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Black Creativity Abounds in These Latest Project Announcements From Issa Rae, Kenya Barris, John Legend and Sanaa Lathan
The multi-hyphenate creatives are truly living up to the creed “Booked and Busy.”
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Ready to Shake Your 'Tambourine' and 'Get Fresh Azimiz?' If So, These Next Verzuz Battles Are for You
Rappers Eve, Trina, Bow Wow and Souljah Boy will all be in attendance. Will you?
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Vanessa Williams Reflects on How She Worked Through Miss America Backlash: ‘I Think Was I Really Centered in Knowing…Who I Am’
Despite the unfair treatment, the Grammy-nominated singer has continued to garner success over the years.
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Tiffany Haddish to Portray Olympic Gold-Winner Florence Griffith Joyner in Upcoming Biopic
It looks like Girls Trip and Like a Boss star Tiffany Haddish will be going from “she ready” to “she runnin’” soon, thanks to a new project from game1. Deadline reports that Haddish is set to portray three-time Olympic gold winner Florence Griffith Joyner, aka Flo-Jo, in an upcoming untitled biopic. The feature will tell…
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Solange’s Saint Heron Announces Expansion Plans, Including Multidisciplinary Platform, Studio and Creative Agency
Saint Heron, the music and cultural hub founded in 2013 by Solange Knowles, has announced plans to expand, The Root has learned. According to a press release, the cultural institution is now set to evolve into a multidisciplinary platform which will include a creative agency and studio. Continuing its goal to “preserve, collect and uplift…
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Beloved New York Times Best-Selling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Dies at 59
The Root is sad to report the death of celebrated African-American contemporary author Eric Jerome Dickey. The news was confirmed on Tuesday by a representative from Dickey’s longtime publisher, Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in the following statement issued to The Root: “It is with great sadness that we confirm that beloved New…
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A Black Doctor Dies of Coronavirus Complications Just Weeks After Complaining About Hospital's Racist Treatment
An Indiana doctor has died from COVID-19 complications just weeks after reporting racial mistreatment on behalf of the hospital. The New York Times reports that Dr. Susan Moore, a Black doctor, was refused adequate care and gaslighted about her pain from her white male doctor while admitted at the Indiana University North Hospital. In a…
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Meghan McCain Gets Her Full ‘Karen’ On Complaining About Meghan Markle When No One Asked Her
While some fans are brimming with excitement over the Duchess of Sussex’s forthcoming Netflix show, others are clearly not feeling it.
