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WATCH WEEKEND 1 WATCH WEEKEND 2june 26 Line Up
june 26 Line Up
ABC’s Queens
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ABC's "Queens"
AliseMarshall
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Alise
Marshall
Marshall
AmberStevens West
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Amber
Stevens West
Stevens West
AndreaBordeaux
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Andrea
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
BrandeeEvans
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Brandee
Evans
Evans
Brittany PacknettCunningham
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Brittany Packnett
Cunningham
Cunningham
CorbinReid
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Corbin
Reid
Reid
DwayneJohnson
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DWayne
Johnson
Johnson
KelleyCarter
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Kelley
Carter
Carter
GiselaTorres
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Gina
Torres
Torres
Lil RelHowery
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Lil Rel
Howery
Howery
Mary-J.-Blige
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Mary J.
Blige
Blige
MonicaMcNutt
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Monica
McNutt
McNutt
PatinaMiller
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Patina
Miller
Miller
Rasheeda
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Rasheeda
Shannon Thornton
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Shannon Thornton
Sierra
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Sierra
SierraMcClain
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Sierra
McClain
McClain
Takirra WinfieldDixon
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Takirra
Winfield Dixon
Winfield Dixon
TamronHall
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Tamron
Hall
Hall
Yandy
![Yandy](https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/061021_0001s_0003_Yandy.jpg)
Yandy
YvonneOrji
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Yvonne
Orji
Orji
Zakiyyah-Ali
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Zakiyyah
Ali
Ali
july 3 Line Up
july 3 Line Up
ABC’s Queens
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ABC's "Queens"
DaraReneé
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Dara
Reneé
Reneé
HaileyKilgore
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Hailey
Kilgore
Kilgore
KarinGist
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Karin
Gist
Gist
LisaRaye-McCoy
![LisaRaye-McCoy](https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LisaRaye-McCoy-EAA.jpg)
LisaRaye
McCoy
McCoy
LondonBrown
![London-Brown](https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/EXP-TALENT_EFOC21-TEMP-2_0004s_0008_London-Brown-EAA0703.jpg)
London
Brown
Brown
Loni Love
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Loni
Love
Love
LonnieChavis
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Lonnie
Chavis
Chavis
MalcolmMays
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Malcolm
Mays
Mays
MekaiCurtis
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Mekai
Curtis
Curtis
MorganGaines
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Morgan
Gaines
Gaines
MorrisChestnut
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Morris
Chestnut
Chestnut
MykalKilgore
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Mykal
Kilgore
Kilgore
PatinaMiller
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Patina
Miller
Miller
RobinRoberts
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Robin
Roberts
Roberts
YayaDaCosta
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Yaya
DaCosta
DaCosta
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