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Turning a New Page, the Schomburg Literary Festival Is Going Virtual—and Global—for 2020
OK, so let’s articulate the obvious: There will be no tents or stages at the Schomburg Literary Festival this year. There will be no road-tripping or traveling to New York City’s beloved Harlem or electric anticipation in the line for in-person author signings. There will be no flipping through the fresh, crisp pages of a…
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Rockstar Roundup: Free Money in GTA Online, Real Deer Hours in Red Dead Online
One of the things I miss most about pre-pandemic life is doing hoodrat shit with my friends. Luckily, the good folks at Rockstar Games have made it easier to indulge my hoodrat ways without ever having to leave the home. If you, like me, have had a curiosity about GTA Online but felt both overwhelmed…
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Brrr! It's Cold in Here! Gabrielle Union Said a Bring It On Sequel Could 'Absolutely' Be Happening in the Atmosphere!
What do Gabrielle Union and the cast of Bring It On think about a sequel that reflects on the past 20 years? Well…bring it on! During a recent appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Union talked about growing up in the biggest Black family in Nebraska, her hot Women’s Health September magazine…
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Gladys Verzuz Patti Was Grown Folks' Business
Do y’all feel that? Oh yes, it’s the unmatched warmth from the hug of a Black auntie. After processing what went down at Gladys Knight Verzuz Patti LaBelle this past Sunday night, I just feel…loved. So, let’s relive it! And for those of you who missed it live, that’s why I’m here! Our Aunties Were…
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Nostalgia Is All the Rage, but Nobody Does Black in the Day Better Than Back Issue
When the name of the game is nostalgia, there’s a delicate balance between reverence and levity. “We just want to talk about stuff that we’re obsessed with,” Tracy Clayton, co-host of Pineapple Street’s Studio’s new podcast, Back Issue, told The Root. “We want to talk about reality TV shows that never got the same cultural…
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Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, and Lakeith Stanfield Among All-Black Cast for Netflix Western The Harder They Fall
I’ve never been a big fan of Westerns, those films with characteristic tropes like shots of rolling tumbleweed, a saloon that becomes the scene of a brawl, and a bunch of white men riding around on horses and shooting people with long-barreled shotguns. But the announcement of a new all-Black Western on Netflix, The Harder…
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Trailer Roundup: All Hail the Charm City Kings of Planet Dune
Today is your lucky day because the fact that you’re reading this means you got a two-for-one special of trailers this week! Yes, we are back to regularly scheduled Friday programming. Let’s get to it… Billie (Virtual Cinemas; Release Date: Nov. 13, 2020) First Impressions: We’re already waiting to see how Lee Daniels’ upcoming biopic…
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Exclusive: Regina King Explains Why She Chose Kingsley Ben-Adir to Portray Malcolm X for One Night in Miami
Regina King’s feature directorial debut may chronicle one epic night, but she has many prominent days and nights to follow as the buzz mushrooms into a cloud of pressure, anticipation and attention. Recently premiering at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, One Night in Miami made history as being the first-ever film helmed by a Black…
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The Root Jams Weekly (9/11/2020): 'Auntie Jams'
This Sunday, the good folks at Verzuz are bringing a “battle” most of us didn’t even know we needed: Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. The stories alone should be amazing, but the jams, oh the jams! These two women have been present at cookouts, graduations, breakups (to makeups) to church and back. In honor (and…
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Will Smith and Janet Hubert Flipped and Turned Everything Upside Down
The above header photo is from the year 2020. Yes. You read that right. Because in 2020, everything that you thought was wrong is right and everything you thought was fixed is flexible—just like Janet Hubert in that iconic dance episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But, let’s back it up for a bit.…