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Black Hollywood News You Missed About Usher, Colman Domingo, Oprah, Victoria Monet, Kerry Washington and More
Hollywood Wrapup: Plus Usher and Victoria Monet get honored in a a big way.
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Mo’Nique Has Some Words for Steve Harvey
EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar-winning actor/comedian has long taken issue with Harvey’s stance.
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Lee Daniels Sells Exorcism Film to Netflix for $65 Million
In a hotly contested bidding war, Netflix pays $65 million for exorcism movie directed by Lee Daniels, starring Andra Day, Octavia Spencer, Caleb McLaughlin.
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Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Benjamin Cleary Invite You to Witness Their Swan Song
‘I think it’s really important that we use this moment right now to become the people holistically who we should be,’ Ali explained to The Root.
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Winter 2021-22 Movie Preview
Winter isn’t always a hotbed of big movie releases, but there are some interesting titles hitting big and small screens.
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Oprah and Prince Harry Team Up for Multipart Mental Health Documentary for Apple TV+
As you may or may not know, the month of May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness month. Since 1949, various organizations, platforms, and people all across the country have done their part each year to spread resources and information to promote better mental health care— and this year is no exception. We already…
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Finding Your Roots Exclusive Clip: Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Has a Serious Teachable Moment About His Enslaved Ancestors
Roy Wood Jr. is a funny guy. If you don’t follow him on Twitter, specifically, your timeline is sorely lacking in his particular brand of comedy. I especially enjoyed his chicken sandwich coalition series in the past year or so. Anyway, the comedian has had a bunch of projects, including serving as correspondent for The…
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Oscars 2021: Andra Day Never Lied [Updated]
Writer’s Note: I wrote this recap in real-time as the Oscars telecast aired on Sunday night. Therefore, this started out one way and ended up in a completely different direction. What is that feeling America constantly gives Black folks? It’s a combination of “not surprised, but still disgusted?” Yeah… that’s what happened on Sunday night.…