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Spike Lee and Jordan Peele Collaborate on Black Klansman, the True Story of a Black Man Who Infiltrated the KKK
Legendary black Hollywood stalwart Spike Lee is collaborating with upstart Jordan Peele on Black Klansman, a true-life account of a black police detective who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Lee will direct and produce, while Peele will also produce. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ron Stallworth answered a 1978 newspaper ad in Colorado Springs, Colo.,…
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Beyoncé Cries With Hurricane Harvey Victims at Her Childhood Church
Queen Bey continues to spread her magnificence throughout the realm. The Houston native went back to her childhood church this week to be with victims of Hurricane Harvey, including the family of The Root’s very own Kirsten West Savali, who wrote about their horrific ordeal on the site. The Carter women—including Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles,…
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‘Bodak Yellow’ Is Trash, and if You Like It, Your Taste in Music Is Trash
I love Cardi B. I love everything about her. I love that she is aggressively real. I love that she is aggressively beautiful. I love that she is aggressively Cardi. I had a sister who was killed a few years ago. She was Cardi B before Cardi B was Cardi B. Her name was Robin,…
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Janet Jackson on Tour Opening Night: ‘You Know I Came to Snatch a Couple of Wigs’
Many thought it wouldn’t happen. But on Thursday night, in Lafayette, La., Janet Jackson not only captivated the crowd at the opening night of her State of the World tour but also had social media buzzing. The 51-year-old singer took it way back with her ’90s-inspired wardrobe as she performed some of her classics we’ve…
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Supervillain Martin Shkreli Wants to Sell a Wu-Tang Clan Album on eBay for at Least $1,000,000
Hey, do you have all of the Wu-Tang Clan’s albums? Are you sure? I know you probably have Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s stuff, “The Purple Tape” and most of Method Man’s music, but how about Cappadonna? Masta Killa, too? U-God? Even Masta Pop the Cza’s mixtape? See, that was a trick question. There is no Masta…
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Watch: Mudbound’s 1st Trailer Reveals a Soul-Stirring Story of Survival, Friendship and America’s Inequality
The trailer for Netflix’s Mudbound is here, and it’s more riveting and soul-stirring than all the critics claim. The Dee Rees-directed film follows the McAllan family, newly transplanted from Memphis, Tenn., and unprepared for the harsh demands of farming (aka real-life work). Despite the grandiose dreams of Henry McAllan (Jason Clarke), his wife, Laura (Carey…
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50 Cent Gets Big Dollars to Keep Power at Starz
Well, I guess all you fans of the hit television show Power will have to keep that Starz subscription a little bit longer, because according to 50 Cent, the network just cut him a check so, so big, it gave him the shakes, ensuring that Ghost and … ummm … the rest of the characters…
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Bounce TV Launches Brown Sugar Streaming Service on Amazon
I remember during my freshman year in college, I took a black-film class and sat through hours and hours of blaxploitation movies. From Shaft to every Melvin Van Peebles film ever made, the class was an eye-opener when it came to black movie classics. And now you’ll be able to stream those films on Amazon.com,…
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Robert E. Lee Descendant Who Spoke Out Against Racism Quits Church After Being Criticized for Supporting Black Lives Matter
The Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, a direct descendant of the Civil War general whose name has become synonymous with the Confederacy, appeared on television and spoke out against racism and the riots in Charlottesville, Va., that happened during protests about the removal of a statue of his famous ancestor. Now Lee says that appearance…