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Jan 8
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I’m salty. As The Root’s Staff entertainment writer, one of the most exciting aspects of my job is being able to…
Jan 6
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Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch has been tapped to join the cast in the upcoming Matilda movie musical adaptation…
Jan 5
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The live-action world of The Little Mermaid just got a little bit bigger. Noma Dumezweni (The Undoing) has been cast…
Jan 5
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Our favorite Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish will be flexing her acting skills in a new sci-fi thriller from MGM,…
Dec 30
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A few months back, we reported here at The Root that there were talks of Michael B. Jordan potentially directing the…
Dec 25
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Hulu is in the final stages in a deal for domestic distribution rights for Lee Daniels’ upcoming Billie Holiday…
Dec 22
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While we’re still on lockdown for the holidays, a streaming platform is pretty much the gift that keeps on giving…
Dec 22
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Y’all want an escape from 2020 right quick? Well, how about a virtual trip to Zamunda?
Dec 22
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If you’ve yet to watch the Netflix-produced adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, you are missing…
Dec 17
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Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman (in his last role before his death),…
Dec 16
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The first authorized Whitney Houston biopic has found its leading lady.
Dec 14
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Aquaman and Emmy-winning Watchmen star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is a lot of things onscreen. Dazzling as a superhero…
Dec 10
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Taraji P. Henson’s middle name may be Penda, but for the purposes of this news story, the ‘P’ stands for “Principal…
Dec 9
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Pretty much everyone in Black entertainment has stepped into The Shade Room at one point in their careers—and now it…
Dec 8
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The “Princess of the Posse,” aka Dana Owens, aka Queen Latifah has been tapped to both star and executive produce in…
Dec 4
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The official countdown to the debut of Pixar’s first film with a Black lead has officially begun!
Dec 3
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Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we have yet another upcoming reason to sit down and eat a smorgasbord of…
Dec 2
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Actress and Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in a new upcoming drama, Redd Zone. According to…
Nov 30
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Over Thanksgiving weekend, Disney Chairman Bob Iger announced in a tweet that the company’s streaming platform,…