Movies
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“I Felt a Social Responsibility to Take On This Role:’ Taryn Manning Explains Why She Said Yes to Playing Karen
The film's trailer was met with less than stellar reactions after its debut on Tuesday.
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Get Out of Jordan Peele's Head: Yes, There's an Upcoming Movie Called Karen and the Trailer Is…Something
Sorry to this man Jordan Peele for trending on Black Twitter in connection with this awful 'Karen' trailer.
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The Queen of Basketball Gives Lusia Harris Her Long-Overdue Flowers
If you've never heard of Lusia Harris, The Queen of Basketball seeks to resolve that problem.
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Tyler Perry Says Madea's Coming Back Because 'We Need to Laugh'
'A Madea Homecoming' will be streamable on Netflix in 2022
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Let's Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks
Lin Manuel Miranda's hit musical is out soon, but where are all of the leading dark-skinned Afro-Latinx folks?
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'It’s Never Too Late': Meet Attorney-turned-actor Medina Senghore Who Is Kicking Butt on Screen
Attorney-turned-actor, Medina Senghore grew up in a house where professionally, she had very few choices. “Doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, like those are the options. And that was just my reality. That’s what I understood.” Senghore told The Root. The Long Island, NY-native chatted with The Root via Zoom and shared a bit about her life.…
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TKO Now Means Thirst Knockout Because Jonathan Majors May Co-Star in Creed III Opposite Michael B. Jordan
Picture it, Philly. You run to the top of the stairs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and punch the air in triumph. What are you celebrating? The potential thirst traps to come in the third installment of a very popular boxing franchise spin-off! It’s the “Eye Candy of the Tiger” now, y’all. We already…
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Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre: Directors Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams Reflect on 100 Years of Racist Terrorism
This year, it’ll be 100 years since the extremely grotesque act of domestic terrorism known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921. Presented by the History Channel, Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre is directed by Peabody and Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, Crack: Cocaine, Corruption…
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Exclusive Trailer: PBS POV Documentary The Neutral Ground Explores the Power a Losing Confederate Has in the U.S.
Here at The Root, we’ve provided exhaustive coverage on the ongoing fight in connection with the removal of Confederate monuments across the nation. The pushback against this glorification of inherently racist symbols has finally gotten some real results within the past few years. Sometimes protestors have to take action; sometimes government officials authorize the removal…and…
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Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. to Star in Knives Out 2
The sequel to the 2019 “whodunit” film Knives Out will be making its way back to our screens soon, but this time, with some brand new faces! Titled Knives Out 2, the followup’s casting announcements have recently been making waves online and its latest additions are sure to have you screaming—or should I say, singing—with…