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How These Celebs Blew a Massive Bag and Went Broke
From Dennis Rodman to Toni Braxton, these celebs prove everything isn't quite how it seems.
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The Best Celeb Moments from The Root 100 2024
The Root 100 returned to the Apollo Theater for an iconic evening of powerful speeches and performances.
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Music, Culture and History Reigned in The Apollo Theater And The Root 100
Blackness reigned in Tuesday's packed gala event at Harlem's iconic theater.
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The Twenty-Third Psalm
Some stuff about why 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' is a perfect anthem for Black America.
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Billie, Jimi and Virgil Take on Rock 'n' Roll 'n' Haute Couture
All the while, Storm Reid turns 18 and stunts on the swimwear game and Kenneth Ize x Karl Lagerfeld arrive in Paris
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United States vs Billie Holiday Is Rewriting Billie Holiday's Legacy
“Changing our narratives, manipulating our narratives and suppressing our narratives is a huge, integral part of continuing a system of oppression.” —Andra Day, Actor text Jazz singer Billie Holiday was unequivocally a Civil Rights icon, but history doesn’t remember her as such. As the first person to perform “Strange Fruit” on stage, Holiday, a Black…
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Lee Daniels' The Spook Who Sat by the Door Finds a Home at FX
The Spook Who Sat by the Door, the 1969 spy novel from Sam Greenlee, will be headed to a small screen near us soon, thanks to Lee Daniels. Deadline reports that the Empire co-creator will executive produce the project, along with Lee Daniels Entertainment President Marc Velez. Raising Dion co-executive producer Leigh Dana Jackson will…
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Trailer Roundup: All Hail the Charm City Kings of Planet Dune
Today is your lucky day because the fact that you’re reading this means you got a two-for-one special of trailers this week! Yes, we are back to regularly scheduled Friday programming. Let’s get to it… Billie (Virtual Cinemas; Release Date: Nov. 13, 2020) First Impressions: We’re already waiting to see how Lee Daniels’ upcoming biopic…