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Gatekeeping

A Belle in Brooklyn; Lifetime traumatizes viewers with latest Terry McMillan film; Lizzo takes a bonus year; “Bel-Air” spoilers; the Fake Ursher conspiracy theory; Kamala Harris is black again; DC (more or less) unites against Keith Lee.


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