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50 Cent Set to Produce Dramatic Series on Police Gangs
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson may be a petulant ass-wipe, but he has still managed to stay rich, and even relevant. Among other things, he and his G-Unit Film & Television company will executive-produce a new drama, The Oath (working title), a 10-part series that delves into gangs. And no, we’re not talking about the Bloods…
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Kendrick Lamar’s Mom Proves She Will Forever Remain a G
Anyone not new to Kendrick Lamar knows that his seminal debut, Good Kid mA.A.d City, was so incredible because it vividly captured his complicated, heartbreaking, musical coming of age in Compton, Calif. Besides his genius lyrics and song, a large part of that magic was Kendrick getting his hilarious mother and father on an interlude…
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Hannah’s ‘Black’ Baby on Girls Series Finale Isn’t Black, Says His Mom
True-confession time: I’ve been an avid viewer of Girls since it was called Tiny Furniture. I mean, technically, Tiny Furniture was my first introduction to Lena Dunham, and though not exactly like Girls, it was close enough. Sure, the series lacked people of color and centered on a bunch of white millennials, but I don’t…
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Join Us Sunday on Facebook Live With Anika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg to Discuss Everything, Everything
This Sunday on Facebook, The Root will host a live panel with Anika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg to discuss their upcoming movie, Everything, Everything. Everything, Everything is based on the best-selling novel written by Nicola Yoon. The movie tells the story of Maddy (Amandla Stenberg), a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world,…
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Atlanta, Beyoncé’s Lemonade Named Peabody Award Winners
The Peabody Award entertainment winners were announced Thursday, and Donald Glover’s FX series, Atlanta, and Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade were among the seven winners. “The audacity of its reach and fierceness of its vision challenges our cultural imagination, while crafting a stunning and sublime masterpiece about the lives of women of color and the bonds…
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’70s Soul Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. Found Dead in Los Angeles
Cuba Gooding Sr., the singer who had popular hits in the 1970s with the group the Main Ingredient, was found dead in a car in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Gooding, who is the father of actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Omar Gooding and who would have turned…
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Bill O’Reilly Accuser Speaks Out for 1st Time
Bill O’Reilly once referred to her as “hot chocolate,” says Perquita Burgess, one of the women who have accused O’Reilly of sexual harassment. She spoke out about the now-former Fox News host on The View on Thursday. Burgess, who was working as a temp at Fox at the time, said it only took O’Reilly about…
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Comedic Geniuses and George Lopez Pay Their Last Respects to Charlie Murphy
Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan, D.L. Hughley, Donnell Rawlings, Cedric the Entertainer, Affion Crockett, Eddie Griffin and George Lopez came together Wednesday evening to pay their respects to Charlie Murphy at his funeral in New Jersey. Murphy passed away two weeks ago at the age of 57 after battling leukemia. The comedians in attendance posted their…