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Here's What We Know (and Want to Know) About Lifetime's New Meghan and Harry Movie
The Lifetime Royal Cinematic Universe (LRCU) is continuing! Because, of course, a movie channel is going to try to capitalize from all the shenanigans of recent months! That’s right, Lifetime has announced a film chronicling Harry and Meghan’s exit from the British royal family, Variety reported. The upcoming film will be the third of a…
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Marsai Martin Has an Office Rule for Produced Projects: 'No Black Pain'
Marsai Martin has made quite the mark in Hollywood and she’s making sure it matters. Martin, who is the youngest executive producer in Hollywood history (causing me to dub her “Yung EP”), recently celebrated her two NAACP Image Awards during the 52nd annual ceremony. The 16-year-old actress and creative mogul won Outstanding Performance by a…
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Did You and Your Friends Pull Up to the 2021 NAACP Image Awards? If Not, Here's What Went Down
After a week of Black-ass celebration, we’ve made it to the main event! The 52nd NAACP Awards televised ceremony took place on Saturday night and we have some highlights to…highlight! We already broke down the past week of winners at the non-televised/virtual ceremony so if you missed that, we got you boo! In a half-virtual/half-in-studio…
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Yes, We Celebrated a Whole Week of 2021 NAACP Image Award Winners and There's Still a Ceremony This Weekend
Y’all already know Black folks don’t half-ass our celebrations. So, it should come as no surprise that the NAACP dedicated an entire week of awarding Black excellence with a daily “virtual experience” for its block of non-televised award winners. Let’s break down what already happened and what’s to come! Y’all Won (Already) The non-televised award…
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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Assures Us the Triller Acquisition Ain't Changing a Thing When It Comes to 'the Culture' of Verzuz
Is there a “selling out” Verzuz “the culture” in business? In anticipation of the upcoming 52nd NAACP Image Awards, The Root sat down with Verzuz co-founders (and now NAACP Image Award winners) Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to talk about the event’s recent acquisition by Triller Network. When anything fully Black-owned goes mainstream, the community has…
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Dear Montero, Lil Nas X Has Called Your Name With Love
Call Lil Nas X by his name. On Thursday night, the 21-year-old artist born Montero Lamar Hill debuted his new single and accompanying music video, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” “We hide the parts of ourselves we don’t want the world to see. We lock them away. We tell them ‘no.’ We banish them.…
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PBS' The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Exclusive Clip: How Black Soldiers Faced Fascism in WWII and America
PBS has an upcoming film spotlighting a bit of Black American history that may not be well-known. Produced and directed by Jamila Ephron and executive produced by Cameo George, The Blinding of Isaac Woodard tells the story of Sgt. Isaac Woodard. More historical info on Woodard via the official press release sent to The Root:…
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Beloved and Prolific Poet-Actor Craig 'muMs' Grant Dies at 53
Craig “muMs” Grant, the beloved poet and actor known for appearing in HBO’s acclaimed series Oz, has died. His representatives at Ellipsis Entertainment Group confirmed Grant died on Thursday, but the details of his death are unknown, Deadline reports. “We are heartbroken over the loss of one of the most genuine, caring, loving souls we…
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In Addition to Telling You How to Get to Sesame Street, These New Black Muppets Will Teach the ABCs of Race
You know how adults have taken on the phrasing “explain it to me like I’m five,” especially in situations surrounding complicated matters that often involve debate on social media platforms? Well, that phrase is quite relevant as we discuss challenging matters that also affect children. When it comes to conversations around race, sexuality, gender identity…
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Are You ‘Just Kickin’ It’ ‘Right Here’ at Home for SWV Verzuz Xscape This May?
Well, it looks like Mother’s Day weekend plans are sealed! On Wednesday, the Mother’s Day battle that Verzuz teased this past weekend in its upcoming lineup announcement was confirmed: It will be none other than SWV (aka Sisters With Voices) vs. Xscape! That’s right, the ladies of SWV (Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” Johnson and…
