father’s day
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Marquise Jackson Drags 50 Cent on Father’s Day — 50 Seemingly Shoots Back “Power” Style
Let’s just say 50 was not happy with his comedic gesture…
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Father’s Day 2025: Fave Black Dads in TV and Film
From films like “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Daddy’s Little Girls” to shows like “Family Matters” and “Black-ish,” we’re celebrating our favorite dads in media.
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Gospel Singer Kirk Franklin’s Most Iconic (and Irksome) Moments Over the Years
The music legend, who will receive the Black Music Icon Award ahead of the 2025 Grammys, has been critically praised and panned for his style of gospel music.
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VSB Dads Share Their Father's Day Wish Lists. We Thank You In Advance
Father’s Day is upon us and even before COVID-19, the sock aisles at your favorite retailers (that also sold groceries!) were probably almost bare, but now they are probably empty. Socks and ties are the Father’s Day staples near and far, to and fro. But is that what the father in your life really wants…
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The Root Jams Weekly (6/19/2020): 'Juneteenth'
June 19, known as Juneteenth in the black community represents the day that the word about the end of slavery finally reached Galveston, Texas, which at the time was the furthest part of the United States. Today, we celebrate the holiday by sharing our favorite jams in the spirit of Juneteenth, freedom and blackness. “Juneteenth”…
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What Juneteenth and My Father Taught Me About 'Expectations'
I wouldn’t know Juneteenth without my father. He’s the Texan. He grew up celebrating the holiday that started on June 19, 1865, when slaves on Galveston Island, Texas, finally learned they’d been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior. Even though he now lived in St. Louis, he’d always make the same jokey reference…
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Bill Cosby Called Himself 'America's Dad' and Black Twitter Determined That Was a Lie
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby might be a lot of things—an alleged serial rapist, “a sexually violent predator,” inmate number NN7687—but one title he can no longer claim is “America’s Dad.” Nah, bruh. We threw that baby out with the bathwater. America’s Dad wouldn’t be serving time in prison for sexual assault. America’s Dad wouldn’t have…
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For Father’s Day, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Shared a Rare Glimpse of Baby Archie
We still don’t know if he’s ginger-haired like his father, but royal-watchers were treated to a peek at six-week-old Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor on Sunday, as Prince Harry celebrated his first Father’s Day with a sweet father-son picture posted to the Sussex Royal Instagram account. The post was a rare share by the Duke and Duchess…
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Fatherhood 101 With Very Smart Brothas and the Dads of The Root!
Father’s Day is right around the corner and the one thing the men of VSB and The Root know how to do is procreate. It’s a talent really. Since we all love our children and love being parents, we decided to come together, talk about what fatherhood looks like and offer some tips for those…