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P-Valley: Loretta Devine to Portray Everybody's 'Grandmuva' in 'Trap Music Meets Film Noir' Adaptation
Whenever I sum up Loretta Devine’s highly respected, dense and ongoing career, I cite her as “Everybody’s Mama.” No one can portray a matriarch quite like Ms. Devine can. Don’t believe me? Clock her IMDb page. Next up, she’ll be portraying the queen of the strip club industry in a new drama based on Katori…
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Not Pressed: Cardi B Pleads Not Guilty to New Strip Club Fight Charges
Cardi B has made her intentions official—she refuses to sully her 2019 BET Awards Album of the Year win with a little pesky thing called jail. Well, at least, that’s what she hopes…and pleads. According to Billboard, the Invasion of Privacy rapper appeared in court on June 25 for an arraignment hearing where she pleaded…
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Building His Own: Tyler Perry Is Partnering With BET to Launch Streaming Service This Fall
Tyler Perry is building his empire and his next venture is coming with a little help from his friends at BET. During his Ultimate Icon Award acceptance speech at the 2019 BET Awards on Sunday, Perry acknowledged the #OscarsSoWhite fight but pointed out how he chose to focus on self-sufficiency instead. In fact, the mention…
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2019 BET Awards: The Horses Were in the Back and Black Women Were in the Front
The 19th annual BET Awards have come and gone and it was the blackest way to start the summer. I watched the shenanigans go down live from one of the blackest media rooms in the game. After top-nominated Cardi B opened the show with her single “Press,” Queen Host Regina Hall brought D.C. to L.A.…
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‘Everybody’s Fine’: Lena Waithe Elaborates on That Viral ‘Denzel and Will’ Comment
See, what had happened was … Lena Waithe came under fire after her June 21, 2019, New York Times interview, where she expressed her frustrations about the lack of black financiers supporting black-led narratives in film. While on the surface, it seemed as if she was simply expressing her hope for more profit for black…
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The Root Is at the 2019 BET Awards and You’re Getting This Liveblog — It’s Like You’re There, Too!
The day has come, y’all! Time to bust out your hypothetical red carpet looks for the 19th Annual BET Awards (and yes, you can find anything from ballgown to B.A.P.S. on this carpet, that’s part of the fun!) and sit next to me, The Root’s Staff Entertainment Writer (Tonja Renée Stidhum, if you’re nasty), so…
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Cardi B Indicted on Multiple Felony Charges in Connection With Strip Club Fight
Ouch. According to CBS New York, Cardi B (born Belcalis Almanzar) has been indicted on multiple felony charges related to a brawl at Angels Strip Club in New York City in August of last year. The 26-year-old rapper was previously facing misdemeanor charges for reckless endangerment and assault. But it looks like those charges were…
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First Look: Behind the Scenes and on the Run With Queen & Slim
Y’all. Meet Queen & Slim. And instantly fall in lust, love and lure. Penned by Lena Waithe (from an original idea by A Million Little Pieces author James Frey, who approached her about it at an industry party) and helmed by Melina Matsoukas, at first glance, Queen & Slim looks to bolt its way into…
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ABFF 2019: How Beats Tackles Chicago Crime and the Curious Case of Anthony Anderson's Forehead Acting
Chicago is a city that has been thrust into the abyss of exploitation, as national media has been lured by the city’s crime-ridden headlines. But what of the people who make up the city? What of their stories? What makes them tick? After all, the people are the heart of any city, in my opinion.…
