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Black-ish to Kick Off Season 2 With the N-Word Episode
Last year, ABC’s Black-ish introduced audiences to the lovable Johnson family and became the first sitcom to feature a black family on network television in years. While comparisons have been made to The Cosby Show, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris has consistently highlighted a critical difference between the two shows. “The Cosby Show was about a family that sort of happened to be black…
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12 Moments From The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air That We’ll Never Forget
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s debut, we decided to take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the show. From Carlton and Will’s run-in with the police to Ashley’s fainting spell in front of her celebrity crush to Aunt Viv’s dance recital, here’s a compilation of clips…
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I Want to Get to Know the Guy I’m Sleeping With Better, but He Only Cares About the Sex
I’m having sex with a man that I would like to get to know better. I’m not trying to rush into anything; I would just like to be a little more knowledgeable about the person who is sexing me. I’ve invited him over when we talk, but he never comes. However, when he wants to…
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Survey: Race Relations Worse Than a Decade Ago
In a year that has seen nationwide protests over the police killings of unarmed African-American men, such as Freddie Gray in Baltimore, and the massacre of nine blacks at a historic black church in South Carolina, a new survey (pdf) shows that most Americans think race relations are worse today than they were just a decade…
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Shonda Rhimes Tops The Root 100 List of Top Influencers
To be black and excellent. But excellent not just in the way they conduct their business. To be black and excellent in their lives, in their careers, in their community. Every year since 2009, The Root has defined black excellence with a list of 100 honorees ages 25 to 45, who, while succeeding across multiple…
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Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy Talk Sex, Stalkers and Sociopaths
Actors Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy have been fixtures in Hollywood for nearly two decades. Audiences have watched the two evolve as actors as they’ve moved freely through comedy, drama and romance in both television and film—The Following, About Last Night, Barbershop and Think Like a Man for him, and Boss, The Best Man franchise,…
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Black Hair Business Is Booming—You In?
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.
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Sister Act: 5 Facts About Serena vs. Venus
Updated Tuesday, Sept. 8, 11:04 p.m.: Serena Williams took three sets to defeat her sister Venus and advance to the semifinals of the U.S. Open. After her 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 quarterfinal win, she is still on track to achieve a calendar grand slam with a victory in Saturday’s women’s final. Earlier: In what is arguably…
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Jon Batiste Brings His ‘Social Music’ to Late Night
As the musical director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which premieres tonight, keyboardist Jon Batiste, 28, will program the music that millions will see and hear each weeknight. He comes from a musical family of note in New Orleans and has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the Juilliard Jazz program. He’s been…