films
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Good-Ass Games: Knockout City Packs a Lot of Punch in a Small Package
Y’all. I missed variety. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but a year spent alone doing the same thing again and again and again has left your boy…different. Now that I’ve been able to get back to seeing movies, watching the Suns straight body the Lakers with my boys, and generally not having my…
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Tiffany Haddish to Portray Olympic Gold-Winner Florence Griffith Joyner in Upcoming Biopic
It looks like Girls Trip and Like a Boss star Tiffany Haddish will be going from “she ready” to “she runnin’” soon, thanks to a new project from game1. Deadline reports that Haddish is set to portray three-time Olympic gold winner Florence Griffith Joyner, aka Flo-Jo, in an upcoming untitled biopic. The feature will tell…
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How We Do: Dawnie and Anthony's Love Story Is Better Than Fiction
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root has launched 'How We Do,' a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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Roll Bounce: DWade and Gabrielle Union Celebrate Zaya Wade’s 14th Birthday With Retro Roller Skating Party
Rooock skate, rolll bounce! Over the Memorial Day weekend, while everyone was busy BBQing and chilling by the pool, Zaya Wade was busy doing what she does best—being fabulous. With the help of parents Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, Zaya celebrated her 14th birthday alongside friends and family. But it wasn’t just any ‘ole celebration.…
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Samuel E. Wright, Effervescent Voice of The Little Mermaid's Sebastian, Dead at 74
Samuel E. Wright, the beloved actor, primarily known for his unforgettable voice work portraying the stern crab in Disney’s The Little Mermaid (1989) has died at the age of 74, Variety reports. The official page of Wright’s hometown, Montgomery, N.Y., confirmed the news on Tuesday. According to Deadline, Wright died of prostate cancer in his…
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Ava DuVernay Receives Honorary Doctorate from Yale—and Yes, Her Mom Is Now Calling Her 'Dr. DuVernay'
Acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay once helmed a film about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—and now she can add a similar honorific to her name. Esteemed Ivy League institution Yale University recently named this year’s honorary doctorate degree recipients and Ava is one of them! The award-winning director (Selma, 13th, When They See Us) has now…
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Meghan McCain Is Back in the Habit of Annoying Whoopi Goldberg, and We All Need Behind-the-Scenes Tea
In The Color Purple, Shug Avery (Margaret Avery) told Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) that it pisses God off when you walk by nature’s color purple without noticing. It’s pretty safe to say that it pisses Whoopi off when Meghan McCain continues to rant without noticing that Whoopi has to give the verbal cue for a commercial…
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Ex-Minnesota Cop Sentenced to 6 Years for Beating Unarmed Black Man While Police Dog Mauled Him
A common misconception about the movement against systemic racism in policing is that the only thing being addressed is Black death. I think this is in part because white people have found their “what about Black-on-Black crime?” strawman to throw out there in response to our complaints about the extrajudicial executions of Black people, but…
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John Boyega to Star in and Produce Attack The Block 2
On Monday, fans of Attack The Block got the news of a lifetime when word got out that a sequel to the 2011 cult classic film would be making its way to the big screen. Per Deadline, Attack The Block 2 will see the return of BAFTA Nominee and Small Axe star John Boyega in…
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WB Is Reportedly Committing to a Black Director for Its Black Superman Film. Let's Go Up, Up and Away With Our Guesses
Put on your Clark Kent glasses, because we have some super-scoop for y’all! In February, many blerds collectively lost their shit (Joe Jurado, we see you!) when it was announced that acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates would be writing the screenplay for Warner Bros.’ next Superman film, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams and set…