Keke Palmer Finally Speaks On That Shocking SXSW Proposal
Michael Jackson’s Legal History Ahead of the New Movie
Brandy Shares Where She Stands Now With Brother Ray J
How One Black Man’s Journey for a New Eye Color Turned Into a Medical Disaster That Has TikTok Users Shook
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Soul Train Awards 2020: H.E.R., Chris Brown, Beyoncé and Young Thug Lead Nominations
This year has been a lot of things (stressful, frustrating, shocking, depressing, anxiety-inducing…to name a few), but 2020 will be bowing out in the last quarter with some love, peace and souuuuuul! The Soul Train Awards is back and on Wednesday, BET announced the host and nominees for the beloved Black-ass awards ceremony. Sitcom icons…
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Whoa, Whoa, Whoa…Wait a Minute! Is Your Racism So Strong, You Can't Even Bop Along to Frankie Lymon?
“Little bitty pretty one, come on and talk to me” about that one time a vintage clip of Frankie Lymon performing amid the blandness of several saltines resurfaced on social media. On Tuesday, a Twitter account by the name of @africanarchives posted a video of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers performing their hit “Little Bitty…
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Looks Like There's a New Monster Coming to Netflix; Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s Long-Awaited Indie Heads to Streaming
In news that may feel long overdue for some Sundance fans, Netflix has recently announced its decision to acquire the Kelvin Harrison Jr.-led indie, Monster, to its platform. (If that name sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because you’re still lowkey traumatized from his emotional performances in the 2019 films Waves and Luce. I know…
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Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt Are Teaming Up to Produce an Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer
Another Ta-Nehisi Coates adaptation is on the horizon! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films, Brad Pitt’s Plan B (which has also produced notable works such as Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk) and MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) are joining forces to produce an adaptation of Coates’ debut novel, The Water Dancer. In case…
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: YG and Nipsey Hussle’s Post-Election Anthem ‘FDT’ Hits No. 1 on iTunes
In today’s installment of ‘Why I Love Black Folks,’ I’m gonna take it way back. And by ‘way back’ I mean back to this past Saturday around 11:30 a.m. ET, when the news first broke that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., was indeed our President-Elect. It was a day filled with parades, jubilant people, and dancing…
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American Housewife Co-Star Carly Hughes Calls It Quits, Citing a ‘Toxic Environment’
The ABC midweek comedy American Housewife is losing one of its series regulars, Carly Hughes, after four seasons. According to Deadline, Hughes said in a statement that she has decided to depart from the show in an effort to “protect myself from that type of discrimination. As a black woman in entertainment, I feel the…
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AMAs and the 'M' Stands for Megan Thee Stallion, Who Will Perform at the 2020 American Music Awards
As we inch closer to the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs), we’re getting more scoop on what to expect from the show. Now, we have additional performers to announce! On Tuesday, the AMAs confirmed that Megan Thee Stallion will be making a world premiere performance at the world’s largest fan-voted award show. Per the official…
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Welcome to The Root’s Buyers Guide for Next-Gen Consoles! Step 1: Accept the L
‘Sup folks! Tonight, the next generation of consoles is upon us as the Xbox Series S and X launch, with the Playstation 5 following suit only two days later. The coronavirus pandemic has fucked up everything this year, video games included. If you try to go to a Best Buy, Target, Walmart, or Gamestop (gross)…
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We Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate is still so damn fine. OK, now that I got that out of the way, I’m pleased to tell y’all I got to sit down with him (virtually, of course) to reminisce about some of his most iconic roles. We went back, y’all…way back…back into time. Tate is currently promoting his latest film,…
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We Do Know, Do Show and Do Care What's New and Black on Netflix in November 2020
Yeah, yeah, I know I’m a little late with this one, but there was this little thing called a weeklong presidential election happening last week. It took up a bit of my (and everyone’s attention) so it kind of slipped through the cracks. No big deal, though! While we’re un-hunching our stressed shoulders just a…