You Won’t Believe Who Roseanne Barr Blames For Her Career-Ending Racist Nonsense
TikTok Blasts Vogue Magazine for Allegedly Lightening Teyana Taylor’s Skin— With Receipts
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‘Real Housewives of Potomac’s’ Monique Samuels Returns For Season 10, But It’s Not What You Think…
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Thousands of Fans Are Apparently Petitioning to Get King T’Challa Recast, and No. Just No.
No. No. No. Nononononononononono. What we’re not going to do is this. I won’t stand for it. I don’t even want to entertain the thought of this but because it’s apparently a thing, here we go. According to People, thousands of Black Panther fans have put together and signed a petition asking for Marvel Studios…
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The Circle of Lockdown Life: My Favorite Pandemic-Era Escape Is Back
Circle, Message: I’m tired of reality. Nah, I’m EXHAUSTED from reality. Weary face emoji. Crying emoji. Hashtag escape. If you’re a fan of Netflix’s The Circle, you know the exact dialogue style I just used in my lede. If you remember our launch of The Root’s “Black and Bingeing” series, I’m not only a fan…
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BBC Diversity Chief Says Luther Needs More Authenticity, Including Some Black Friends
Idris Elba is in the buzzy news again, but for once it’s not about James Bond speculation! This time, it’s actually a bit more complicated and focuses on his character, Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) John Luther, in the BBC One series aptly titled, Luther. Black Twitter (both Black American and Black British members since the…
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PageTurners: How Trauma and Love Converge at a Literary Point
How does trauma affect the way we live our day-to-day lives? Is inherited or intergenerational trauma more significant than a trauma—or traumas—experienced firsthand? There are perspectives and arguments to consider for each side: Dealing with inherited trauma is multilayered, convening in a complex web of emotions. Being exposed to or experiencing an immense trauma can…
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Netflix to Air Special Providing an Intimate Look at Chadwick Boseman's Artistic Process
“Chadwick Boseman forever.” It’s a statement many of his fans and peers have expressed in Boseman’s honor as the indelible mark he’s left on the world will truly live on forever, in many ways. On the night of August 28, 2020, it was announced that Boseman had died at the age of 43, following a…
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Shonda Rhimes Addresses Rumors Regé-Jean Page Left Bridgerton Over 'Creative Differences'
My Dearest Reader, ‘Tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, here with a bit of news that has caused my royal feathers to be ruffled in the most upsetting way. It seems a daily news site from across the pond is spreading word that our beloved Duke of Hastings aka Regé-Jean Page has decided to…
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Mortal Kombat: Mehcad Brooks Speaks on Portraying Jax and 'Transmuting Anger Into Purpose'
Mortal Kombat raised me. Now, that may raise an alarm for some parents (I mean, there were whole national controversies about video game violence), but I’m also a Black woman living in a country that is inherently violent (especially to my people) who has somehow managed not to live a life exhibiting violence, so there’s…
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'I Wouldn’t Call It a Wardrobe Malfunction': Stylist Alleges What Happened at 2004 Super Bowl Performance Was Intentional
The stylist in charge of Janet Jackson’s looks during that infamous performance at the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show with Justin Timberlake is apparently shedding more insight into the events that led up to that day after years of silence. According to Page Six, stylist Wayne Scot Lukas explained that the initial plan for Jackson’s…
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Game, Set, Match: Serena Williams Signs First-Look TV Deal With Amazon Studios, Docuseries Announced
Amazon Studios has served a first-look TV deal contract to tennis champ and overall icon Serena Williams and it looks like it’s all “love” on her end! According to an official press release sent to The Root, the 23-time Grand Slam champion and Amazon Studios are partnering to create scripted and unscripted television projects to…
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Red Table Talk Exclusive Clip: Bobby Brown Is Emotionally Honest With His 11-Year-Old About Bobby Jr.'s Death
It’s been five months since the unexpected death of Bobby Brown’s 28-year-old son, Bobby Brown Jr. With yet another heartbreaking bout of news in his immediate family, many fans were concerned about the traumatic toll it must take on Bobby Sr. This week, Bobby is sitting down at the red table with Jada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne…