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Disney+ Disclaimer Gets Update Above Bare Necessity
Given the increased sensitivity in today’s social and racial climate, Disney has now provided an update to its original disclaimer on a handful of its animated films. If you remember, back when the studio initially announced its new streaming platform, Disney+, the company made it very clear that there were going to be some major…
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Wesley Snipes Denies Claim That He 'Tried to Strangle' Blade: Trinity Director, Says It 'Never Happened'
Wesley Snipes is setting a rumored record straight. The 58-year-old actor has denied the claim that he tried to strangle Blade: Trinity director David Goyer. “Let me tell you one thing. If I had tried to strangle David Goyer, you probably wouldn’t be talking to me now,” Snipes told The Guardian in a recent interview,…
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'God’s Plan': Drake Breaks Yet Another Billboard Record
Damn Drake, back at it again, I see. The Toronto-raised rapper has officially earned his 21st No.1 hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop song charts, thanks to his latest track, “Laugh Now, Cry Later” featuring rapper Lil Durk. That means Drake’s now bested a record that was only previously held by Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, who…
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Watch: Shonda Rhimes' First Netflix Drama Bridgerton Will Give Out Canards for Christmas
You know how Disneyworld has different parks such as EPCOT and Magic Kingdom? Well, Shondaland has a new “park” and it’s called Bridgerton. The trailer for her first Netflix drama since signing that mega-deal with the popular streamer in 2017 has finally arrived! The synopsis for the upcoming series, via Netflix’s press release sent to…
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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,…