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The 10 Best Moments In Black Television In 2018
The Emmys snubbed Atlanta in its major categories in 2018, Blackish didn’t receive any nods at the Golden Globes for 2019, and Queen Sugar still isn’t getting the kind of recognition it should. But there was undoubtedly some black excellence on your television screens this year. From LeToya Luckett’s conniving ways on Greenleaf to Shamon Brown…
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Little League World Series Star Pitcher Mo'ne Davis Is Taking Her Talents to Hampton University
In 2014, Mo’ne Davis took the world by storm, becoming the first girl pitcher to lead her team to a Little League World Series, not to mention she was the first African American girl to lead her team to the World Series. Everyone wanted to know Mo’ne. NBA superstar Kevin Durant tweeted her from his…
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The Root's Gift Guide for Black People Who Have to Buy Presents for White People
What do you give the person who has everything, including white privilege? How do you shop for someone who can get out of church at a decent hour, sit in Starbucks as long as they want and is bold enough to stand in the aisle at Bed, Bath and Beyond, look at the bath salts…
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Oprah's Black Panther Party: Ryan, Chadwick, Michael, and the Best Cake Stedman Ever Had
Remember when Forrest Gump said, “Sorry for ruining your Black Panther party” at the end of one of the most hilarious scenes of his titular film? Well, that line wouldn’t be uttered at Oprah’s party, because her party (for the film, not the organization) was apparently perfect. As Vulture reported, Oprah hosted an exclusive party…
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Angela Bassett Finishes Another Huge Year as the First Female Robot in Transformers Franchise Flick, Bumblebee
The queen that is Angela Bassett has had yet another huge year in film and television. The 60-year-old veteran actor (yes, that’s right. SIXTY.) was busy with major hits in 2018, including Black Panther, Mission Impossible: Fallout and 9-1-1. Now she’s finishing strong with her role as the first female robot in the sixth Transformers…
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Eric Reid Has Been Drug Tested 7 Times in 11 Weeks Because the NFL is the Trump Administration of Sports
The NFL is the Trump administration of American sports leagues. Despite being almost 70 percent black, the NFL ownership doesn’t care about black people. They bend policies, hire accused domestic abusers, and make no bones about doing whatever they want with impunity. Sounds a lot like the current administration, doesn’t it? So either Carolina Panthers…
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KFC Is Selling Firelogs That Smell like Fried Chicken Since Nobody Wants to Eat There
By a show of hands, how many of you eat KFC? Nobody? Oh. Well, in the latest example of terrible ass ideas that nobody asked for, KFC announced that it will be helping you spread yuletide cheer. “How exactly?” you ask? “At KFC, we have always been proud of our role in bringing loved ones…
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Kellyanne Conway's Husband Hates Kellyanne Conway's Boss More than We Do
The Conways are back to (M)ake (A)crimony (G)reat (A)gain. Thursday night saw Republican Twitter renegade George Conway hit his own wife with the Dikembe finger via Twitter, after Kellyanne stopped by CNN to defend her kumquat-tinted boss to Chris Cuomo against the claims made by former kumquat counsel Michael Cohen. “You just like to say ‘the…