Jan 20
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Grammy-nominated artist Ledisi will once again be portraying legendary gospel great Mahalia Jackson, this time in an…
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Jan 19
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Historian (and 2020 The Root 100 honoree) Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will partner with Netflix for a handful of…
Jan 15
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How’d your week go? Did you get banned from virtually every social media platform in existence and then impeached…
Jan 15
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You heard of Sylvie’s Love? Well, make way for Tessa’s Production Company!
Jan 14
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Contrary to what it may feel and look like right now, we are in fact in a new year. Though our immediate…
Jan 14
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Today, NBCUniversal debuted their newly established NBCU Academy, a training and development program for various…
Jan 13
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Awards season is in full swing and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is ready to kick things off for…
Jan 13
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I guess we’ll get to sing “never knew what I was missinnnnn’” (shout-out to O.T. Genasis’ remake...sorry, Keyshia)…
Jan 12
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We are settling into 2021—well, not quite “settling” as several unsettling things have happened since the year…
Jan 12
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On Monday night, the 30th Annual Gotham Awards took place both virtually and in person at Cipriani Wall Street in…
Jan 11
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The inaugural Critics Super Choice Super Awards had their ceremony this past Sunday and it’s time to congratulate…
Jan 8
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At the time of this blog’s publishing, we’re about 8 days into 2021, and um…girl, I guess. We’ve barely been able to…
Jan 8
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Many people have been hoping that 2021 will be a reset from the dumpster fire that was 2020 (turns out, it’s kicking…
Jan 5
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February will mark exactly 4 years since the theatrical release of Get Out, Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, which…
Jan 4
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New year, new Netflix Strong Black Lead content.
Dec 30
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Since this is yet another short work week for the staff at The Root due to the holiday, I’ll keep this introduction…
Dec 30
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If I could sum up 2020 in one phrase, it would be “whew, chile” (see also: “I hate it here” and “I’m tired of this…
Dec 29
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Far too often, Black and other Film/TV crew members of color often hear a variation on trite excuse, “We keep hiring…
Dec 29
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I’m sure you’re sitting at the tail end of 2020 right now thinking, “What do you mean ‘look forward to’?! I did that…
Dec 23
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This isn’t the last week of 2020, but it feels like it since most folks have taken off work until the new year…