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Watch: Jay Ellis and Yvonne Orji of Insecure Talk About That Infamous ‘Best Buy Polo’ Scene
It was the swinging hanger heard around the world. I remember it like it was yesterday … Issa Rae’s character Issa in Insecure rushed back home to Inglewood, Calif., to reconnect with her estranged (and fresh) ex Lawrence (played by Jay Ellis), only to find that he wasn’t there and he’d left something for her:…
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Watch: Girls Trip Scene-Stealer Tiffany Haddish Loves Her Booty, Skin and Lips
Black and Proud is a new video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Watch: Larenz Tate Gives Us a Taste of Love Jones 20 Years Later
Say, baby, what if I told you Love Jones is 20 years old? Would you do your Googles to prove me wrong because Love Jones just came out yesterday, Larenz Tate and Nia Long still look the same, and you feel old? Yeah … same. I did my own Googles to make sure because I…
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Watch: Jada Pinkett Smith Says You Can’t Diminish the Black Spirit
Black and Proud is a new video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Watch: Jessica Williams Serves Up a Quirky Black-Girl Rom-Com You Will Love
It’s refreshing to see a complicated, funny, awkward, honest and caring black woman at the center of a romantic comedy. Comedian Jessica Williams is doing just that in her new Netflix movie, The Incredible Jessica James. In the film, Williams’ character tries her best to navigate the world of dating after breaking up with her…
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Watch: Everything I Need to Know About Life, I Learned From Black ’90s Movies
They just don’t make ’em like they used to. Yeah … I’ve actually said that sentence in reference to movies; specifically, black movies. Everyone knows and boasts about the ’90s being one of the best decades for blackness on the big screen, and it’s true. Think about it. There was Boomerang, CB4, The Five Heartbeats,…
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Judge of Characters: White Gloves and Whiter Lies
This week I learned that Donald Trump Jr. earned his name fair and square and tweets just like his daddy! And it’s a good thing I learned that when my special guest, political strategist and #WokeBae Angela Rye, joined me on Judge of Characters, because how else would I have been able to unpack his…
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Watch: Angela Rye Says Black People Shift the Culture
Here at The Root, we have a new video series we want to share with you all, and it’s called Black and Proud. In it, we get the chance to chat with a lot of our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders, so we decided to ask them about their pride in being black.…
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Watch: Color Complex: Untangling Black Women’s Hair
Skin color both unites and divides us. Whether you live in India, East Africa or Japan, the color of your skin shapes your identity and opportunities. Color Complex is a narrative series that explores how people of color around the world struggle for visibility and learn to navigate the prejudices and social hierarchies associated with…
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#ILoveUs: That Beautiful Moment When Black People Get Lit Together on Social Media
Black people are lit. There’s something so special and so beautiful when black people link up. It’s the Diasporic commonality we all share that leads to an unspoken understanding. It’s that moment of eye contact you make with the black girl across the street, or the head nod you give to the brother who passes…
