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Gabourey Sidibe: Not Just 'Precious,' Part 2
The Root) — Gabourey Sidibe, who scored an Oscar nomination for her starring role in Precious two years ago, was happy to take on another role portraying a troubled teen in Yelling to the Sky. But she had one big problem with writer and first-time feature-film director Victoria Mahoney’s script. She wasn’t really keen on…
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'The Chronic,' 2 Decades Later
(The Root) — When 1992 began, Dr. Dre’s reputation was anything but secure. It may be hard to recall a point at which Dre wasn’t seen as godly. But at that point, releasing his first solo album, The Chronic, seemed risky, especially with its roster of newcomer rappers, including Daz, the Lady of Rage and…
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Black TV Watch: 'Basketball Wives LA' Finale, Reunion Recap
(The Root)— Last night there was the good — Solange Knowles’ performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon; the bad — the season finale of Basketball Wives LA; and the straight-up ugly: the Game begging his fiancee, Tiffney, to take him back. Yep. That happened. Basketball Wives LA (Monday, 8 p.m. EST; VH1) “Family sometimes…
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Jovan Belcher Coverage Praised, Panned
News outlets were praised and criticized for their coverage of the murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher, the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker who killed his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself Saturday. Not only did commentators evaluate coverage of the tragedy by CBS, ESPN and the NFL Network as a news event, but they also…
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Black TV Watch: Maybe Not Marrying the Game?
(The Root) — It’s hard to believe that we would watch grown women make fools of themselves the same night we’d see a little kid handle himself with professionalism and swag, but that’s what Monday night was: a lesson in contradictions. Marrying the Game (Monday, 9:30 p.m. ET; VH1) “You’re gonna take a b—ch out…
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Barack Obama: Our 1st Meme President
(The Root) — From his Jay-Z-inspired shoulder-dust-off to his McKayla Maroney “not impressed” pose, Barack Obama has shown a remarkable knack for going viral. While most of the highly shareable images and video of the president are generated by fans and critics, he has also carefully cultivated online buzz through appearances including his surprise “Slow…
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Ebony's NeNe Leakes Cover Stirs Backlash
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta firebrand NeNe Leakes graces the current cover of Ebony — bathing in what appears to be a tub of diamonds — and people aren’t happy about it, Karu F. Daniels wrote Tuesday for the Daily Beast. “. . . ‘Those who take issue with reality television’s role in pop culture…
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No Victims in Chris Brown Twitter Saga
Writing at Clutch magazine, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas starts off with the disclaimer “Chris Brown is an a—hole,” but concludes that in the singer’s battle of words with comedian Jenny Johnson, he wasn’t the only one who was out of line. Uh … no. We seem to be forgetting this whole thing…
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Black TV Watch: Shekinah Learns Some Manners?
(The Root) Dramatic wives, crazy fiances and pretty nice hubbies — the relationships on VH1’s reality shows span the spectrum, and we love that. Relive what happened on Monday night. Basketball Wives LA (Monday, 8 p.m. ET; VH1) “The last time I seen y’all, y’all was at my party and y’all was not getting along.”…
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Who Won Chris Brown's Latest Twitter Fight?
(The Root) — Not too long ago, one of my best friends sent me this frantic text: “OMG I’m at the office and just saw that security guard who looks EXACTLY like Darren. I’m totally freaking out. I’m getting a taser!!” You would think this Darren guy had done her some terrible wrong. That he…