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Nancy Pelosi Says Republicans Are Trump's Henchmen and Gayle King Suggests the Characterization Is 'Egregious'—Is It Really Though?
Gayle King interviewed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for CBS’s This Morning on Friday, just a day before Trump announced his nominee for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recently vacated seat on the Supreme Court with the full confidence that he would be supported by Republicans—though Ginsburg hasn’t even been laid to rest yet. In response to…
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Black Girl Movie Magic: Yara Shahidi to Star as Tinker Bell in Disney's Live-Action Peter Pan and Wendy
Yara Shahidi, star of ABC’s Grown-ish and a leader in the growing group of impressive and talented young Black women making waves in Hollywood, will be taking on the iconic role of Tinker Bell in Disney’s upcoming live-action film adaptation of Peter Pan. According to Deadline, Shahidi will be the first person of color to…
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Fight Zombies and Throw Hands in This Week's Good Ass Games at Good Ass Prices
You know, starting a weekly sales roundup was a good idea until Playstation decided to do one of its “Big in Japan” sales the second week in. While my backlog of games has significantly increased this week, it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make to bring y’all some good deals. While Xbox only had the…
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Trailer Roundup: Welcome to Buteaupia, but I Have to Warn You…Freedia Got a Gun
Welcome back, me! I missed y’all last week, which means this list is about to be brolic. But as literally every single moment in 2020 has shown us, we need the escape. Let’s get to it! The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix; Release Date: Oct. 16, 2020) First Impressions: My actual first impression of…
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Charles Barkley, Candace Owens Combine Forces to Be Loud and Wrong About Breonna Taylor, Defunding the Police
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Charles Barkley said something stupid—again. On Thursday, as hundreds of figures throughout the sports world shared their reactions to the Breonna Taylor verdict, the 11-time NBA All-Star offered his own opinion on TNT’s Inside the NBA. “I just feel bad that the young lady lost her life,”…
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9 Songs That Are Basically Beyoncé Songs…For Dudes
Even if you are not a fan of Beyoncé—I don’t understand how this is a real thing, but do yo’ thang—you have to admit that Mrs. Knowles-Carter has some jams. If she never makes another record, she will always have a wedding, revival and club jam in “Single Ladies,” and her catalog is full of…
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The Root Jams Weekly (9/25/2020): 'It's Lit'
Today, The Root launches its new weekly podcast, “It’s Lit,” that centers Black literature and will feature some of the culture’s best and brightest authors. The podcast is hosted by The Root’s editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton, and The Glow Up’s managing editor, Maiysha Kai. To celebrate the launch, we’re dropping a playlist full of our favorite…
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'Black People Are America's True Founding Fathers': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Launches With 1619 Project Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones
“I just want people to know the date 1619,” is what New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones told her editor when pitching the journalistic opus we now know as The 1619 Project. Launched in August 2019, the landmark issue compiled some of the greatest writers and thought leaders of our time to commemorate the…
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Reggie Hayes Speaks on Battling Congestive Heart Failure and Girlfriends Being Undervalued
It’s been twenty years since the premiere of Girlfriends and one of its co-stars, Reggie Hayes, has some things to say. Though the series delightfully centered Black women, Hayes’ “William Jerrowme Dent, Esq.” was a recurring staple in the lives of Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross), Toni (Jill Marie Jones), Maya (Golden Brooks), and Lynn (Persia…
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Read, Write, Revolt: The Root Launches the It's Lit! Podcast With Inaugural Guest Nikole Hannah-Jones
Autumn has only just begun, but 2020 has already been a study in contrasts: Some of us have taken to the streets, but even more of us spent an unprecedented amount of our time at home this year. Our discourse has unimaginably become even more divided, but we are holding our loved ones and ideals…