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Watch Out World, She's Dior Now: Yara Shahidi Is the Legendary French Design House's Newest Face
The 21-year-old will be a global brand ambassador for the luxury label’s women’s fashion and cosmetics lines.
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It Hurts When It's One of Your Own
Why Phylicia Rashad's statement hit me in the gut, and how it echoes the sentiments of other Black women.
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Take a Look, It's in a MasterClass Book—LeVar Burton's Storytelling Rainbow!
LeVar Burton joins MasterClass to teach 'The Power of Storytelling,' referencing his own career journey.
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Kevin Hart Reimagines the Black Dad in Fatherhood
In his new film 'Fatherhood,' the comedian brings nuance to a conversation about what it means to be a Black father.
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Gina Torres Wants Us to Know 'This Is Also a Face of Latinidad'
The actress tells CNN Afro-Latinx actors are 'hiding in plain sight,' being forced to embody one identity or another—and she's done choosing.
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Like a Boss, Tiffany Haddish Is Reportedly Fielding Multimillion-Dollar Offers for Her Next Memoir
Another bestselling memoir from The Last Black Unicorn? She ready! Better yet, she’s ready to get paid for her next tell-all; well before its completion, the follow-up to her 2017 release is reportedly already fetching offers between $2 and $3 million. That’s right, she’s nobody’s fool. From Page Six: Insiders tell us that Haddish, 41,…
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The Cast of A Different World Take a Trip Down Memory Lane, and I’ve Never Wanted to Be a Hillman Alum So Bad
Mellifluous. A word that means “having a smooth rich flow,” as defined by Merriam-Webster. It’s also a word that I first heard many years ago while watching an episode of A Different World, uttered by Freddie’s then-boyfriend Shazza while explaining God knows what to who knows who. At the time, I thought the word sounded…
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Howard University's College of Fine Arts Is Now Named After Chadwick Boseman
Howard University has announced an amazing tribute to one of its most notable alumni—the late beloved actor Chadwick Boseman. According to the Washington Post, Howard University announced on Wednesday that it will be naming its newly established College of Fine Arts after Boseman, who graduated from the HBCU in 2000. Boseman died in August 2020…
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'We Need to Be Listening to Black Girls': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Black Girl Boundaries and Raising a Shady Baby With Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
Of the handful of celebrity families who continue to capture our imagination —including the Carters, the Wilsons, and the Williams-Ohanians—as well as our attention each time they post pictures of their adorable broods on social media, perhaps the most refreshing is the blended and beautiful Union-Wade clan. Whether having open chats with their kids about…
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‘This Is for Me’: Billy Porter Reveals That He Is HIV-Positive
The Emmy-winning actor revealed he'd been diagnosed in 2007 and pushes back against stigma, saying 'it’s time to let all that go and tell a different story.'