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Trailer Roundup: The Holiday Bells Are Ringing With That Jingle Jangle—Wait, Is Fatman's Mrs. Claus Black?
You’re probably looking at the headline and thinking, “Wait a damn minute, Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet, and we’re already talking about Christmas?!” Yes. If there is one constant in 2020 (spoiler: there are no constants in 2020 other than the constantly unpredictable news) it’s that the Christmas season trumps other holidays. Mariah Carey already…
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The Root Jams Weekly (10/9/2020): 'Baby Baby Baby'
My family will soon welcome a new baby into our household so it only makes sense to dedicate a playlist to songs about kids and/or songs with “baby” in the title. The Root’s weekly playlist is going to be taking a hiatus. Thanks for sleepwalking with us and we’ll see you on the other side…
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'Our Ancestors Cannot Be Flattened': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Wanders in Strange Lands With Morgan Jerkins
Her first book may have been her “undoing,” but journalist and author Morgan Jerkins’ second offering, Wandering in Strange Lands (HarperCollins), is a homecoming. Taking a detour from the “hot-takes” upon which she built her career and the provocative personal essays that comprised her bestselling debut, This Will Be My Undoing, Jerkins retraced the steps…
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That's Her Type: Quavo Reveals the DM That Launched His and Saweetie’s Relationship
If you got a snowflake emoji out of the blue recently, you can blame Quavo. The Migos rapper hopped on a meme that had been trending on social media the last couple weeks, in which users posted photos comparing the first time their significant others’ shot their respective shots alongside current photos of themselves. On…
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YouTube Announces New Content to Amplify Black Voices Including a Patrisse Cullors Documentary and an HBCU Livestream Special
As we’ve witnessed over the past few months, there is a racial reckoning happening across several industries. Whether it’s Hollywood or tech, the journey toward abolishing systemic racism seems to be starting with open and honest conversations and ideally, ending with actual substantive change. In the spirit of complete honesty (which we’re certainly known to…
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Mariah Carey's Latest No. 1? Her Bestselling Memoir
She’s the songbird with the voice that gives us butterflies, but Mariah Carey’s latest hit is of the literary variety: Her recently released and much-buzzed-about memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, is No. 1 for nonfiction on the New York’s Times Bestsellers Print Hardcover list. The news broke on Wednesday night (when many of us…
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Darnell Moore Makes the Black Gay and Queer Male Experience Vibrant and Visible With Being Seen
Simply put, Darnell Moore was born to do the work. As an award-winning writer, vigilant activist and acclaimed thought leader, his illustrious career is defined not only by his passion for our people but his insistence that our humanity is honored and protected at all costs. To that end, his latest venture, Being Seen, is a…
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On the Rocks Exclusive Clip: Marlon Wayans Dodges Rashida Jones' Phone Snooping…for Now [Updated]
Here at The Root, we love Black love…but we also know it ain’t perfect. Sophia Coppola’s upcoming film On the Rocks unpacks the ups and downs of marriage. We actually featured the trailer in our weekly roundup this summer. The film’s synopsis, via a press release sent to The Root: A young New York mother…
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Joyful, Joyful, Lord We Adore Three: Whoopi Goldberg Is 'Working Diligently' to Make Sister Act 3 Happen
Sister Act fans! A “happy day” may be on the horizon! Whoopi Goldberg recently confirmed that Sister Act 3 is in the works. “For a long time, they kept saying no one wanted to see it. And then quite recently, it turns out, that that may not be true. People may want to see it,”…
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Why Is the Next-Gen Trailer for NBA 2K21 Kinda Fire?
Let me keep it firmly a buck with you: I typically ain’t checking for the new NBA2K. Growing up, I loved playing games like NBA Live, NBA Ballers, and of course NBA Street. I tried to give the 2K series a fair shake in recent years but I’m just ass, y’all. I simply struggle to…