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Watch: Soul and Funk Icons Who Stood Tall for Black Empowerment
You could say that music usually reflects where we are as a society. The height of soul and funk music ran roughly parallel to the civil rights movement in America, from the 1950s to the ’70s, a period that was highly charged with political and social commentary. In today’s climate, it seems fitting to remember…
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Watch: Sneak Peek of Array’s The House on Coco Road
In the 1980s, San Francisco Bay Area native Damani Baker and his family migrated to the Caribbean to join the Grenada Revolution. The move wasn’t his decision; he was a child at the time. Rather, Baker’s mother, Fannie Haughton, made the bold decision that, decades later, would be the basis of his documentary. The House…
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Judge of Characters: Thank You, Kodak Black, Say Black Women Everywhere
This week, some folks hate their blackness, while others who aren’t black embrace blackness with open arms! Who am I talking about? Well, first … let’s dig into rapper Kodak Black, just a little bit. (I say “a little bit” because I literally know nothing about him and I don’t care enough to do research.)…
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Black Music Month: The Transition of Mali Is Super Woke and Super Black
Maybe you’ve heard his name or seen his beautifully brown face across your feeds. One thing is certain—the minute you hear Mali’s voice, you know it’s not to be forgotten. Mali is a soul singer who uses his art not only to tell the stories of black people but also to shake us awake. Mali’s…
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Watch: Did Rough Night Steal From Girls Trip? Director Says Yes
Girls Trip, the new girls-just-wanna-have-fun flick starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish, has been on a promo tour like no other. It’s been a full year of the production powers that be pushing this Hangover-meets-Girlfriends (shoutout to Joan Clayton, aka Tracee Ellis Ross) mashup and then … Rough Night came…
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Watch: A Brief History of Jazz by Some of the Genre’s Freshest Faces
So, what, exactly, is jazz? We know it’s black music, we know that many of the artists of the genre are political. But how does one define an art form so heavily based on improvisation and live instrumentation? Better question: Is jazz dead? The Root asked three fresh faces in jazz to school us on…
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Journalists Claim Abuse at Inauguration
Suit Says Cops Laughed at Newsmen’s Humiliation ‘Obama’s Secret Struggle to Punish Russia’ Anti-Black Racism Elevated as Topic Among Latinos Female Wall St. Journal Reporters Press Diversity Critic’s Take on Chicago Violence Causes Backlash Consensus: Senate Health Bill Would Be a Setback Who Speaks for Muslims? Non-Muslim Journalists Who Illegally Shot Video Inside Cosby Courtroom?…
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Watch: This Is What Happens When Your Privilege Is Showing and There’s a Black Woman in the Room
By now you may have seen the viral clip from Katy Perry’s livestream promoting her new album, Witness, that catapulted actress Amanda Seales and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner more into the spotlight more than they already were! To recap: Jenner adores America and Seales doesn’t quite feel the same, and Jenner is perplexed by Seales’…
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Watch: The Cast of Power on the Meaning of Loyalty
Loyalty. It’s not something to be bought or sold. In life, one could only wish to find a tribe of loyal people. Hopefully, this is the case more often than not. But are the characters on Power loyal? I mean, really. Folks are being betrayed left and right: murder, infidelity, the works. C’mon, son. I…
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Watch: Does Claws Challenge Stereotypes on TV of Women of Color?
When you hear about a new TV show that stars Niecy Nash and Karrueche Tran and it’s all about a nail salon, thoughts of stereotypes of Asian women and black women immediately pop up. At least they did for me when I saw the trailer for TNT’s new dramedy, Claws. But after watching, I was…