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Mic Drop: The Opposite of Summertime Sadness
Who would have thought that one week into June we’d have the release of anthems, R&B bangers, jazzy dance tracks and a new Prince release? Me. But Black music is #BlackExcellence—and the promise of “Hot Vaxxed Girl Summer” means the release of tunes to get one in the (safely) partying mood. This month, a variety…
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Megan Thee Stallion Makes Her Return to Social Media, Announces New Single Dropping This Friday
Calling all hotties! The HGCIC (that’s Hot Girl Coach in Charge if you didn’t clock it) has finally made her return to social media after a month long break. Billboard reports that on Sunday night, the Good News artist announced her grand reappearance, posting a sci-fi video clip to Instagram of her in a sci-fi-looking…
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'It’s Never Too Late': Meet Attorney-turned-actor Medina Senghore Who Is Kicking Butt on Screen
Attorney-turned-actor, Medina Senghore grew up in a house where professionally, she had very few choices. “Doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, like those are the options. And that was just my reality. That’s what I understood.” Senghore told The Root. The Long Island, NY-native chatted with The Root via Zoom and shared a bit about her life.…
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Apple Music to Release Juneteenth 2021 Freedom Songs, Featuring New Songs and Covers
Juneteenth (observed on June 19) is definitely one of the most significant celebrations in Black culture. As you know, celebrations typically come with a dope soundtrack, and Juneteenth is no exception. Very Smart Brothas even curated a playlist for the Black-ass holiday in 2020. This year, Apple Music announced their new original playlist titled Juneteenth…
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Claressa Shields Gives Serena Williams Her Flowers: 'When I First Saw Her, That’s Who I Wanted to Be Like'
Claressa Shields, who last I checked is pretty damn good at beating the dog shit out of people, recently became boxing’s first-ever two-division, undisputed world champ after adorning Marie-Eve Dicaire’s face with her fists. And for her encore, she’ll be taking the plunge into mixed martial arts to deliver more pain and punishment on June…
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Mark Your Calendars for June 6 Because The Kings Cometh
Fans of the sweet science—that’s boxing to you mere mortals—know that between 1980 and 1989, there were four fighters that ushered in a boxing renaissance that not only blessed us all with bitter rivalries, but a smorgasbord of legendary bouts. These “Four Kings”—Roberto Durán, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and Sugar Ray Leonard—were…
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'I Want to Make Readers Think Twice': The Root Presents It's Lit! Does a Double Take With Zakiya Dalila Harris and The Other Black Girl
In the minefield of microaggressions, marginalization and outright racism that can plague the modern office environment, it’s often a relief to see another Black face amid a predominantly white world of cubicles. But as editor-turned-author Zakiya Dalila Harris deftly reminds us in her much-buzzed-about debut, The Other Black Girl: A Novel, all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.…
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Blue Ivy, Who's Never Seen a Ceiling in Her Whole Life, Wasn't Really Impressed With Jay-Z's Hall of Fame Induction
Blue Ivy, Grammy-winner, athleisure model and ceiling-avoider, is the daughter of arguably the biggest couple in modern music (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)—and she’s still the bigger star. On the first episode of HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted’s fourth season, Jay-Z chopped it up with LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Bad Bunny, Nneka Ogwumike and Paul Rivera. He even…
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Good-Ass Games: Knockout City Packs a Lot of Punch in a Small Package
Y’all. I missed variety. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but a year spent alone doing the same thing again and again and again has left your boy…different. Now that I’ve been able to get back to seeing movies, watching the Suns straight body the Lakers with my boys, and generally not having my…
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Tiffany Haddish to Portray Olympic Gold-Winner Florence Griffith Joyner in Upcoming Biopic
It looks like Girls Trip and Like a Boss star Tiffany Haddish will be going from “she ready” to “she runnin’” soon, thanks to a new project from game1. Deadline reports that Haddish is set to portray three-time Olympic gold winner Florence Griffith Joyner, aka Flo-Jo, in an upcoming untitled biopic. The feature will tell…