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After Viola Davis' admission about regretting "The Help," Ava DuVernay shared that working to promote the film made her quit publicity.

A Florida man was fired from his job at a local hotel after he was spotted on video confronting four Florida A&M University students in the elevator of a downtown Tallahassee apartment building. Don Crandall, who was identified on social media, was terminated by the Pax Hotel Group after a video of the incident went viral. […]

The post Hotel Manager Fired After Pulling A Gun On HBCU Students Trying To Take An Elevator appeared first on Essence.

Dallas police officer Amber Guyger deserves the benefit of the doubt in the September 6 shooting death of 26-year-old Botham Jean; that is, if the reports being churned out by mainstream media outlets are to be believed. We are supposed to believe that she was neither reckless nor negligent when she, in essence, broke into […]

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Technically, it was on the internet yesterday, but if you missed it, Taika Waititi gave a Master Class talk at TIFF and it’s likely the best thing you’ll see today. You can and should watch the whole thing above, but it’s lengthy. Luckily, TIFF grabbed the highlights in GIFs and quotes, starting with his beautiful socks:

Taika Waititi’s socks: a mood. 🔴 #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/e6PhUfRZ03

— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 10, 2018

On finding love:

“In my town, there’s probably 600 people, and I’m related to everyone…so it’s impossible to find love.” 💕 — Taika Waititi #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/6WdfkVLDpq

— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 10, 2018

How his “youthful glow” surprises even himself:

“Sometimes I walk past a mirror and I’m just like, ‘Who is that?’ And that’s something I have to deal with everyday.” — Taika Waititi on his youthful glow. #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/AMDA8YLXoC

— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 10, 2018

He also talked about the bizarre critical response to movies about marginalized communities.

Taika Waititi on early (confused) reviews of BOY: “They wanted this film to have… realms, spirits, and folklore and someone to be riding a whale. We don’t do that shit. We just try to live.” #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/URBKGusfrd

— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 10, 2018

And the importance of letting people from those communities tell their own stories.

“I think it’s vital that we [Indigenous filmmakers] put these films in the hands of the people who own those stories.” — Taika Waititi #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/6AW8OoCWlX

— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 10, 2018

If you have an hour to spare, give the whole thing a watch.

• Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness interviewed New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon and there were cats present and it was all-around wonderful. New Yorkers, don’t forget to vote this Thursday! (via Twitter)
• Black Panther is going all in for their Oscar push. (via i09)
• If you’re a My Brother, My Brother and Me fan, you’re going to want to read this incredible story of how the McElroy brothers trolled their way into roles in Trolls 2. (via Vanity Fair)
• This is canon!

Spider-Man is Queer and uses Grindr in NYC pic.twitter.com/VCXLRNhnxg

— ✨ ᶻᵃᶜʰᵃʳʸ 💦 (@Z_ninetales) September 10, 2018

Stay safe out there, East Coasters!

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