Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
The Best, Black TV Shows, Movies on Prime Video
If You Thought You Knew Everything About Prince, Here Are Some Things That Will Shock You
The Very Short List of Black Celebs Speaking Out Against Trump’s ICE Raids
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Colin Kaepernick Reportedly Signs Book Deal Worth $1,000,000
Social justice warrior and displaced NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has remained relatively mum on the subject of his silent protests and his feelings about his current employment situation, but perhaps we are about to hear from him in his own words, and not through the filter of a reporter. Page Six reports that Kaepernick recently…
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Flint Premieres on Lifetime This Saturday; Will It Show Us the Outcome of the Ongoing Water Crisis?
It has been 1,278 days since the residents of Flint, Mich., had clean water flowing through their pipes. The problem has still not been fully resolved, and government infighting between the city and state has led to more red tape and more delays in finding a permanent, clean water source for the city. As the…
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Prince’s Personal Photographer (and Yara Shahidi’s Dad) Releases Never-Before-Seen Photos in New Book
Afshin Shahidi, a photographer who spent more than 20 years taking intimate, candid photos of Prince, is releasing a book of some never-before-seen photos. The book, Prince, a Private View, will be released Wednesday, according to ABC News. “The album covers for me … are what I was most proud of,” Shahidi told ABC. “I…
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Tyrese Embarrasses Daughter by Flying Banner Over Her School
Aside from his misogynoir; his problematic views on relationships; that shitty collaboration he did with Rev. Run, lecturing black women on how to be cardboard cutouts in hopes that some black man will one day pledge some part-time penis to them; his inability to act his way out of a wet, semitorn, partially degraded paper…
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Hip-Hop Podcast Host ‘Combat Jack’ Reveals Colon-Cancer Diagnosis
Founder and host of the “undisputed No. 1 hip-hop podcast” out here, The Combat Jack Show, Reggie “Combat Jack” Ossé announced Monday that he is battling colon cancer. Ossé posted a note divulging his diagnosis on his social media accounts. “Internets, what’s up? It’s your man Combat Jack. In 7 years of podcasting, I’ve never…
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‘It Wasn’t Right’: 10-Year-Old Boy Delivers Damning Testimony Against Nicki Minaj’s Brother in Child Rape Trial
According to his testimony, the 10-year-old boy was just looking for a pencil when he walked in on his sister being raped by their stepfather two years ago. “I thought it wasn’t right. It looked weird to me so I ran upstairs,” the boy said. The stepfather in question is Jelani Maraj, brother of rap…
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Rumor: Cardi B and Beyoncé Might Be Teaming Up for a Collaboration That Could Be Cardi’s Next Single
In today’s “Bitch, Don’t Play With Me” news, rumor has it that Cardi B and Beyoncé are collaborating on a single that could be the next release from Cardi’s upcoming album. I really want this to be a thing so that The Root staff writer Michael Harriot can shut up once and for all. We have…
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The Most Recent—and Disturbing—Abuse Allegations Launched Against R. Kelly: Report
One of R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriends has come forward in a Rolling Stone article with new allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse against the R&B singer. Kitti Jones, a former radio DJ, cataloged the entire dizzying, two-year relationship with the “Pied Piper” of R&B to the magazine, describing how they met (at an after-party following…
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Kylie Jenner Settles Out of Court With Another Artist She Allegedly Stole From
Kylie Jenner has reportedly settled a lawsuit in yet another case of an artist suing a member of the Kardashian clan for reappropriating jacking his or her stuff. This time, the reality-TV star and entrepreneur is accused of taking a visual artist’s work to promote her TV show. Artist Sara Pope filed a voluntary case…
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Is Get Out the Blackest Movie Ever?
Before you clutch your pearls—wait. Do black people own pearls? Aside from AKAs, I don’t think so, so I will revise the previous sentence. Before you clutch your Jesus piece, allow me to elaborate. There are definitely movies with more black characters or blacker themes (Friday, Do the Right Thing, Fruitvale Station, etc.), but Jordan…