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Passing Star Ruth Negga to Star as Josephine Baker in Upcoming Limited Series for ABC Signature
The life of legendary jazz entertainer Josephine Baker will be coming to a small screen near us soon, thanks to ABC Signature and LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The Springhill Company. Deadline reports that Loving star Ruth Negga will portray the artist and activist in a new limited series titled Josephine, and will executive produce…
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AAFCA Awards 2021: Mariah Carey, George C. Wolfe, Stacey Abrams All In Documentary Among Honorees
Ahead of its 12th annual celebration, the African-American Film Critics Association has announced the 2021 honorees for its Special Achievement Awards. Per a press release sent to The Root, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe, Grammy-award-winning singer Mariah Carey, and Stacey Abrams’ documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy, are all set to…
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Bridgerton Star Regé-Jean Page to Host Saturday Night Live
Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, Saturday Night Live announced its newest host for this Saturday’s SNL and it’s none other than Bridgerton Bae Regé Jean Page. According to—wait, what am I doing? This news is surely right up Lady Welpington’s alley. I’ll let her take over from here. *clears throat* My dearest reader, this author…
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Facebook Watch to Premiere New Black History Month Special Featuring Erykah Badu, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, and More
In honor of Black History Month, on Tuesday, Facebook Watch will premiere Forward: The Future of Black Music, a new musical special that looks at the legacy, impact and future of Black music. Forward: The Future of Black Music, which comes from Jesse Collins Entertainment, will feature several dynamic pairs including Yara Shahidi and Neelam;…
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Ma Rainey Director George C. Wolfe Teams Up With the Obamas' Higher Ground for Upcoming Bayard Rustin Biopic
Fresh off the critically acclaimed film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which is currently racking up hella award nominations, Netflix has announced a brand new project from its accomplished director George C. Wolfe. https://www.theroot.com/ma-rainey-director-george-c-wolfe-on-the-legacy-of-rac-1845954888 According to a press release sent to The Root, the masterful playwright will direct Rustin, a biopic centering around gay civil rights…
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‘I Know I Failed’: Justin Timberlake Issues Long-Awaited Apology to Janet Jackson and Britney Spears
Another day, another celeb apology. Only this time, it’s LONG overdue. On Friday, Variety reported that Man of the Woods artist Justin Timberlake officially issued an apology to pop superstar Britney Spears and icon Janet Jackson. You may recall Jackson and Timberlake’s 2004 Super Bowl performance when Timberlake tugged on a piece of Jackson’s outfit,…
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2021 SXSW Online Taps Stacey Abrams As Keynote Speaker, Announces Full Speaker Sessions and Film Festival Slate
The annual SXSW festival and conference series has announced the full keynote and featured speaker lineup and film festival slate for 2021. According to SXSW, this year, political icon and best-selling author Stacey Abrams will be joining award-winning writer N.K. Jemisin, author of the New York Times bestselling book The City We Became, for a…
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Rap Sh*t: HBO Max Announces New Comedy Series Order from Issa Rae
City Girls from the 305 and beyond, we’re about to get a new series from Issa Rae and it sounds lit AF! Per a press release sent to The Root, HBO Max has given an eight episode order to a half-hour comedy series from Rae, currently titled Rap Sh*t. Rae will pen the pilot script and…
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Kick Off Your Shoes and Relax Your Scrolling With This Week’s Virtual Events
And we back and we back! The second week of Black History Month is well underway and of course The Root is back with another installment of some bomb virtual events to turn up (or turn down) to. We know life at the crib can get a bit mundane. Every now and then you need…
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Who Is Dr. Obeng? What You Need to Know About the Plastic Surgeon Who Un-Did Tessica Brown’s Hairdo
*Clears throat* Dear Reader, It seems the social media ton is abuzz over Lady Tessica Brown’s successful surgical procedure at the hand of Duke Dr. Obeng. As you may recall in our previous correspondence, the Ghanian-born plastic surgeon has garnered a reputation for reportedly being not only the first Black plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills…
