Media
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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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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,…
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Don-Dada Lemon Talks Cutting Trump-Supporting Friends Out of His Life: ‘They’re Too Far Gone’
The last four years have given us disaster after disaster: unprecedented natural calamity, worsening racial tensions, the rise of right-wing militias and terrorism, a global pandemic—just to name a few. Through all this, CNN viewers have also witnessed the radicalization of anchor Don Lemon, who under the Trump administration has gotten notably spicier, particularly when…
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Feeling Blue About the Holidays This Year? Oprah's Network Is Gifting Us Our OWN Christmas
We know, we know—Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet, but we all know it’s a swift slide from there into Christmas, Kwanzaa and the new year, even in an already decade-long year like 2020. With COVID-19 spikes occurring around the country as we speak, we already know our holidays are going to look dramatically—and for those…
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Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. Proves That Resistance Is Not Just About Defiance, But the People Behind the Movement
It’s a tumultuous time for our country. The death of George Floyd, coupled with a contentious presidential election, has left our nation on edge. And when you throw a global pandemic into the mix, it’s safe to say that these are unprecedented times of not only civil unrest but economic and political uncertainty. In response…
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Jaleel White Provides Us All With a Lesson In Perseverance With Ever After
For many child stars, their transition into adulthood is rife with financial struggles, diminishing roles and a myriad of other problems that far too often make headlines for all the wrong reasons. So revisiting the origins of that strife can be a painful experience that oftentimes they have no desire to revisit. In the case…
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Meet Kristen Welker, the 1st Black Woman to Moderate a Presidential Debate Solo in Almost 30 Years
Even though tens of millions of American voters have already made up their minds about who ought to be the next president of the United States, many are still expected to tune into tonight’s final presidential debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. In the middle of the brouhaha will be…
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Taraji P. Henson Joins Forces With Wondery, Universal Music Group to Unveil Jacked: The Rise of New Jack Swing
Pandemic or not, Taraji P. Henson continues to keep her foot on the gas. Earlier this month, the The Best of Enemies actress announced Peace of Mind With Taraji, her upcoming Facebook Watch show that will focus on mental health and wellness. And after conquering film and television, now comes the news that she’ll be…
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Pioneer Diverse Stock Video Company Storyblocks Launches ‘Re:Stock’ Campaign to Double BIPOC Content by 2021
The Root staff knows all about the struggle that is finding the right stock photo as the main art for a news story. You enter a search term like, “Black man contemplating imploding during a long-term lockdown” and you can’t find shit because the library is congested with white folks contemplating imploding during a long-term…