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BAFTAs 2021: Radha Blank, Alfre Woodard, Dominique Fishback Among the Nominees
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced its nominees for the 2021 season and in a complete 180 from last year, the nominees are diverse as hell! Whether BAFTA has finally become ready to fully acknowledge the vast array of superb talent that exists or it has just grown weary of the…
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AAFCA 2021: Regina King, Andra Day, Chadwick Boseman Among Winners
Though the 12th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards won’t be presented virtually until April 7th, the AAFCA has gone ahead and released its list of winners for the 2021 season. It’s an undeniable fact that there was a whole host of amazing content to choose from but judging from the list; I’d say…
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Watch: Little Marvin and Lena Waithe's Anthology Series Explores the Terrorism From Them and the American Dream
Black folks have never fully trusted “them”—and history has given us every reason not to. This spring, Amazon Prime Video is debuting an interesting limited series further exploring the terror of America. It’s aptly called, Them. More info about Them, via Amazon Prime Video’s press release sent to The Root: From Little Marvin and Lena…
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Brandy Set to Star Alongside Eve, Naturi Naughton in Upcoming ABC Drama Pilot Queens
Have you ever wanted to see Brandy star in a musical drama with Eve and Naturi Naughton? Well if you answered yes, then boy have I got news for you! Deadline announced on Monday that Grammy-winning artist and actress Brandy will be joining the cast of ABC’s upcoming drama pilot titled Queens. As we previously…
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On Its 30th Anniversary, New Jack City Is Still the Hardest Crime Drama in the Game
Once I reached middle school, my mom’s policy on R-rated movies got a little…racial? For instance, I wasn’t allowed to watch Shaun of the Dead when it came out for its rating, but she bought a ticket for me to go see Blade: Trinity when it opened that same year. At home, she’d begun showing…
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FX Orders Pilot for Series Adapted From Octavia E. Butler's Kindred
Octavia E. Butler is forever—and we’re here for her work to be highlighted in every single medium. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered a pilot for an upcoming series called Kindred, based on the acclaimed book by Butler of the same name. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who served as consulting producer on HBO’s…
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PageTurners: We're Talking Literary Icons on International Women's Day
In celebrating women’s history this month, we should be putting special emphasis on the women who pioneered the literary world, both nationally and internationally. There is no greater way to understand history than exploring stories detailing the experiences of women around the world. March 8 is International Women’s Day—though, in my opinion, women should be…
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Critic’s Choice Awards 2021: Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega Among Winners
On Sunday night, the 26th Annual Critic’s Choice Awards ceremony aired live on the CW. Hosted by All American’s Taye Diggs, the evening kicked off with some expected wins but y’all know how we roll over here— so let’s get to a few of the Blackity-black highlights. Per a press release sent to The Root,…
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And the Category Is…Grand Closing: FX's Pose 3rd and Final Season Will Debut in May
Much like the song that became Candy’s (portrayed by The Root 100 honoree Angelica Ross) theme song, “Never Knew Love Like This Before” by Stephanie Mills, we never knew joy quite like Pose gave us. The breakout FX series is special. In a press release sent to The Root on Friday morning, FX announced that…
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Exclusive Clip: The Largest Armed Black Militia in the U.S. Uphold Their 2nd Amendment Rights in Season 2 Launch of Showtime's VICE
As Black folks, we are constantly given sobering reminders that we can’t actually depend on a national organization designed (in theory) to serve and protect us when that very organization is founded on white supremacy and is consistently terrorizing us to this very day. Nah, we just have to protect our damn selves. Showtime’s VICE…