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Wedding Bells Will be Ringing on a Special Black-ish Episode
Somebody cue the music and dust off the jumping broom! It looks like Pops and Ruby will finally be making things official (again) on an upcoming episode of Black-ish. But this won’t be any old wedding ceremony; it’s a Johnson family ceremony, which usually means three things: hilarity is sure to ensue, a lesson will be…
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Keith Olbermann Calls Trump a 'Whiny Little Kunta Kinte' Because Being Painfully Obtuse Is White People's Superpower
Keith Olbermann is supposed to be “one of the good ones.” You know the type: They have “Black Lives Matter” in their social media profiles, they drag Trump and other right-wing dickheads at every given opportunity and they might even show up at a protest to bark on the police or hand out water bottles.…
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Yamiche Alcindor, April Ryan Discuss All Things Trump, Being Black in the White House on Jemele Hill Is Unbothered
If there’s one thing you can expect from Spotify’s Jemele Hill Is Unbothered, it’s a good-ass interview. Since its debut in 2019, she’s chatted with everyone from Spike Lee to Uncle Luke, treating her listeners to entertaining stories and enlightening conversations sprinkled with her signature charisma and wit. In her latest episode, Hill is joined…
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Erykah Badu Sits Down With Ebro Darden for Apple Music’s Inaugural Episode of The Message
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that no one—and I mean absolutely no one—is exempt from its crazy, not even Grammy-award winning artist Erykah Badu. And that’s exactly why she’s teamed up with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden for the inaugural episode of its new series, The Message. In a press statement sent to The…
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Did Timbaland Come and Talk to Us to Tease Jodeci for a Future Verzuz?
Have y’all been feenin’ for Verzuz ever since it ended? As Netflix’s Strong Black Lead editorial and brand manager and 2020 The Root 100 honoree Jasmyn Lawson told us, “I’ve loved every moment that we, as a community, have been able to come together virtually, especially during moments like Verzuz.” Word. Well, don’t fret because…
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Loni Love, Sherri Shepherd and Kym Whitley Headline New Mocha Podcasts Network: 'There’s Strength When We Unite'
You might not be familiar with the name Shelia Eldridge, but you should be. With more than 25 years of experience in broadcasting, integrated marketing, event activation, corporate communications and public relations, as well as clientele that has included the likes of Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, En Vogue, the O’Jays and others,…
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Reunited and It Feels So Good, Again: Cardi B Calls Off Divorce From Offset
Well, it’s official. Cardi B has decided to call off the divorce from her husband, Migos member Offset. Fulton County, Ga., court documents cite that the divorce was dismissed “without prejudice.” But is anyone really surprised? If you’ll remember, the “WAP” star went on a since-deleted Twitter rant around mid-October alluding to the fact the…
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Mogul-ish: Kenya Barris Is in Talks With ViacomCBS to Co-Own a Whole Studio
Kenya Barris is really embodying the theme song for his latest TV show, #BlackAF, Jay Rock’s “WIN” (which is in heavy rotation in my headphones because it’s one of my favorite hype songs right now). According to Deadline, sources are saying that Barris is currently in serious negotiations with ViacomCBS to enter a new venture…
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Amber Ruffin Has Some Advice for Election Day 2020 (Because She Went to Bed Too Early in 2016)
This blog may be the umpteenth article you will read today about the upcoming presidential election, but I do think this one will at least ease some of the stress because you may get a chuckle out of it. As we approach Election Day on Tuesday, Amber Ruffin has some advice for U.S. citizens (and…
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The New Georgia Project Teams Up With Karen Civil, Curren$y, Tina Knowles Lawson and Many More for ‘Twitch the Vote’
Over the last two decades, gaming has slowly but steadily become one of the most consumed forms of entertainment. The New Georgia Project has teamed up with folks like Curren$y, Karen Civil and Tina Knowles Lawson in an effort to utilize that popularity as a force for change. “Twitch The Vote,” will be a 12-hour…