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Spoilers! Now That Sinners is Streaming, Here’s Symbolism You Probably Missed
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Lena Waithe Asks Twitter to Weigh In on Netflix’s Step Sisters … and They Tell Her
We here at The Root have already weighed in on Step Sisters, the Netflix movie in which a black woman teaches white coeds how to step, the African-American cultural tradition where one’s body is used as an instrument. Frankly, many were looking at the flick with the side eye because … more cultural appropriation. But…
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Mo’Nique Wants Black People to Boycott Netflix. Will You Join Her?
Actress and comedian Mo’Nique has never been one to hold her tongue when it comes to addressing what happens behind closed doors in Hollywood. She is currently fed up with the streaming service Netflix, and she is asking the black community to join her in a boycott of the company. Mo is accusing Netflix of…
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Lupita Nyong’o Hopes to Inspire Dark-Skinned Girls Through Children’s Book Set to Come Out in 2019
Lupita Nyong’o is adding another title to her résumé as she works on writing a children’s book that will address the issue of colorism and the discrimination that those with darker skin often face. The book is titled Sulwe, which means “star” in Luo, Nyong’o’s native language. According to the New York Times, the picture…
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Megyn Kelly Employee Fired After Alleging Harassment at Show That Specializes in Covering Harassment: Report
Late last year, Megyn Kelly’s show finally seemed to find its groove with audiences once the #MeToo movement gathered steam. Following the case of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged decadeslong pattern of sexual abuse—and the numerous allegations against other powerful men in other C-suites in other industries—Kelly’s show focused in on covering harassment, and its ratings (finally)…
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I Have Some Very Important News to Share: Michael B. Jordan Is ‘Technically Single’
Michael B. Jordan is a free agent, people! Well, “technically,” anyway. In WSJ Magazine, Jordan told writer Jason Gay that he is “dating, but technically single.” As for why his relationship status is what it is, well, apparently it has a lot to do with his location. “L.A. isn’t the best place to date,” the…
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Grown-ish Renewed for 20-Episode 2nd Season
Grown-ish isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and is that really a surprise? The show is one of the best things to happen in the past year, earning critical praise upon its release and boasting a 91 percent Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. And now, as Variety reports, the TV hit, a spinoff from the ABC series…
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Cardi B Just Accomplished Something Not Even Beyoncé Has Done
Cardi B accomplished something this week that no other woman—not even Beyoncé—has ever done: She currently has five hits in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at once. As Billboard notes, Cardi B is only the third artist to accomplish this; both Drake and Kendrick Lamar have done it before. What…
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Equal Pay for Equal Laughs: #TimesUp Meeting Reveals Tracee Ellis Ross Paid ‘Significantly Less’ Than Anthony Anderson
At a recent meeting of Time’s Up, the initiative spearheaded by Hollywood actresses with the aim of addressing sexual assault and workplace harassment and inequality, there was a lot said about Tracee Ellis Ross getting paid “significantly less” than her Black-ish co-star Anthony Anderson. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the conversation centered on the gender…
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Salt Bae Is Bringing His Meat and Sprinkling to NYC
Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe is bringing his salt-sprinkling game to New York City on Thursday when he opens Nusr-Et Steakhouse. Gökçe became a viral sensation because of his love of meat and wrist action when it comes to completing the final touches by sprinkling salt. Gökçe, who has 13 restaurants—his first U.S. restaurant is in…