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Forest Whitaker to Executive-Produce Angela Davis Biopic
Forest Whitaker will helm Codeblack Films’ upcoming Angela Davis biopic movie project as an executive producer. The untitled biopic will be based on Davis’ book Angela Davis: An Autobiography. Whitaker’s involvement with the film will align with his childhood growing up in Compton, Calif., and seeing the Black Panther Party doing its work in the…
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Slick Rick’s ‘Children’s Story’ Is Getting Turned Into a Children’s Book
Slick Rick’s classic song “Children’s Story” is truly about to become a children’s book with the help of Boston-based record label and premium online boutique Get on Down. The 18-page book, which will feature cartoon drawings that go along with the song, will be released alongside a rerelease of Rick’s 1988 debut album, The Great…
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Beyoncé FaceTimes With Fan Battling Cancer
Ebony Banks is a Houston high school senior who is currently battling stage 4 cancer. Though the school year isn’t yet over, Banks’ high school granted her one wish, which was to graduate early. It also pulled off another wish with the help of Houston native Beyoncé. Banks wanted to meet Beyoncé, and with the…
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Iron Fist Creator Refers to Asians as ‘Oriental’ and Series Star Jessica Henwick Responds
Netflix’s Iron Fist has received its fair share of horrible reviews. And even I, a fan of all things Marvel, can’t seem to finish the series. The show has been put on blast because it didn’t cast an Asian actor as Danny Rand, and also because it cast a bland white actor, Finn Jones, as…
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White Men Sue Diddy’s Revolt TV, Charging ‘Reverse Discrimination’
Five white men who are former employees of Sean “Diddy” Comb’s Revolt TV have launched a reverse discrimination lawsuit against the network, alleging that they were fired for not being young, hip and black. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Douglas Goodstein and four producers, who are over the age of 39 and…
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Trump Is Going After Teen’s ‘Kittens Scratch Trump’ Site
Update: March 23, 2017: According to Gizmodo the kitten site appears to be a troll. Earlier: Imagine you’re a teenager and you’re trying to hone your coding skills, so you create a site where kittens are allowed to scratch Donald Trump. Then you receive a cease-and-desist letter from Trump’s attorneys telling you to shut down your…
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Wyclef Jean Requests Formal Investigation Into Racial Profiling
On Tuesday morning, Wyclef Jean was pulled over by Los Angeles County deputies when they mistook him for an armed robber they were pursuing. Jean documented the incident and streamed it on Twitter and Instagram. Now Jean is requesting a “formal investigation into racial profiling.” Jean, who was driving a Toyota and wearing a red…
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Viral Twitter Video Shows Black Man Stepping Up to Stop Teens From Fighting, Educate Them on Doing Better
The culture of WorldStarHipHop and MediaTakeOut has created an atmosphere where videos showing teens fighting and abusing each other are all too common and often encouraged. Any time there is a hint of a fight getting started, people break out their phones to record, and no one intervenes to stop it. A video that is…
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Rick Fox Discusses His Transition Into Acting and New Role in Greenleaf
Rick Fox retired from the NBA in 2004, but he’s been keeping busy by honing his acting skills, and on Wednesday night he’s making his debut on OWN’s hit series Greenleaf. Fox, whose foray into acting was a natural progression that started during his childhood, spoke to The Root about his new role. “I did…
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Wyclef Jean Handcuffed by L.A. County Deputies in Search of Armed Robber
Wyclef Jean was in the wrong place at the wrong time and wearing a bandanna that was the wrong color when Los Angeles County deputies pulled him over in a case of mistaken identity early Tuesday morning. Jean, the founding member of the Fugees, posted his encounter with the deputies to his Twitter: According to…