- 1. Netflix's 'Warrior Nun' Will Not Be Returning for Season 3, and Fans Are Very Ang
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- This past December, Netflix canceled production for a third season of one of its popular shows Warrior Nun. Created by Simon Barry, this fantasy drama stars the character Ava Silva, played by Alba Baptista, ...
- Created on 20 January 2023
- 2. Regina Hall Shares Her Thoughts On That Infamous Oscar's Night, The Meaning of Feminism, and What She Learned From Her Beloved Bulldog : BUST Intervie
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- ... a huge Southern Baptist megachurch rocked by scandal. And then, on December 22, she’ll be returning to Peacock with The Best Man: The Final Chapters, a limited series that reunites both the cast of the ...
- Created on 27 October 2022
- 3. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- ... She got her start singing at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle’s Central District, the center of the city’s Black community throughout the 1970s. As a teenager, she appeared on stage in a performance ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 4. How Y'All Doing? Actor, Singer, And Writer Leslie Jordan Is Pure Southern Sunshin
- (TV)
- ... army man, died in a plane crash when Jordan was just 11. He was also raised in the Southern Baptist church—a tough place to be as a young gay man. “I quit going to church when the whole gay thing came ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 5. Black Monuments Matter: Journalist and Civil-Rights Activist Ida B. Wells Gets Statue in Downtown Memphis
- (Feminism)
- ... in downtown Memphis, honoring the life and work of the journalist, activist, and teacher. The statue will sit next to the First Baptist Beale Street Church where Wells’ newspaper had its offices. While ...
- Created on 14 July 2021
- 6. Vanessa Riley's Historical Novel "Island Queen" Focuses On The Journey, Not The Destination Of Dorothy "Doll" Kirwin Thomas: BUST Rev
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- Island Queen: A Novel By Vanessa Riley (William Morrow) “Tu ikiwa uko huru.” Dorothy “Doll” Kirwin Thomas’ mantra in Vanessa Riley’s historical novel, Island Queen, means, “Only if you’re free, then ...
- Created on 09 July 2021
- 7. Casey McQuinston Puts Modern Queer Love In The Spotlight With Her Newest Novel, "One Last Stop
- (Books)
- ... (St.Martin's) By Lydia Wang This article originally appeared in the Summer 2021 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More From BUST Monica West Puts the Women of Baptist Churches at ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 8. Monica West Puts the Women of Baptist Churches at the Center of Her Narrative In This Story of Magical Realism
- (Books)
- ... and a special-needs sister. The women of Baptist churches, tent revivals, and soul salvation are often relegated to silent, supporting roles, but in Revival Season, Monica West puts them at the center ...
- Created on 24 May 2021
- 9. Mississippi Will Remove State Flag Bearing Confederate Symbol
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- ... and the Mississippi Baptist Convention have come out in support of replacing the state flag, and the NCAA announced a ban on all championship events in Mississippi as long as the current state flag flies. ...
- Created on 29 June 2020
- 10. Big Freedia Opens Up About Beyoncé, Bounce, Being Black in New Orleans, and Her Boo: BUST Interview
- (Music)
- ... Baptist songs, to gospel, and then into hip-hop, we’ve always been a part of it. So, you know, I’m just gonna keep on doing what I do.” Darrell Thorne Headpiece; The Blonds Jacket; Rag & Bone Pants; ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 11. Ditch Your White Savior Complex: 10 More Documentaries To Watch About Racism Instead Of “The Help”
- (Movies)
- ... Director Spike Lee's 1997 documentary tells the story of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing through archival footage and new interviews. On Sunday, September 15, 1963, a church in Birmingham, Alabama, ...
- Created on 10 June 2020
- 12. Week Of Women: December 6-12, 2019
- (Entertainment)
- ... that is killer—literally. With gorgeous, blood-red visuals and a winning performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste, this film will leave you breathless. Out December 6, and read our full review here. The ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 13. "In Fabric" Sews Together Beauty, Fashion, And Horro
- (Movies)
- ... pseudo-witches, and costumes that are killer—literally. Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a lonely bank teller still reeling from a divorce, compulsively reading personal ads, and trying to assert parental ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 14. The Racist Origins Of Fatphobia
- (Feminism)
- ... edition, he invited another of his friends, Jean Baptiste Pierre Le Romain, to beef up his section on Black people. Le Romain was a philosopher in his own right. And, having completed a short stint ...
- Created on 10 October 2019
- 15. Week Of Women: October 4-10, 2019
- (Entertainment)
- ... and some previously published. Out October 8. Unfollow: A Memoir Of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper Phelps-Roper wasn’t just a former member of the Westboro ...
- Created on 03 October 2019
- 16. How Georgian and Regency Literature Shaped Society's View Of Cat
- (Books)
- ... Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1746. A 1712 poem titled A Fable of the Widow and her Cat details the downfall of an unprincipled feline who has exploited the widow who owns him. Largely attributed to poet ...
- Created on 08 May 2019
- 17. Week Of Women: November 2-8, 2018
- (Entertainment)
- ... Friday, November 2. Boy Erased The second movie about "conversion therapy" this year, Boy Erased stars Lucas Hedges as a teen named Jared, who is outed to his Baptist parents and promptly sent to ...
- Created on 01 November 2018
- 18. Aretha Franklin's Activist Legac
- (Music)
- ... at the New Baptist Bethel Church, where Franklin learned to sing gospel, The Washington Post details. “Respect” was originally by Otis Redding. In the song, Redding preached a normative standard by which ...
- Created on 16 August 2018
- 19. Samantha Bee Again Apologizes For Calling Ivanka A "C*nt," But Reiterates Her Point About Immigration: Link Roundu
- (TV)
- ... Grainger County, TN put forth a sign stating “No Gays Allowed” in the store. Jeff Amyx, the owner, is also a Baptist minister, and claimed that same-sex couples are against his religious beliefs. The sign ...
- Created on 07 June 2018
- 20. Samira Wiley On Gay Weddings, Gilead And God
- (TV)
- ... talent is wholly subjective, she also cheekily credits her mother’s Wednesday night Bible study group: “They prayed for me,” she says. Though they just retired last year, both of her parents were Baptist ...
- Created on 18 May 2018
