black panther
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The 15 Blackest Things About the New Trailer for Black Panther
1. The screen at the 0:00 mark right before the trailer started. I know black screens are standard before a film starts and after it ends, but this black screen was an extra, deeper black. A Maya and Amiri at the Schomburg black. I saw this black and immediately felt compelled to take a shot…
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Marvel Releases New Black Panther Trailer
Feb. 16, 2018, seems like it’ll never get here, but Marvel Studios dropped a new trailer for the long-anticipated Black Panther movie, and it’s pretty much the best way to get your Monday started. Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela…
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Best Part of Congressional Black Caucus Week? Exclusive Footage of Marvel’s Black Panther
These are some of the things the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference is known for: policy talk for the black community, mixed in with big parties, behind-the-scenes shenanigans and profilin’ outfits. This year was the same, with one huge exception : The panel put together by first-term Rep. Val Demmings (from Florida’s 10th…
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British Airways In-Flight Magazine Apparently Thinks Lupita Nyong’o Is Actually From Wakanda
Here’s a tip for future journalists and writers: When you begin an article, you are supposed to open with a “lede”—an introductory paragraph that draws the reader into the story. I’m not going to do that. Instead, I’m going to sit this right here and go sip some English tea while you peruse this fuckery…
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The Root 100 No. 1s: Ta-Nehisi Coates Wanted to Be ‘the Baddest Motherfucking Writer on the Planet’
It is a rare piece of long-form journalism that breaks the internet. But that’s exactly what happened when Ta-Nehisi Coates’ keen, decisive reportage, “The Case for Reparations,” dropped in June 2014, compelling the editors at The Root to give him that year’s No. 1 spot. Part of his The Root 100 bio read: Two years…
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Judge of Characters: White Gloves and Whiter Lies
This week I learned that Donald Trump Jr. earned his name fair and square and tweets just like his daddy! And it’s a good thing I learned that when my special guest, political strategist and #WokeBae Angela Rye, joined me on Judge of Characters, because how else would I have been able to unpack his…
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Marvel Comics Cancels Black Panther Spinoff About Black Women 48 Hours After New Trailer Drops
If you’re like me, you’re still recovering from the life-altering, summer-changing amazingness that was the Black Panther movie trailer that debuted during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday. The music, the action and the cast of actors look amazing. The costuming alone is about to change the game. Black women are going to…
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Melanin Madness! Black Panther Trailer Drops and Folks Lose Their Minds
Everybody in the world was already watching Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and when the trailer for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther dropped during a commercial break, folks lost their damn minds. And then took to Twitter to talk about it. Besides the fact that the sneak peak made clear that this would be a…
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1st Black Panther Teaser Trailer to Air During NBA Finals Game 4
Maybe you’re not a fan of the NBA Finals or don’t care about whether LeBron James wins or loses this evening. But if you’re a fan of all things Marvel and its upcoming Black Panther film, you may want to tune in Friday night to catch its first teaser trailer. Sometime during Friday night’s Game…
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Watch: Angela Bassett Fights for Her Sweetheart
Legendary actress Angela Bassett hopes to raise awareness of the connection between Type 2 diabetes and heart disease with her campaign For Your Sweetheart. Her mother, Betty Jane Bassett, was diabetic and passed away from heart disease in 2014. Since then, Angela Bassett has been working steadily to raise awareness. Heart disease is the most…