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The Record Is Mine: Brandy and Monica Make Verzuz History With 1.2 Million Viewers on IG
It happened, y’all. Brandy and Monica congregated at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta and went hit-for-hit in the highly popular nostalgic music event we now know as Verzuz. Miracles happen every day! If you missed it or you want to relive the highlights, I’m here with the recap. A lot happened so no need to…
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Before Magic Mike, There Was 'Sparkling Shemar' on Soul Train
In 2012, a young white boy portrayed by another young white boy with a first and last name that can easily be switched gyrated onto the forefront of our screens…and our hearts (OK, loins). He became known in stripper lore as Magic Mike, keeper of WAP (Wet Ass Pecs). However, much like many things that…
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Pharrell and Jay-Z Release Music Video for New Song 'Entrepreneur,' Featuring Some Familiar Faces and Shade to Black Twitter
Pharrell has followed up his curated issue of TIME magazine with Black leaders of “The New American Revolution” from earlier this week by dropping a new song and accompanying music video on Friday. The track “Entrepreneur” features Jay-Z, whose own Black entrepreneur cred is well-established and is frequently boasted about by the rapper himself. I…
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TikTok Trump Impersonator Sarah Cooper Scores Comedy Variety Show at Netflix, Maya Rudolph to Executive Produce
Sarah Cooper is one of the rare bright lights of 2020 because she has actually accomplished the impossible—making it so that the sound of Trump’s voice doesn’t automatically make me sick. In fact, her impersonation videos are the primary source of my Trump content now. I rarely watch anything having to do with President Pissy…
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Mo-to-the! What's New and Black on Netflix in August 2020
It’s August, which means we’re in the last full month of summer (spoiler alert: it doesn’t really slap during a lockdown), and we have more strong Blackness coming to Netflix. So, we already announced the smorgasbord of the 90s/00s content that will be coming to Netflix. Here’s a reminder that Netflix is serving the goodness…
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Beyoncé Happened
On July 31—hell, on July 30—Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter reminded everyone why she is king. In fact, she reminded everyone why Black Is King. In fact, Bey pretty much owned the last 10 or 11 days of July when she officially dropped the trailer for her visual album Black Is King, in conjunction with Disney’s…
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Emmy Nominations Spark Conversations About Latinx Representation and Anti-Blackness
Recently, the Television Academy and ceremony producers announced that the 2020 Emmys will be officially going virtual, a day after announcing the nominees. However, a much more important conversation materialized out of the nomination results, particularly as it relates to race and culture. On Tuesday, John Leguizamo (When They See Us), tweeted a link to…
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If Black Twitter Was a Person
When we began curating this column on social media, we discovered that many people assume the cultural phenomenon called “Black Twitter” is an official network to which they can subscribe and check out all the culturally relevant information on the internet. It’s time that we clear up this misinformation and correct the erasure of an…
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How to Be an Asshole on the Internet
I am a certified asshole. Seriously, I have paperwork and everything. The great playwright Shakespeare (or maybe it was my Uncle Rob) once said “Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they’re usually full of shit.” Numerous sources have confirmed my asshole credentials with The Root, including readers who have labeled me a “race-baiting asshole,”…
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Former NFL Player Kyle Queiro Apologizes for Publicly Questioning Whether Jill Scott Is Attractive
For some unknown reason (maybe because he feels a way about himself being largely unknown), former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Kyle Quiero hopped on Beyonce’s internet this weekend to question out loud if people really find Jill Scott, the sultry neo-soul singer, attractive. Queiro first came for Scott when she didn’t send for him on by…