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Choose Your Own Adventure in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
Happy Friday, folks! It’s that time of the week where I try to put you on some good games and save you a little money in the process. While we are still in October, I’m going to ease up on the horror games this week, lest you think I’m in the pocket of Big SpookyTM.…
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Niecy Nash in Talks to Host Daytime Talk Show
Actress Niecy Nash already has one hell of a resume. The 50-year-old has shown us her comedy chops for years on shows like Reno 911!, Claws and Never Have I Ever. And of course, her roles on When They See Us and Mrs. America put her considerable dramatic talents on display. Now, the gifted entertainer…
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Trailer Roundup: Do You Plan to Follow Me Home or Are You Going to The Prom in a Pandemic?
Fresh off the presidential debate (which, was tamer than that first disaster, yet I was still left wishing the mute button was utilized more), it’s time for some more escapism. In case you missed it, we already wrote special pieces about the trailers for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman as…
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The HBIC Is Back: Tiffany Pollard Is Debuting an I Love New York Reunion Special Hosted by Vivica A. Fox
Every so often, there is a diamond in the rough-ass year known as 2020. This time, it’s Tiffany “New York” Pollard with great news. Thirteen years after its second season finale (a third season was shelved), we are getting a reunion special for I Love New York! Do it look like I give a fuck?…
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'We Could All Serve to Be Less Patient Black People': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks About Race With Ijeoma Oluo
Triumph amid tragedy is always bittersweet—a unique type of survivor’s guilt many of us have become all too familiar with in recent months, as we reconcile profound loss with the rare but very bright spots that have occurred during this incredibly devastating year. It’s a dichotomy bestselling author and 2017 and 2018 The Root 100…
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Jussie Smollett Is Making His Feature Directorial Debut With B-Boy Blues; Casts Brandee Evans and Ledisi
Despite the legal rollercoaster he’s experienced over the past year, it looks like Jussie Smollett won’t be counted out just yet. According to Deadline, the 38-year-old actor is making his directorial debut with B-Boy Blues, based on the 1994 James Earl Hardy novel of the same name which chronicles “the Black LGBTQ+/Same Gender Loving community.”…
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Let It Rip: This Self-Help Book Is Designed for You to Literally Tear It Up and Feel Good About It
Nicole Russell discovered the power of paper tearing by serendipitous accident. A few years ago, when her younger sister was hurt and angry and needed a healthy way to vent, Russell told her to write down her feelings, empty out everything that was making her upset, and then rip up the page. The suggestion was…
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Meet Kristen Welker, the 1st Black Woman to Moderate a Presidential Debate Solo in Almost 30 Years
Even though tens of millions of American voters have already made up their minds about who ought to be the next president of the United States, many are still expected to tune into tonight’s final presidential debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. In the middle of the brouhaha will be…
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Recording Academy Announces Black Leadership Council to Amplify Black Voices
Imagine a Grammy-based Guardians of the Galaxy elite force of equity and inclusion heroes, whose mission is to make sure Black voices are amplified… Well, the Recording Academy has announced something like that, revealing its Black Leadership Council on Thursday. As part of its newly launched Black Music Collective, the council will be “dedicated to…
