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Nichelle Nichols, Trailblazing Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies @ 89

Nichelle Nichols, Trailblazing Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies @ 89
The actress who effected positive change with her portrayal of Nyota Uhura on TV's Star Trek — Nichelle Nichols — died on July 30, 2022, in Silver City, New Mexico. An enterprising young woman (Image via NBC) She was 89. ExtraTV confirmed her death, citing her manager/business partner, Gilbert Bell. Bell had been among the parties…
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Vintage Packages, Eddie Van Halen Tribute, RIP Jim Steinman & More

Vintage Packages, Eddie Van Halen Tribute, RIP Jim Steinman & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Michael would've been nice to Landon. (Image via video still) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: A massive list of massively endowed TV and movie actors. Hey, a guy gets bored! https://youtu.be/pjauGJZJ8ho DO YOU REMEMBER?: Nancy Wilson has a great Eddie Van Halen tribute song. Queen of Pop selfies are rare. (Image…
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Trailblazing ‘Inception’ Actor Earl Cameron Dies @ 102

Trailblazing ‘Inception’ Actor Earl Cameron Dies @ 102
Earl Cameron, the first Black man to star in a mainstream British movie — and the first to depict an interracial romance in one, nearly 70 years ago — has died at 102. Cameron died at his home in England on Friday, July 3, according to his agent. Born in Bermuda on August 8, 1917,…
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‘Golden Girls’ Blackface Episode Pulled

‘Golden Girls’ Blackface Episode Pulled
One episode of The Golden Girls ("Mixed Blessings" from 1988) will be pulled from Hulu because it shows Rose and Blanche in mud masks; in context, the joke is clearly derived from mistaking the masks for blackface, with Rose saying, "We're not really black!" It's a shame they can't simply trim the scene, because the…
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‘Gone with the Wind’ Temporarily Gone from HBO Max Over Racist Tropes

‘Gone with the Wind’ Temporarily Gone from HBO Max Over Racist Tropes
In light of the mass reassessment of systemic racism in America, HBO Max has temporarily pulled Gone with the Wind (1939) from its library. The immensely popular film has long been the subject of intense criticism for its romanticized portrayal of slavery and the Civil War, so the platform has decided to make it available…
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