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RHONY’s 1st Black Housewife Eboni K. Williams Calls Out Castmembers’ ‘White Fragility’ During Group Argument
*Bravo Housewife Franchise Intro Music* “They call me The Root’s Staff Entertainment Writer because I always hear it through the Grapevine.” *poses with folded arms for emphasis as my name is displayed across the screen* In Housewife franchise news that doesn’t involve Porsha Williams’ peachy production of an engagement announcement, Real Housewives of New York’s…
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Let's Electric Slide Down This Newly Announced List of Performances at Essence Fest 2021
Y’all ready to bust out your linen suits for Essence Fest 2021? In February, we announced that Essence would be going the hybrid route for this year’s New Orleans-based festival—including both in-person and virtual programming. So, that means you can show off your linen suit on social media from the comfort of your home or…
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We Outside! This Summer, We Have the Chance to Experience Club Quarantine in Person With D-Nice
Hey outside, we’re coming for you! After a year and some change in a lockdown, several cities in the U.S. are opening up their doors to “normal”—whatever that is. Though we have no idea if there will be a uniform protocol on the mask mandate for unvaccinated people (I’ve heard of some venues checking vaccine…
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Ellie Kemper, Who Appeared on TV Show That Actually Starred Tituss Burgess, Outed as Former 'KKK Princess' on Twitter
Ellie Kemper and her publicist are the involuntary stars of Twitter this week! The 41-year-old actress, who is best known for her roles in The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (or UnbreaKKKable KKKimmy Schmidt) became a top trending topic on Twitter (or as folks now call it, the “Twitter main character”). Unfortunately, unlike the silly…
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Don’t Freeze! Danai Gurira’s Okoye Is Reportedly Starring In Black Panther Origin Series [Corrected]
Correction: 5/29/2021, 2:21 p.m. ET: An earlier version of this blog noted that Okoye will be getting her own original series, but upon clarification of the below blurb, it appears an Okoye-led series has not yet been confirmed. What has been confirmed via the below quoted section is Gurira’s character will be starring in the…
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Bird Box(ing): Trevante Rhodes to Star as Mike Tyson in Hulu Biopic Series
Go ahead and picture Trevante Rhodes working on Mike Tyson’s famous lisp with a dialect coach because the actor has been cast as the legendary professional boxer for a new Hulu series. According to Deadline, the co-star of The United States vs. Billie Holiday will be portraying Tyson in Iron Mike, which is “set to…
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Bill Cosby Denied Parole After Refusing to Complete Sex Offender Treatment Program
The Pennsylvania Parole Board has denied Bill Cosby’s parole, Deadline confirmed on Thursday. Cosby has been incarcerated at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution at SCI Phoenix located in Collegeville for nearly three years after being convicted for drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. He was sentenced to serve three to…
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Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre: Directors Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams Reflect on 100 Years of Racist Terrorism
This year, it’ll be 100 years since the extremely grotesque act of domestic terrorism known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921. Presented by the History Channel, Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre is directed by Peabody and Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, Crack: Cocaine, Corruption…
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Singer John Davis, One of the Real Voices Behind Milli Vanilli, Dead at 66 Due to Coronavirus
John Davis, known as one of the true voices behind once-popular R&B group Milli Vanilli, has died at the age of 66 due to complications from the coronavirus, Variety reports. His daughter Jasmin confirmed the news via a Facebook post on May 24. “My dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus,” Jasmin wrote. “He…
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Exclusive Trailer: PBS POV Documentary The Neutral Ground Explores the Power a Losing Confederate Has in the U.S.
Here at The Root, we’ve provided exhaustive coverage on the ongoing fight in connection with the removal of Confederate monuments across the nation. The pushback against this glorification of inherently racist symbols has finally gotten some real results within the past few years. Sometimes protestors have to take action; sometimes government officials authorize the removal…and…
