2017's Most Talked-About Black Pop Culture Moments
Girls Trip
Queen, Jada, Tiffany and Regina owned the summer, clearly. After Girls Trip scored $125-plus million at the box office, followed by its October digital release, we're über-amped for the much-rumored-about sequel. And to quote Tiffany as Dina, "We ready!"
2 Dope Queens
Comedians Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson chopped it up with celeb guests and each other about dating dramas and every other hilarious thing.
Cardi B. and Remy Ma
Rapper, Remy Ma gave us chills last February when she released "Shether," the heat-tinged diss track of the decade. Then her former Love & Hip Hop costar Cardi B. (above) hit number one with "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)," proving that ladies still reign.
MOGUL: The life and death of Chris Lightly
Hosted by podcast master Combat Jack (né Reggie Ossé), this series explores the highs and lows of the Bronx-born self-made man Chris Lighty, who left us all too soon in 2012.
SZA
On her addictive debut, Ctrl, SZA dove into the emotions that drive us mad just before we go back and try once more.
Insecure
Now that we've processed season two's misadventures, we can hardly wait for more from our girls Molly (Yvonne Orji), Issa (Issa Rae), Tiffany (Amanda Seales) and Kelli (Natasha Rothwell).
Master of None
Copenned by ever-talented star and now Emmy winner Lena Waithe, the epic "Thanksgiving" episode still gives us so many feels.
JAY-Z
With his album 4:44, the multi-hyphenate did what legends do— reflected, inspired and cemented his legacy. The Friends-influenced video for "Moonlight" starring Hollywood's new class sealed the deal
Whitney: "Can I Be Me"
The rocky road to Whitney Houston's demise was detailed in Showtime's gripping doc.
The Defiant Ones
In HBO's feature, directed by Allen Hughes (above center), Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine ("the innovator" and "the levitator," as Eminem dubbed them) illustrated that building an empire requires consistent hard work.
Get Out
Part horror flick, part cautionary tale, Jordan Peele's Get Out introduced us to "the sunken place." Grossing more than $250 million worldwide was icing on the cake.
Black women reigned supreme in 2017, busting open doors in music, television and film.