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Emmy-Winner Cord Jefferson Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group
If 2020 Emmy-winner and alumni of The Root Cord Jefferson wasn’t already having a bomb-ass year, then this latest announcement via Warner Bros. is sure to seal the deal. It’s been announced that Jefferson has now signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, marking it as Jefferson’s first overall studio deal. In…
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There Will Be No Hateration Nor Holleration in This Christmas Dancery, Thanks to Mary J. Blige & Amazon
It’s about to be a very Mary Christmas, y’all! Amazon has announced that it has teamed up with Mary J. Blige for a roundup of exclusive holiday songs in tandem with its “Delivering Smiles” campaign. The queen of hip-hop soul is the latest stellar addition to a gang of other talented artists who are dedicated…
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Shemar Moore Talks Addressing Social Unrest in S.W.A.T.’s Upcoming Season
Under normal circumstances, the month of May usually holds a soft spot in my heart every year; birthdays and holidays being the primary reasons. But if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that this year is everything BUT normal. Before the month could even properly wrap up, the world was enraged and provoked to action…
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Looks Like There's a New Monster Coming to Netflix; Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s Long-Awaited Indie Heads to Streaming
In news that may feel long overdue for some Sundance fans, Netflix has recently announced its decision to acquire the Kelvin Harrison Jr.-led indie, Monster, to its platform. (If that name sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because you’re still lowkey traumatized from his emotional performances in the 2019 films Waves and Luce. I know…
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: YG and Nipsey Hussle’s Post-Election Anthem ‘FDT’ Hits No. 1 on iTunes
In today’s installment of ‘Why I Love Black Folks,’ I’m gonna take it way back. And by ‘way back’ I mean back to this past Saturday around 11:30 a.m. ET, when the news first broke that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., was indeed our President-Elect. It was a day filled with parades, jubilant people, and dancing…
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American Housewife Co-Star Carly Hughes Calls It Quits, Citing a ‘Toxic Environment’
The ABC midweek comedy American Housewife is losing one of its series regulars, Carly Hughes, after four seasons. According to Deadline, Hughes said in a statement that she has decided to depart from the show in an effort to “protect myself from that type of discrimination. As a black woman in entertainment, I feel the…
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You About to Lose Some Coins: Kanye West Sued for $1 Million in Unpaid Wages
In addition to failing miserably in his attempt to become the next president of the United States, Kanye West is now adding another potential L to his resume. The Grammy-nominated rapper is reportedly being sued in a class-action lawsuit for unpaid wages connected to his Nebuchadnezzar live opera. In legal documents obtained by Complex, the…
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Viola Thee Davis Talks Black Lives Matter, Coping Through the Pandemic and More for InStyle Magazine
It’s not often I get my wig snatched midday on a Monday, but when I do—it’s because of Viola Davis. The How To Get Away With Murder star shines in a fire-ass houndstooth suit for InStyle and all I want to know is—does it come in my size and is express shipping available? (Really, I…
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World STOP: Blue Ivy Carter Narrates Matthew Cherry’s Hair Love
In a role that couldn’t prove to be any more iconic, Blue Ivy Carter, aka Beyoncé’s firstborn and lowkey manager, is now the narrator for the audiobook adaptation of Matthew Cherry’s Oscar-winning short film, Hair Love. In an adorable 10-second audio-clip, Cherry shared the news via Twitter: Black Twitter, of course, was beyond excited: For…
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Keke Palmer Had a Few Things to Say About EBT and All I Can Say Is 'Sorry to This Woman.’
You know, usually, folks wait until later in the day to share their “hot takes” but our resident millennial diva Keke Palmer decided to tap in early. Minutes after the eight o’clock hour, the Virgo Tendencies singer took to Twitter to express her thoughts on, of all things, EBT cards. Now girl. You know you…