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Salim Akil talks comics, conspiracies, code-switching and his hopes for 'Black Lightning' season two in this Black Girl Nerds exclusive interview.

Netflix has been stepping up its content for and by people of color. As revealed on Variety.com, the film star — and thirst trap — Idris Elba will star in a new Netflix comedy series titled Turn Up Charlie.  Elba will play the lead character, Charlie, a struggling DJ who becomes a "Manny"...

There's no slowing down this season of The Expanse. In its second episode, titled "IFF," the chaos that has become the solar system continues with one of the most badass spaceship chases I've seen in a while. We also find out what the crew of the Contorta (this new...

In a totalitarian society in which the majority of humans are infertile, the Emmy-winning drama The Handmaid's Tale follows June Offred, who is separated from her husband and child and forced to serve as a handmaid to Fred Waterford, a high-ranking government official. June must take part in a...

This week, our girl Amy (Melissa Fumero) anticipates moving onto big thing. So Jake (Andy Samberg) plans the perfect case for her that gets hijacked by Melissa Furemo’s real-life husband, David Fumero.  Amy’s IRL husband Amy has passed her Sergeant exam and to celebrate/ commemorate their last case together as...

Aaaaaaand we’re back! Steven Universe decided to gift us with another glorious Steven-Bomb of episodes, and the first one on that list is a doozy because it features Garnet (yay!) Rose Quartz (YAY!) …and Lars (boo). The episode starts off with Lars and his Off-Color gem crew stuck in space,...

After a month hiatus, The Flash returned with Team Flash facing several challenging situations in the season's 17th episode, "Null and Annoyed." First, you have Ralph Dibny annoying the heck out of everyone with his laissez-faire attitude and ill-timed jokes, creating a challenging environment at Star Labs. Second, you...

The third season of Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo ended last week with a finale that erupted the Twitterverse and dominated Instagram. A whole new audience found the show, and others who left after season one CAME BACK. Do you know how monumental that is? Of course you do....

It's no secret that we love our television here at Black Girl Nerds. With the series finale of Scandal fast approaching (and we hope it never ends up on one of these lists), the BGN staff started thinking about how badly some television series' ended. Here are some of...

What's going on in the TV world? There have been some charges over at BET. The Quad, which starred Anika Noni Rose and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, was cancelled after two seasons. Despite this cancellation, BET is committed to scripted television. They announced three upcoming shows just before their upfronts presentation — a...