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Entertainment, Television, What’s Black On TV

The Black Man ‘Central Park Karen’ Put in Danger Just Achieved An Extraordinary Win

The subject of the viral bird watching incident of 2020 earned one of the greatest awards in television at the Daytime Emmys over the weekend.

By

Jared Alexander

Published

June 14, 2024
News, Race Matters

Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother Wants To Meet With Ralph Yarl

According to TMZ, Wanda Cooper-Jones wants to lend support to the Yarl family.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

April 20, 2023
News

Americans Who Survived Mexican Kidnapping Share Horrifying Details Of Ordeal

Latavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams sat down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper to share details of their experience.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

April 13, 2023
Entertainment

Black Celebs Helped Save Ain’t No Mo

The Broadway play was slated to close on December 18, but got an extended stay after a big celeb push

By

Tatsha Robertson

Published

December 18, 2022
Entertainment

The Root Presents Role Call: A Black Entertainment Roundup Joint

My dearest and most delightful reader, ‘tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, back with another roundup of Black entertainment happenings that I’m sure you’ll be most pleased to hear about. As we are by now well aware, the giant machine we all know as Hollywood doesn’t always invest in TV and film starring folks…

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

March 26, 2021
Criminal Justice, News

Charges Dropped Against Amy Cooper, the Woman Who Called the Cops on a Black Man in Central Park Last Year

In news that is shocking to absolutely no one, misdemeanor charges have been dropped against Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the cops on a Black man in Central Park who asked her to leash her dog last May. According to CNN, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charge of falsely reporting an…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

February 16, 2021