Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett and Patricia Arquette, Mama Said Name That Tune for Otherhood
What happens when your kids grow up and motherhood becomes something unrecognizable? Otherhood, The new film starring Angela Bassett, Felicity Huffman and Patricia Arquette will give a glimpse into the lives of mothers who feel forgotten. The film also stars Jake Hoffman, Jake Lacy, (an oft-shirtless) Sinqua Walls, Heidi Gardner and is directed by Cindy…
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‘Bran and Jaden Are the Same Person’— Corin Wells Invites The Root to Her Black Game of Thrones Casting Couch
A song of Black Twitter. The series finale night for HBO’s Games of Thrones (GoT) has come and gone, but the passion behind it still burns like Drogon’s hot morning breath. Which brings me to Black Twitter. Black Twitter has pretty much become its own media network of creative ideas. We don’t just tweet about…
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Angela Bassett and DeWanda Wise Named as Jurors For the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
The historic New York neighborhood known as Tribeca is gearing up for the 18th edition of its annual popular film festival. In addition to showcasing their hard-earned work to eager audiences, filmmakers are also excited about competing for coveted awards and honors. Of course, we need a team of jurors to make that decision, and…
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#TBT: So, About That Time Spike Lee and Angela Bassett Teamed Up for the Best Black History Month Tribute of 2019 …
Black History Month 2019 has been one for the garbage books, amirite? Amongst our crew here at The Root, we’ve been wondering if we should ask for an exchange or just cancel the remainder of this year’s subscription. Even the always erudite Michael Harriot, who loves spinning gold out of absolute trash asked, “Can we…
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Boo'ed Up: If You're Single, Don't Settle. Find Somebody Who Loves You Like These Celebs Love Each Other
What are we doing this Valentine’s Day? Well, in lieu of any more enticing prospects, we’re apparently living vicariously through others, as we do some light Instagram-stalking to see how a few celebs are celebrating the so-called “Day of Love.” So far, things are blessedly pretty quiet on the Cupid front, which got us thinking…
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Legend, John Legend: The Singer Celebrates Turning 40 with a Casino Royale-Themed Bash
He croons like a member of the Rat Pack, and on Saturday night, John Legend celebrated in swingin’ style when wife Chrissy Teigen threw him a belated 40th birthday party based on the James Bond film Casino Royale. Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance, Aisha Hinds, Amirah Vann, Brandon Victor Dixon, Yvonne Orji, Miguel and Nazanin…
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The Critics Have Spoken—Who Were the Best-Dressed Celebs at the 2019 Critics Choice Awards?
With the second major awards show in as many weeks, it’s safe to say awards season is officially in full swing. And while the winners of Sunday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., add even more fuel to the Oscar-buzz fire, as usual, our eyes were turned to the red—well, blue—carpet to see…
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Wakanda—for Hosting: The Academy May Go the Host-less Route, but Reportedly Wants The Avengers Cast to Help
It’s been a game of ping-pong ever since Kevin Hart announced he was hosting the Oscars, then dropped out once an old homophobic tweet surfaced, then went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to “consider” hosting again, then appeared on subsequent talk shows to proselytize his philosophy on doing as little as possible to atone due…
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She Slayed: The Glow Up’s Best Dressed Women of 2018
To say this last year has been a challenging one would be an understatement, but there were some significant bright spots—namely, on the bodies of some of our most famous women. From awards season to the Met Gala and beyond, there were plenty of memorable moments. As is our custom, we have to applaud those…
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Angela Bassett Finishes Another Huge Year as the First Female Robot in Transformers Franchise Flick, Bumblebee
The queen that is Angela Bassett has had yet another huge year in film and television. The 60-year-old veteran actor (yes, that’s right. SIXTY.) was busy with major hits in 2018, including Black Panther, Mission Impossible: Fallout and 9-1-1. Now she’s finishing strong with her role as the first female robot in the sixth Transformers…