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Scandal Recap: I’m Every Woman
Scandal’s writers were on fire during this week’s episode, which included some of the best one-liners and monologues of the whole series. Here are nine highlights from last night’s episode: 1. High stakes. The Senate Judiciary Committee has decided to open a formal investigation into the relationship between Fitz Grant and Olivia Pope to determine whether Fitz committed…
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Sandra Bullock Is the Greatest White Savior Ever
Last weekend, I took my dad to see Sicario—Denis Villeneuve’s gripping and graphic (very, very, very graphic) depiction of the drug war. Now, while Sicario has done well at the box office, it wasn’t exactly a blockbuster—nor was it intended to be—so with that in mind, plus the fact that we went to a 10…
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Empire Recap: Heaven Help Us
Andre says that God is speaking to him. Will God have a chat with the writers and tell them to come up with a cohesive plot? The episode bounced all over the place and tried to pack in so many OMG moments that it turned into a lot of WTF. Here’s the breakdown: It’s official:…
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Great News: The Root Is Coming to Television
The Root is partnering with its sister media outlet, Fusion, to bring some of our original content documenting African-American news, opinions and experiences to the Fusion television network, Variety reports. The Root is one of the leading news websites producing engaging content for African-American audiences. Executives who orchestrated the deal describe how viewers wanted to…
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‘Black to the Future’ Is a Searing Indictment of ‘Post-Racial America’
Today, Oct. 21, 2015, is a big day for fans of the Back to the Future film franchise. It was to this date that Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox’s character in Back to the Future II (1989), traveled forward in time to save the lives of his future children. Today, in the midst of police forces with hover…
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The Lie Everyone Tells You About Having a Pregnant Wife
“If it’s a lie, then we fight on that lie.” —Slim Charles One of the best things about The Wire is that, even almost a decade after the last episode aired, you can still incorporate lines from the show to describe everyday situations. Order cream of chicken with wild rice at Panera Bread, and it comes…
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Howard University and Its Maybe Multimillion-Dollar Dilemma
The tough decision that Howard University faces—whether to keep or sell its license to valuable TV spectrum for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars—is the best thing that could happen to the school. Not just because of the money, but because making that decision forces Howard to take its underutilized assets seriously and consider its…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: Facing Fears
As the third season opens on BET’s Being Mary Jane, the scars on Mary Jane’s face from the accident have put her prime-time anchor job in jeopardy. Just the sight of David at the hospital sends M.J. into a violent rage. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson want answers. Mr. Patterson knocks David out over his babbling answer.…
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My Married Friends Aways Invite Their Husbands When We Hang Out
Dear Demetria: I’m single. A lot of my friends are married. I’ll suggest getting together, and they’ll say yes, only to hit me at the last minute with, “Hubby will be with me; is that all right?” Is it unrealistic of me to expect to still see my girls without their men tagging along? —Anonymous…
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What You Need to Know Before Catastrophe Strikes
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.