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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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T.I. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations in New Song and Music Video; Announces Final Album
The nearly five-minute long video takes aim at both his accusers and the investigation.
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Ava Duvernay’s ARRAY Receives Prestigious Peabody Institutional Award
The film distribution and resource collective has been changing the cinematic landscape for the last 10 years.
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Pharrell Williams to Open New Network of Private Schools for Low-Income Families in Virginia
The entertainer and entrepreneur hopes to improve education with an experimental model.
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Teyana Taylor Becomes First Black Woman to Be Named Maxim’s ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’
The star is the first Black woman to garner the honor. Watch her transparent reaction below.
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Megan Thee Stallion Makes Her Return to Social Media, Announces New Single Dropping This Friday
Calling all hotties! The HGCIC (that’s Hot Girl Coach in Charge if you didn’t clock it) has finally made her return to social media after a month long break. Billboard reports that on Sunday night, the Good News artist announced her grand reappearance, posting a sci-fi video clip to Instagram of her in a sci-fi-looking…
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Tessica Brown Debuts Healthy Head of Hair Months After Infamous ‘Gorilla Glue’ Hairdo
If there’s anybody who’s had quite an unorthodox start to 2021, it’s Tessica Brown. As previously reported here at The Root, Brown’s split-second decision to use Gorilla Glue on her hair earlier this year landed her in a whole world of hurt, both physically and online after her TikTok video explaining the situation went viral.…
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Mod Squad Actor Clarence Williams III Dies at 81
The actor played in several notable projects over the course of his career such as Purple Rain, Sugar Hill and Tales From the Hood.
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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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High on the Hog Is the Most Satisfying Meal on TV. Let's Dig In, Shall We?
For as long I can remember, gumbo has been the meal of choice every year, every Christmas. Thanks to my Mama’s Louisiana upbringing, her gumbo has often brought all the folks to our yard and kitchen table over the years because it’s just that damn good. However, no matter how many times she’s made it,…
