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  • The Root Recommends: Jennifer Hudson's New Album

    Since her last album, Jennifer Hudson has endured a lifetime’s worth of highs and lows. After getting married, having a child and tragically losing her mother, brother and nephew in a triple homicide, Hudson shares the pleasure and pain of those experiences with her new album, I Remember Me.  The 12-track album, slated for release…

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  • The Root Recommends: Janet Jackson's New Tour

    Music legend Janet Jackson embarked on her widely anticipated tour, “Number Ones: Up Close and Personal.” Described by the singer as her “largest-ever world tour,” the international 35-city show is a one-hour 35-minute set teeming with Miss Jackson’s most memorable songs. Jackson, in a two-minute video announcement, asked her fans to select each stop for…

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  • The Root Recommends: Tiger Woods on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

    Wednesday night, Tiger Woods is set make his first talk show appearance since his numerous infidelities caused the very public demise of his marriage. He’s chosen Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as the venue for his late-night debut and even plays a round of miniature golf with the host. Woods has had only limited appearances…

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  • The Root Recommends: 'Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters'

    In Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters, writer Donald Bogle examines the life of Ethel Waters, a legendary singer and actress who made a name for herself singing in Harlem nightclubs in the 1920s. The blues singer is most remembered for her rendition of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” and her…

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  • The Root Recommends: ESPN's 'The Fab Five'

    Produced by former NBA star Jalen Rose, the debut of ESPN’s The Fab Five was perfectly timed to coincide with the start of March Madness. The two-hour documentary tells the story of Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson, who collectively made up the storied Fab Five and, as freshmen at the…

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  • The Root Recommends: Childish Gambino

    Television star Donald Glover, whose hip-hop alias is Childish Gambino, is melding his chops for rap and comedy in his upcoming nationwide tour, “I Am Donald.” Glover initially kept a muzzle on his musical talents out of fear of letting the public in on his passion for rap. Now the 27-year-old actor, comedian, writer and musician…

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  • The Root Recommends: Lupe Fiasco's Lasers

    After recording two critically acclaimed albums and defying the laws of hip-hop commercialism, which state that overtly “conscious” rappers can’t sell records, Lupe Fiasco has released his third studio album, Lasers. On this new album, Lupe delivers his signature metaphorical genius. But fans may be surprised to encounter a more mainstream sound on Lasers, including…

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  • The Root Recommends: Diana Ross' Greatest Hits Tour

    Music legend Diana Ross is touring 17 cities for her “More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits” tour. From Choctaw, Miss., to Washington, D.C., fans of all ages can witness why people all over the world still love Diana — or Ms. Ross, as she prefers to be called. With 18 number one hits and…

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  • The Root Recommends: 'The Adjustment Bureau'

    What rules humankind — fate or free will? The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, seeks to answer that question with a story about a man who alters his destiny when he falls in love. Catch the film to see über-talented Anthony Mackie — who stars as the caseworker in charge of making…

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  • The Root Recommends: CNN's 'Race & Rage'

    Race & Rage is a new documentary commemorating the 20th anniversary of the vicious beating Rodney King took from Los Angeles police in 1991. The beating and events that followed ultimately sparked a weeklong spree of riots and looting and forced the city to re-examine its racial divides. The documentary, hosted by CNN anchor Don…

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