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Trailer Roundup: Perhaps After Surviving 2020, We'll Come Away With Sylvie's Love
This week, two presidential candidates put on a show via two competing networks—no, it wasn’t primetime fictional television, this was real life! This means, we have even more reason to escape once again. Let’s get into these trailers… The Watch (BBC America; Release Date: Jan. 3, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET) First Impressions: Per the…
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Nicki Minaj's Baby Barb Is a Boy, and She's 'Madly in Love' With Him
It looks like Nicki Minaj’s baby is channeling his mama’s “Bedrock” verse opener with, “Let me think, I guess it’s my turn!” According to Elle, Minaj reportedly gave birth this month, and while we don’t yet know the baby’s name, we do know one more thing that we didn’t know then—the baby’s gender! On Thursday,…
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Atlanta Man Arrested and Charged With Murder in Connection With Fatal Shooting of Thomas Jefferson Byrd
The fatal shooting of beloved actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd shocked fans and peers alike when it was announced earlier this month. The actor, who was mostly known for acting in an array of Spike Lee films, died in Atlanta at the age of 70. Now, it looks like there’s a leading suspect involved in the…
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Tony Awards 2020: Slave Play and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Among Top Nominations
Curtain call! The 2020 Tony Awards nominations have arrived! As we recently reported, the Tony Awards will be going virtual this year (like every other major award ceremony). On Thursday, Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) hosted the nominations announcement in true dramatic flair. Black Broadway is having a good year as Slave Play…
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Billboard Music Awards 2020: En Vogue Implores You to 'Free Your Mind,' Nearly 30 Years Later
It’s time for yet another (virtual) awards show! This time, it’s the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs)! The presenters, performers and some of the winners rented out The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. I say “rented out” because it was just the stars—no audience. Host Kelly Clarkson even had to make her own audience cheer noises. Awkward!…
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Regina King Continues to Slay in Her Kingdom, Will Produce Supernatural Black Teen Drama at the CW
Regina THEE King is continuing to reign over the Hollywood kingdom with the announcement of her new project! As her directorial debut One Night In Miami continues to be a talking point in the Oscar contender conversation, Variety has reported that the actress-filmmaker is executive producing a new drama set to debut on the CW.…
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The Trial of the Chicago 7: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Knows He Has a Responsibility to Protect the Interests of His People
Emmy-Award winner and 2020 The Root 100 honoree Yahya Abdul-Mateen II certainly steals my attention for superficial reasons, but his pure talent cannot be denied in his incredible portrayal of Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale in Netflix’s upcoming sociopolitical flick, The Trial of the Chicago 7. The synopsis of Aaron Sorkin’s film from Netflix’s…
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Pioneer Diverse Stock Video Company Storyblocks Launches ‘Re:Stock’ Campaign to Double BIPOC Content by 2021
The Root staff knows all about the struggle that is finding the right stock photo as the main art for a news story. You enter a search term like, “Black man contemplating imploding during a long-term lockdown” and you can’t find shit because the library is congested with white folks contemplating imploding during a long-term…
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Judge Orders Tiny Troll to Stay at Least 100 Yards Away From Megan Thee Stallion
Once upon a time, there was a majestic stallion who strutted across the music industry, dominated the charts and secured several business opportunities, including branding deals and gigs on major sketch comedy shows. The stallion did all of this even though a misogynistic miniature horse attempted to dull her shine by undermining her truth with…
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Prime Delivery Premiere: Amazon Studios Acquires Coming 2 America From Paramount Pictures
Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem came to America many years ago in the aptly titled Coming to America—and it looks like its sequel is coming to…your crib! According to Variety, Amazon Studios has acquired the long-awaited sequel from its previous distributor Paramount Pictures for a reported roughly $125 million. Variety also reports that sources say the…
