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Entertainment, Television

NBCUniversal's Peacock Announces 2 New and Timely Late Night Shows With Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin

NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform Peacock just announced some new comedy content that is very relevant and needed during these somber times. Amber Ruffin will be hosting The Amber Ruffin Show and Larry Wilmore will host the Untitled Larry Wilmore Show as part of the streaming platform’s weekly topical late-night block. You may know Wilmore from…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

August 11, 2020
News

'A Man of Pure Joy and Unbreakable Perseverance': Barack Obama, Activists and More Pay Their Final Respects to John Lewis

Civil rights icon and 17-term Georgia congressman John Lewis was mourned and honored Thursday at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary, where three former U.S. presidents and a number of activists, politicians and distinguished leaders came together to say their final farewells to a hero and ever-vigilant opponent of racism in America. President Barack Obama…

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 30, 2020
Politics

Livestream: Watch John Lewis’ Funeral at the Atlanta Church Once Led by MLK. Read His Last Words

When John Lewis was a teen growing up in segregated Alabama, he would scan the dial of an old radio only to be hypnotized by the pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr. On Thursday, Lewis, one of the original Freedom Riders and the youngest speaker at the March on Washington in…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

July 30, 2020
Entertainment

The Michelle Obama Podcast Has Finally Arrived and Our Forever President Is the Perfect Guest for Its Premiere

In this day and age, everybody has a podcast. But in an oversaturated market rife with hundreds of thousands of shows that either go unheralded or unheard, I think it’s safe to say that The Michelle Obama Podcast won’t have any problems whatsoever standing out. And in its premiere episode, our Forever First Lady is…

By

Jay Connor

Published

July 29, 2020
Politics

Book No One Should Buy Alleges Trump Made Racist Remarks About Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela

I know you’re gonna find this hard to believe but, there’s a book coming out from someone who worked with Trump for years that outlines Trump’s corruption, lies and racist statements. And, according to a manuscript not obtained by The Root, the upcoming tell-all also contains the shocking revelations that Diamond and Silk didn’t have…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 21, 2020
News

Leaders and Elected Officials Pay Tribute To John Lewis, Two Republican Senators Mistake Him for Elijah Cummings

Tributes have been coming in from various public figures about the eminently admirable civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, who died on Friday at 80 years old, and they have ranged from the poignant to the transparently performative. Former President Barack Obama, who awarded Lewis the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, shared a heartfelt…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

July 19, 2020
LGBTQ, Politics

Barack Obama to Address the LGBTQ Community for Pride Live's Stonewall Day

Barack Obama will be delivering a special message to the LGBTQ community at Pride Live’s special Stonewall Day virtual event, which will take place on Friday starting at 12:45 p.m. ET on Logo TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages. The event will be held in partnership with Warner Media, Nasdaq, Logo TV and Pride Media, Inc.…

By

J'na Jefferson

Published

June 23, 2020
News

‘This Conduct is Abhorrent’: Brooklyn Court Officer Suspended After Posting Image of Obama Being Lynched

At some point, people—and public servants in particular—are going to have to come to terms with the fact that they can’t just post any old thing they want to social media without putting their jobs in jeopardy. This goes especially for white professionals who can’t seem to restrain themselves from putting their racism on full…

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 9, 2020
Education, News

The Obamas, Beyoncé and More Deliver Heartfelt Speeches For YouTube's Virtual Commencement Ceremony

YouTube’s live-streamed commencement ceremony to celebrate the members of the graduating class of 2020 nationwide was held on Sunday. “Dear Class of 2020” was initially going to stream on Saturday, however, it was pushed back a day out of respect for George Floyd’s memorial service. The four-hour event, which was filmed over the course of…

By

J'na Jefferson

Published

June 8, 2020
News

'Your Lives Matter': Barack Obama Strikes Optimistic Tone With Young Black Activists, Urges Political Engagement

On Wednesday evening, Barack Obama sought to give the sort of public address that Donald Trump has thus far failed to give: validating the concerns of protesters and offering them encouragement—while offering, controversially, an olive branch to law enforcement. The remarks were part of the My Brother’s Keeper Virtual Town Hall titled “Reimagining Policing in…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

June 3, 2020