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  • Hannah’s ‘Black’ Baby on Girls Series Finale Isn’t Black, Says His Mom

    True-confession time: I’ve been an avid viewer of Girls since it was called Tiny Furniture. I mean, technically, Tiny Furniture was my first introduction to Lena Dunham, and though not exactly like Girls, it was close enough. Sure, the series lacked people of color and centered on a bunch of white millennials, but I don’t…

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  • Georgetown University and Jesuits Issue Apologies for Their Role in Slavery

    Last year Georgetown University acknowledged the role it played in slavery when, in 1838, it benefited from the sale of 272 slaves to pay off debts. The sellers of the slaves were Jesuits, part of the group of Catholics who helped establish Georgetown University. To atone, on Tuesday, the Rev. Timothy Kesicki, president of the…

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  • Join Us Sunday on Facebook Live With Anika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg to Discuss Everything, Everything

    Join Us Sunday on Facebook Live With Anika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg to Discuss Everything, Everything

    This Sunday on Facebook, The Root will host a live panel with Anika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg to discuss their upcoming movie, Everything, Everything. Everything, Everything is based on the best-selling novel written by Nicola Yoon. The movie tells the story of Maddy (Amandla Stenberg), a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world,…

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  • Stretch of Miami Streets to Be Named in Honor of Moonlight

    Moonlight may have won Best Picture at the Oscars and was a fan favorite, but the movie is receiving an even bigger honor in Miami. A stretch of streets will be called Moonlight Way because the movie takes place in Miami and it’s where its director, Barry Jenkins, and playwright, Tarell Alvin McCraney, are from.…

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  • Atlanta, Beyoncé’s Lemonade Named Peabody Award Winners

    The Peabody Award entertainment winners were announced Thursday, and Donald Glover’s FX series, Atlanta, and Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade were among the seven winners. “The audacity of its reach and fierceness of its vision challenges our cultural imagination, while crafting a stunning and sublime masterpiece about the lives of women of color and the bonds…

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  • High School Student Smashes Classmate’s Confederate Flag Project to Smithereens 

    Brigitte Yasamin is a high school senior in Washington state, and she recently learned that one of her classmates had a fondness for the Confederate flag. In pottery class, Yasamin noticed the student’s project: Yup, that’s definitely a Confederate flag. Yasamin decided to take matters into her own hands: If you didn’t know by now,…

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  • Bill O’Reilly Accuser Speaks Out for 1st Time

    Bill O’Reilly once referred to her as “hot chocolate,” says Perquita Burgess, one of the women who have accused O’Reilly of sexual harassment. She spoke out about the now-former Fox News host on The View on Thursday. Burgess, who was working as a temp at Fox at the time, said it only took O’Reilly about…

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  • Comedic Geniuses and George Lopez Pay Their Last Respects to Charlie Murphy

    Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan, D.L. Hughley, Donnell Rawlings, Cedric the Entertainer, Affion Crockett, Eddie Griffin and George Lopez came together Wednesday evening to pay their respects to Charlie Murphy at his funeral in New Jersey. Murphy passed away two weeks ago at the age of 57 after battling leukemia. The comedians in attendance posted their…

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  • French Actress Alice Belaïdi Compares Jill Scott to a Bulldog

    French actress Alice Belaïdi seems to think her dog and Jill Scott resemble each other. So much so, she even named her dog “Jill.” Last week Belaïdi appeared on the French show Quotidien, hosted by Yann Barthès. During the segment about people and their pets, Belaïdi discussed her dog “Jill,” and Barthès found the dog’s…

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  • Magic Johnson Opens Up About His Son E.J. Coming Out as Gay

    Magic Johnson shared some advice for parents when it comes to having LGBTQ children. During Johnson’s appearance on Ellen, he spoke about his son E.J. coming out to him and his wife, and praised the 24-year-old. Ellen DeGeneres asked Johnson what advice he would give to parents whose children just came out to them. “I…

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