All The Shocking Testimony from Diddy’s Federal Trial That’ll Make Your Stomach Turn
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Spoilers! Now That Sinners is Streaming, Here’s Symbolism You Probably Missed
Marvel’s New Black Panther Is …White, Explained
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Almost Two Weeks After Death, Broadway Will Dim Lights to Honor Diahann Carroll
As they say: better late than never. On Friday afternoon, The Broadway League revealed plans to dim the lights of theaters on The Great White Way to honor Diahann Carroll. The news came a week after the entertainment legend — who actually made Broadway history over 55 years ago — died at age 84. “Much…
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Kid Fury and Crissle West Want to Bring Us a 'More Intersectional Point of View' With Their New TV Show
Cue The Read’s mix of “Oh Happy Day” because Kid Fury and Crissle West are about to adjust your television settings to “shade.” I recently hopped on a phone call with the 2019 Root 100 honorees Kid Fury and Crissle to chat about what they’re going to explore on their upcoming television show, whether or…
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Fox Ordered a Pilot for a Show Called Diversity Hire and I’m Looking Forward to It Calling Out Some Bullshit
Calling all diversity and inclusion campaigners! There’s about to be a TV comedy specifically for you! According to Variety, Fox has ordered a put pilot from Cameron Johnson and Felicia D. Henderson titled Diversity Hire. The pair already have a relationship with Fox through the show Empire, where Johnson is a story editor and Henderson…
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No Time for Fake Fur: A PETA Protester Tried to Step to Lil' Kim, but She Told Them to 'Back Up'
The spirit of Brooklyn was strong in a recent video where a PETA protester confronted Lil’ Kim, yelling at her to “stop wearing fur.” In the video, the irate protester is charging at the rapper, but one thing becomes quickly apparent: This girl picked the wrong one (or maybe the right one). Despite the presence…
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Issa Rae Has Lent Her Voice to Google Assistant. Yes, You Can Ask Her About Lawrence
Siri has an awkward black counterpart. Google has announced Issa Rae as the new cameo voice of Google Assistant, following in the footsteps of John Legend. The new feature is available on any device with Google Assistant, including Google Home speakers, Smart Displays and on mobile for both Android and iOS. With the help of…
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Of Course There's a Law & Order: SVU Episode About the Jussie Smollett Saga
There’s not a single entity that embodies the phrase “art imitates life” as effectively as Law & Order: SVU. At the top of the year, Jussie Smollett claimed he was attacked by MAGA supporters who hurled racist and homophobic slurs at him in the middle of the night in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department later…
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Daveed Diggs Will Go 'Under the Sea' as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid
It looks like another Hamilton alum is joining the cast and crew under the sea! According to Variety, The Little Mermaid live-action has found its eccentric crab, Sebastian, in Daveed Diggs. As Variety reports: The Little Mermaid will be directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee. The upcoming film will incorporate original songs…
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T.I. Admits He's Trying to 'Undo the Blunder of Iggy Azalea'
You could say T.I. was ahead of the curve in looking for and promoting a female rapper during one of the more lean years in hip-hop gender parity. Unfortunately, that curve threw the King of the South for a curve in the form of the Mouth From the South—if the “South” was “Down Under”—problematic rapper…
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Black-ish: Girlfriends Reunite to Talk Intersectional Feminism. Also, a Girlfriends Character Was Originally White?
Girlfriends are there through thick and thin—and sometimes even reunite on a successful primetime television show on ABC! On Tuesday, the much-anticipated Girlfriends reunion debuted on Black-ish’s third episode of the comedy’s sixth season and the topic was feminism. The episode was aptly titled, “Feminisn’t.” In the episode, Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) realizes her women’s…