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Music

<i>Insecure Interludes</i>: Come for the Epic AF Final Season; Stay for the Nostalgic Playlist Vibes

Insecure Interludes: Come for the Epic AF Final Season; Stay for the Nostalgic Playlist Vibes

'I’m Learning It’s OK to Be Who I Am': Chlöe Bailey on Owning Her Sexuality, Self-Acceptance, and Upcoming Solo Album

'I’m Learning It’s OK to Be Who I Am': Chlöe Bailey on Owning Her Sexuality, Self-Acceptance, and Upcoming Solo Album

A Postgame Analysis of the Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One <i>Verzuz</i> Battle

A Postgame Analysis of the Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One Verzuz Battle

Entertainment

Gotham Awards 2021: Colman Domingo, Tessa Thompson, Taylour Paige Among Nominees

Gotham Awards 2021: Colman Domingo, Tessa Thompson, Taylour Paige Among Nominees

Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Barry Jenkins to Be Honored at Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Black Cinema & Television

Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Barry Jenkins to Be Honored at Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Blac...

In Honor of Chadwick Boseman, Netflix Creates $5.4 Million Scholarship for Howard University Students

In Honor of Chadwick Boseman, Netflix Creates $5.4 Million Scholarship for Howard University Students

Television

<i>Insecure</i> Is Leaving, OK? Here’s What Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Ellis Have to Say About the Final Season

Insecure Is Leaving, OK? Here’s What Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Ellis Have to Say About the Final Season

Dave Chappelle Fans and Netflix Employees Clash During Walkout; Comedian Says He’ll Do 10-City U.S. Tour if <i>The Closer</i> Is Removed From Streamer

Dave Chappelle Fans and Netflix Employees Clash During Walkout; Comedian Says He’ll Do 10-City U.S. Tour if The Closer Is Removed ...

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Admits He 'Screwed Up' in the Aftermath of Dave Chappelle’s Controversial Comedy Special

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Admits He 'Screwed Up' in the Aftermath of Dave Chappelle’s Controversial Comedy Special

Media

Amid Ongoing Health Concerns, Wendy Williams' Hiatus Will Now Extend Into November

Amid Ongoing Health Concerns, Wendy Williams' Hiatus Will Now Extend Into November

After Splitting From the Joe Budden's Podcast, Rory and Mal Get the Last $10 Million Laugh

After Splitting From the Joe Budden's Podcast, Rory and Mal Get the Last $10 Million Laugh

Queen Latifah Will Grab the Mic in First-Look Podcast Deal With Audible

Queen Latifah Will Grab the Mic in First-Look Podcast Deal With Audible

Hot Tea

Report: Dr. Dre's Estranged Wife Serves Him Divorce Papers—at His Grandmother's Funeral?

Report: Dr. Dre's Estranged Wife Serves Him Divorce Papers—at His Grandmother's Funeral?

Watch Out World, He’s 'Ye' Now: Kanye West Legally Changes His Name, Debuts New Look to Go With It

Watch Out World, He’s 'Ye' Now: Kanye West Legally Changes His Name, Debuts New Look to Go With It

Cynthia Bailey Turns in Her Peach, Announces Exit From <i>The Real Housewives of Atlanta</i>

Cynthia Bailey Turns in Her Peach, Announces Exit From The Real Housewives of Atlanta

The Grapevine

Tyga Turns Himself in to Police Following Domestic Violence Allegations From Ex-Girlfriend Camaryn Swanson

Tyga Turns Himself in to Police Following Domestic Violence Allegations From Ex-Girlfriend Camaryn Swanson

Move Over Apple: Kanye West Filed a Trademark for a Line of ‘Donda’ Electronic Products

Move Over Apple: Kanye West Filed a Trademark for a Line of ‘Donda’ Electronic Products

Woman Suing Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty for Harassment and Intimidation Finally Speaks Out in First Onscreen Interview

Woman Suing Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty for Harassment and Intimidation Finally Speaks Out in First Onscreen Interview

