N Cream peaked at number 36 in 1965 and I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song) was the biggest hit, peaking at number 19 in 1962. All their songs were written and produced by Ike Turner.
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afrotumble · 1 year
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ad-j · 1 year
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WATCHLIST 2022: What's Love Got to Do with It
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geekvibesnation · 2 months
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itsmyfriendisaac · 1 year
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Coming To America: Eddie Murphy’s intercontinental romantic comedy begins with an elaborate ceremony for Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of Zamunda. Though most of the plot takes place in New York City, the film’s opening act is a grand display of African opulence worthy of multiple replays!
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thonetsightings · 8 months
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Coming to America (1988) dir. John Landis
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Vanessa Bell Calloway: March 20, 1957
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theonlyadawong · 7 months
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Purlie Victorious: : A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Written by Ossie Davis
Directed by Kenny Leon at The Music Box Theatre, 2023
The work follows a traveling preacher, Purlie, who returns to his Georgia hometown to save the local church and the cotton pickers working on Ol' Cap'n Cotchiepee's plantation.
(Photos by Marc J. Franklin)
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burningexeter · 3 months
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The fact that these two were intended to be lesbians (no, seriously) makes their interactions in this bizarre, head-scratching what were you thinking when you made this movie even more bizarre.
The 90s were insane.
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