golden globes
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Uncle Denzel Reading a Takeout Menu During the Golden Globes Is the Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
Denzel Washington is a living icon—a man so ensconced in our collective cultural consciousness that even his voice, his walk and his facial expressions are considered independent sentient beings. He was at the Golden Globes last night as his friend Oprah Winfrey received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement—an honor he also received…
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Watch: Atlanta’s 2nd-Season Trailer Is Finally Here
Save for Oprah’s show-stealing speech, the Golden Globes were, for the most part, awash in white people in black dresses. Which is why we’re extra grateful that, toward the end of Hollywood’s first major award show of the season, we were blessed with a teaser from season 2 of FX’s Atlanta. It’s a whole entire…
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Black Dresses, Hardly Any Black Winners … So Oprah Saved the Day
Although it was all-black everything—from the carpet to the attire to Oprah Winfrey’s black-ass table—black actors and actresses didn’t fare too well at the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday night. Sterling K. Brown, the man who makes men cry, won for best actor in a TV drama for This Is Us, but his melanated peers…
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On Golden Globes Sunday, Here’s #WhyWeWearBlack: The Stars Behind #TimesUp Hope You’ll Stand With Them
Some of your favorite Hollywood actresses—including Tracee Ellis Ross, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington and Rashida Jones—have a message for you: They are standing with women across the world, and hope you’ll stand in solidarity with them this Golden Globes Sunday by wearing black. You can see the full video above, but the women of the…
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Stay Gold! 5 Wishes for the Golden Globes Red Carpet
It’s awards season—my favorite time of the year! Some butches may look forward to the Super Bowl (I’m personally planning to hate-watch Justin Timberlake’s halftime show), but I look forward to awards season because: red carpets! Listen, I’ve spent most of my life watching hundreds of hours of Project Runway and awards shows, so I…
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How to Face-Tune Like a Red-Carpet Regular: What You Should Know About Cosmetic Procedures
Awards season is here! Celebrities of all stripes are dashing down to their favorite dermatologists or plastic surgeons for cosmetic procedures as if they were popping down to the local deli to pick up a bag of chips. But while a little “tweaking” might be a high priority for models, actresses and entertainers when prepping…
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Real Love: Mary J. Blige Is Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Well, here’s a reason to be happy: Just in time to coincide with her Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice best supporting actress nominations for the film Mudbound—as well as a Golden Globe nod for best original song for “Mighty River”—the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced that Grammy Award-winning artist Mary J.…
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#ThrowbackThursday: Golden Globes Edition
No shade to Christmas, but here at The Glow Up, it’s the most wonderful time of year—except Fashion Weeks, the Met Gala and … I digress. This Sunday, the 2018 awards season kicks off with the Golden Globes, setting off a chain of red-carpet moments stretching well into spring. In honor of the blessed event,…
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She Ready! The Glow Up Is Live on Facebook!
OK, ladies, now let’s get in—well, you know the rest. Five short weeks ago, we introduced you to The Glow Up, a new section of The Root intended to empower, inform and inspire all iterations of black women through the lens of beauty and fashion. And week after week, our audience has continued to grow…
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#WomanCrushWednesday: How the Women of #TimesUp Are Working to Crush Sexual Abuse and Level the Playing Field Beyond Hollywood
Here at The Glow Up, we love seeing women in power. But much more important and inspiring is to see women use the power they have to empower other women. That’s why we’re giving a #WomanCrushWednesday hat tip to the 300-strong all-female alliance behind the #TimesUp movement. The powerhouse group of women, which includes Shonda…