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Tonja Renée Stidhum to Throw in the Tile as The Root‘s Staff Entertainment Writer
According to a source that is also Tonja, we heard through The Grapevine (heh) that this is the end of an era.
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Afro-Latina Actress Leslie Grace Has Been Cast as Batgirl, White Fanboys Are Comically Mad
The In The Heights breakout co-star will portray Barbara Gordon for the upcoming HBO Max project.
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Auntie Unfiltered Plays 'Black Ass Game' With Michael Harriot
I just had to find out where my friend stands on important issues.
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Rita Moreno Backtracks on 'Dismissive' Comments About Afro-Latinx Representation Onscreen, Says She's 'Disappointed' in Herself
The EGOT legend faced major blowback after comments made on 'The Late Show' in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'In the Heights' casting.
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Gina Torres Wants Us to Know 'This Is Also a Face of Latinidad'
The actress tells CNN Afro-Latinx actors are 'hiding in plain sight,' being forced to embody one identity or another—and she's done choosing.
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Rita Moreno Enters the In the Heights Colorism Chat, Says ‘Can’t You Just Wait a While and Leave It Alone?’
The stage and screen legend spoke out in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'
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'I'm Listening': Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases Statement Amid In the Heights Colorism Controversy
The Root's Felice León sparked a viral conversation about the lack of Black Latinx talents among the much-anticipated musical's leads.
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The Root Is Nominated for a Webby Award. Here's How You Can Help Us Clinch That 'W'
We in first place, we in first place, Webby for Public Service and Activism—we in first place! (Or whatever 2 Chainz said.) Seriously though, folks: We here at The Root are excited to tell you that we’ve been nominated for a Webby for the third year in a row! Our amazing video series Unpack That,…
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The Glow Up 50: For the Love of Dap
It’s no small thing to have an award named in your honor, but the designer known as Dapper Dan is no small entity—in fact, he’s larger than life. The journalist turned self-taught couturier born Daniel Day is the epitome of a renaissance man, staging his own reinvention more than once in his 76 years on…
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The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Maestros of Hair
The category is: Hair. They tease. They twist. They tame, tint, trim and artfully tangle our tresses. They are our TGU 50 Hair honorees, ten innovators who have elevated textured hair to new heights. Whether drawing from the diaspora to showcase Black hair as the ultimate creative medium, building empires from a legacy of kitchen…