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John Boyega Confirms to Star Wars Fans That He's 'Moved On' From the Franchise
The Star Wars franchise continues to expand, with a new Taika Waititi-directed film reportedly in development. Nevertheless, don’t expect John Boyega to take part in it. The actor confirmed his departure from the series in an Instagram comment, responding to a fan who wrote about what he’d like to see from the character in the…
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Behold: White People
A secret police force is roaming the streets of Portland, Ore., snatching up protesters and violating their civil rights. The New York Times obtained an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security that stated the federal officers are “not specifically trained in riot control or mass demonstrations.” They have gassed and attacked peaceful protesters…
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Boss-ish: Yara Shahidi Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios and Launches a New Production Company
Yara Shahidi has secured the bag-ish. According to Deadline, Yara has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios “to develop and produce scripted and alternative television projects for cable, streaming and broadcast.” As we all know, Yara already has an active relationship with ABC with Black-ish and its spinoff show starring the young actress, Grown-ish…
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The ReidOut Brings Black History and Joy to MSNBC's Primetime Lineup
Tonight, Gwen Ifill and my grandmother will be watching Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Joy Reid will be there, too. “I’m trying to channel Gwen Ifill’s spirit, my mother’s spirit and the ancestors’ spirits,”…
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August Alsina Debuted a New Song—and to the Surprise of No One, It's Called 'Entanglements'
Following the most recent (and most-watched within 24 hours) episode of Red Table Talk, there’s one particular word that everyone can’t get out of their heads: entanglement. The Root even published a whole playlist dedicated to the term. To refresh your memory, “entanglement” hit the pop culture zeitgeist when Jada Pinkett Smith referred to her…
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Beyoncé Drops Stunning Full Trailer for Black Is King Visual Album
During her acceptance speech for BET’s Humanitarian Award at the network’s annual awards show in June, Beyoncé announced the release of her forthcoming “visual album” Black Is King on Disney+. On Instagram, the musician wrote that the visual is a “companion piece” to her 2019 compilation LP, The Lion King: The Gift. “[Black Is King…
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Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out Jokes About Her Shooting, Says She Is 'Real Life Hurt and Traumatized'
While Megan Thee Stallion is still recovering from multiple gunshot wounds, corners of the internet have responded by making light of what happened to her. Twitter has abounded with memes about the shooting incident that took place in the hills of Hollywood last weekend, putting Megan in hospital and R&B singer Tory Lanez in jail…
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Here's Some Books I Love So Much That I Hate the Authors of Them
Book: Heavy Author: Kiese Laymon. Why I hated that nigga for like three hours: Wrote about that already. Don’t want to re-write it and start hating that nigga again. Book: I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying Author: Bassey Ikpi Why I was like “Man, fuck Bassey” for a day: I thought I was all…
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Trailer Roundup: In 2020, We Are Radical Monarchs and We are Woke
Hey, y’all—we are thrust into the middle of July and though we won’t all be shuffling into movie theaters to see our first round of blockbusters, there’s still content to have! Thanks to Al Gore (haha!), we have the internet. Thanks to the internet, we have streaming. That said, let’s get to this new round…
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The Root Jams Weekly (7/17/2020): 'Entanglements'
I mean, do we even need to intro this one? Shouts out to Will, Jada and unfortunately, August Alsina; that Red Table Talk launched a thousand memes. “Entanglements” (7/17/2020) Danielle Belton Dave Hollister “My Favorite Girl” Gerald Levert “Thinkin’ Bout It” Jocelyn Brown “Somebody Else’s Guy” J’Na Jefferson Usher “Confessions Part II” Destiny’s Child “Say…