Social Media

Get the Vaccine, Deadass: Blac Chyna Goes Off on Fans About Vaccines at Miami Airport

Get the Vaccine, Deadass: Blac Chyna Goes Off on Fans About Vaccines at Miami Airport

Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrates 50 With a Special <i>Red Table Talk</i> Episode and Surprise Retro Roller Skate Party

Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrates 50 With a Special Red Table Talk Episode and Surprise Retro Roller Skate Party

'I've Already Deaded Anyone Whose Last Name Isn't Pryor': Katt Williams on Doing a Comedy <i>Verzuz</i> Against Kevin Hart

'I've Already Deaded Anyone Whose Last Name Isn't Pryor': Katt Williams on Doing a Comedy Verzuz Against Kevin Hart

Role Call

Role Call: Tina Turner Is Still Viva La Money With New BMG Deal

Role Call: Tina Turner Is Still Viva La Money With New BMG Deal

Role Call: Haile Gerima's <i>Sankofa</i> Finds a Home at Netflix, Thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY

Role Call: Haile Gerima's Sankofa Finds a Home at Netflix, Thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY

Role Call: Keke Palmer Is Hosting a Live Stream of the Met Gala So You Can Enjoy the Lewks in Real-Time

Role Call: Keke Palmer Is Hosting a Live Stream of the Met Gala So You Can Enjoy the Lewks in Real-Time

Movies

Idris Elba Confirms He Won’t Be the Next James Bond, and I Am ‘Shaken, Not Stirred’ About It

Idris Elba Confirms He Won’t Be the Next James Bond, and I Am ‘Shaken, Not Stirred’ About It

Letitia Wright Criticized Once Again for Spreading Anti-Vax Sentiments on the Set of<i> Black Panther 2</i>

Letitia Wright Criticized Once Again for Spreading Anti-Vax Sentiments on the Set of Black Panther 2

ESPN's The Undefeated Runs It Back With <i>Why Not Us: FAMU Football</i>

ESPN's The Undefeated Runs It Back With Why Not Us: FAMU Football

Events

‘If This Is What Being Canceled Is Like, I Love It’: Dave Chappelle Met With Standing Ovation During<i> Untitled: Dave Chappelle</i> Documentary Screening

‘If This Is What Being Canceled Is Like, I Love It’: Dave Chappelle Met With Standing Ovation During Untitled: Dave Chappelle Docu...

'The Lights Are On and We Are Back!': Winners From the 2021 Tony Awards

'The Lights Are On and We Are Back!': Winners From the 2021 Tony Awards

Thanks to the 'Motivation' of Her Fans, Normani Will Be Performing at This Year's VMAs

Thanks to the 'Motivation' of Her Fans, Normani Will Be Performing at This Year's VMAs

It's Lit

A New Book on Prince Includes a Timeline of His Pain Pill Addiction, as Told by Friends and Colleagues

A New Book on Prince Includes a Timeline of His Pain Pill Addiction, as Told by Friends and Colleagues

New Book Claims Aaliyah Was Given Sleeping Pills and Carried Onto Plane Unconscious Prior to Fatal Crash

New Book Claims Aaliyah Was Given Sleeping Pills and Carried Onto Plane Unconscious Prior to Fatal Crash

Take a Look, It's in a MasterClass Book—LeVar Burton's Storytelling Rainbow!

Take a Look, It's in a MasterClass Book—LeVar Burton's Storytelling Rainbow!

