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All the People (Who Aren’t Doing Anything) Trump Should Ask to His Inauguration
Let’s be honest with each other. There’s way too much hateration in this dance soiree (yes, that is what Mary J. Blige was trying to sing to us). This land of the free and home of the brave that we’ve found ourselves living in is taking a turn for the worse. Like, Jennifer Holliday, who…
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Watch O Girls on Fusion to See Where the Girls From Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy Are Now, 10 Years Later
When Oprah Winfrey puts her stamp on something, you can expect the best. We know her best for her tireless work in media (on- and offscreen) that solidified her status as a mogul, and many of us are aware of how much this superstar gives back. But when Momma O decided to create the Oprah…
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Wypipo Think We're All the Same … Again and Mix Up Hidden Figures and Fences
It all started on the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet when Jenna Bush asked Pharrell Williams about the movie he produced—you know, Hidden Fences *face palm*. Williams’ face was priceless, and that was pretty much the reaction all black people had upon hearing the titles of the two Golden Globe-nominated films Hidden Figures and Fences being meshed into…
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Hidden Figures Is Margot Lee Shetterly’s 1st Book, Which Proves #BlackGirlMagic Knows No Limits
Imagine sitting down to write your first book, selling the idea to a publisher and then having that book proposal optioned for a movie. What?! This is the true story of Margot Lee Shetterly. She is the black woman who helped bring Hidden Figures to life. Hidden Figures is the amazing but previously untold story…
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Watch: You Will Get Your Whole Life With This Hidden Figures Red Carpet
Hidden Figures is the story of the impact black women had on NASA’s space explorations, and it hits theaters nationwide Friday. The film focuses on three black women who worked in the math department at NASA in the 1950s: Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson. And even though this movie is based on a true…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 24: It’s a Funkdafied Year With Da Brat
Da Brat joined Unique Views to brag about how no one ever forced her into a sexy image to be successful in hip-hop, how she and Jermaine Dupri formed their own dynamic duo (they are still making beautiful music together) and why she’s on reality TV (Rickey Smiley for Real, Dish Nation, The Rap Game, Growing…
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Watch: #Bye2016: A Hilarious Look at the Best and Worst Moments of the Year
What a year 2016 has been! It felt as if we were hearing about the death of some unarmed black person or a beloved celebrity every second. This was also the year that we begrudgingly voted in a new president, reluctantly saying goodbye to President Barack Obama and his lovely family. Despite the death and…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 23: It's Family Time With Omar Gooding and Angell Conwell
This is the second time that the pod squad—myself, Ms. Patti LaDanielle, and The Root Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr.—have had something to do with Bounce TV. So excuse us if we’re feeling ourselves a bit. OK, so maybe I am feeling myself, by myself, but that’s because Stephen doesn’t deserve to feel himself.…
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Watch: The Cast of Fences Share Their Experience in Making Such an Important Film
Before his death in 2005, August Wilson optioned Fences as a feature film. He was adamant about wanting a black director, saying: “I declined a white director, not on the basis of race, but on the basis of culture. White directors are not qualified for the job. The job requires someone who shares the specifics…
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Hidden Figures Upholds the Legacy of 3 Extraordinary Black Women Who Changed the World
Hidden Figures is the riveting and inspirational story of three black female mathematicians who excelled against all odds at NASA. Many of us are just now learning their names: Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughn. So much of our history has been omitted from the curricula of many schools. That’s a huge chunk of…