Joystick

A Love Letter to All the Games That Have Gotten Me Through the Pandemic

A Love Letter to All the Games That Have Gotten Me Through the Pandemic

The Backlog: <i>Gravity Rush 2</i> Is the PlayStation Exclusive You Need to Stop Sleeping On

The Backlog: Gravity Rush 2 Is the PlayStation Exclusive You Need to Stop Sleeping On

Good-Ass Games: An Entire Decade Later, <i>Vanquish</i> Is Still One of the Best Action Games to Ever Do the Damn Thing

Good-Ass Games: An Entire Decade Later, Vanquish Is Still One of the Best Action Games to Ever Do the Damn Thing

Blerds United

Hey Y’all, I’m Like 95 Percent Certain <i>Loki</i> Just Set Up the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Next Thanos-Level Threat

Hey Y’all, I’m Like 95 Percent Certain Loki Just Set Up the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Next Thanos-Level Threat

Black Excellence: As the Hellfire Gala Comes to a Close, Ororo Munroe, a.k.a Storm, Makes History by Becoming the First Regent of the Solar System

Black Excellence: As the Hellfire Gala Comes to a Close, Ororo Munroe, a.k.a Storm, Makes History by Becoming the First Regent of ...

Summer of Milestone: Writer Vita Ayala and Artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey on Turning <i>Static: Season One </i>Into a Certified Banger

Summer of Milestone: Writer Vita Ayala and Artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey on Turning Static: Season One Into a Certified Banger

Black and Bingeing

<i>The Circle</i> of Lockdown Life: My Favorite Pandemic-Era Escape Is Back

The Circle of Lockdown Life: My Favorite Pandemic-Era Escape Is Back

<i>P-Valley</i>—and the 'P' Stands for Prosper While Bingeing This Endearingly Turnt Series

P-Valley—and the 'P' Stands for Prosper While Bingeing This Endearingly Turnt Series

There Are <i>Little Fires Everywhere—</i>and Tiffany Boone Has Been Set Ablaze

There Are Little Fires Everywhere—and Tiffany Boone Has Been Set Ablaze

Hustle and Glow

Oprah Gives Sound Advice on Failure During 'Some Good News' Appearance

Oprah Gives Sound Advice on Failure During 'Some Good News' Appearance

New Schmoney: Cardi B and Offset Close Deal on Multimillion-Dollar Atlanta Mansion With Wine Cellar, Plans for Steel-Encased Gun Range

New Schmoney: Cardi B and Offset Close Deal on Multimillion-Dollar Atlanta Mansion With Wine Cellar, Plans for Steel-Encased Gun R...

Social Studies

Is Outkast Better Than the Beatles? A Scientific Analysis

Is Outkast Better Than the Beatles? A Scientific Analysis

Booger Says a Beautiful Thing

Booger Says a Beautiful Thing

A White Woman Admits She's Been Rachel Dolezal-ing Us for Years—and I Feel Fine

A White Woman Admits She's Been Rachel Dolezal-ing Us for Years—and I Feel Fine

The Root Reviews

Sundance 2021: Questlove's Directorial Debut <i>Summer of Soul</i> Is a Televised and Reminiscent Revolution [Updated]

Sundance 2021: Questlove's Directorial Debut Summer of Soul Is a Televised and Reminiscent Revolution [Updated]

<em>Tenet</em>: It’s Ambitious, Glossy and the Black James Bond We’ve Been Waiting For

Tenet: It’s Ambitious, Glossy and the Black James Bond We’ve Been Waiting For

In <i>The Scheme</i>, a Basketball Mastermind Provides the Perfect Playbook to the NCAA's Biggest Scandal <i></i>

In The Scheme, a Basketball Mastermind Provides the Perfect Playbook to the NCAA's Biggest Scandal

Comic Sans

These Comics Will Help Get You Through the Superhero Drought

These Comics Will Help Get You Through the Superhero Drought

Color Creatives

Kadir Nelson Puts Iconic Moments in Black History on Canvas

Kadir Nelson Puts Iconic Moments in Black History on Canvas

This Producer Helped Craft Ariana Grande's Sound and He's Working With Your Other Faves, Too

This Producer Helped Craft Ariana Grande's Sound and He's Working With Your Other Faves, Too

The Story Behind the Music of <i>Black-ish’</i>s Most Talked About Episode

The Story Behind the Music of Black-ish’s Most Talked About Episode

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