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Back to School: The Movies, TV Series to Watch Before You Head Back to Class
Abbott Elementary, A Different World and Friday Night Lights are some of the movies and series to check out before the new school year begins.
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Surprising Celebrities We’d Totally Invite to the 4th of July Summer Cookout
Melissa McCarthy, Tom Holland and Brie Larson are just some of the interesting names we’d give an invitation to.
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50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather Have Squashed Their Beef! Time to Celebrate?
50 Cent told The Breakfast Club that they reconciled their differences while in Las Vegas.
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Part 2: Books Black Harvard Students Read When They Were Children
If you're looking for a gift for a special child this holiday, why not pick one of these classic reads!
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‘It Speaks to Your Inner Child’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores the Literary Frontier of Fantasy With Ayana Gray
The author's bestselling debut, Beast of Prey, puts a promising and Pan-Africanist spin on the fantasy genre.
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National Black Justice Coalition, GLAAD Call Out Dave Chappelle’s ‘Lazy and Hostile Transphobia and Homophobia’ Jokes in Latest Netflix Comedy Special
The longtime comedian’s special hit the streamer on Tuesday and was quickly met with a backlash.
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Sony Did What it Had to Do With the PS5 Price Reveal
It was all good just a week ago. Xbox revealed the existence of the Xbox Series S as well as how much its two new consoles would cost. The $299/$499 price points for the Series S and X respectively, turned heads, with many predicting Sony was going to make the same mistake it made with…
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Zoe Kravitz Literally Embodies Black Girl Magic In Bewitching New Fantastic Beasts Sequel
“I hope young brown people see the movie and see a reflection of themselves and feel included and represented.” text The magical world of Harry Potter just got a little blacker. Zoe Kravitz plays Leta Lestrange in the new Fantastic Beasts sequel, much to the delight of #BlackHogwarts. And considering the previous backlash and erasure…
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Noma Dumezweni on Being Hermione, a Mom and a Brit on Broadway
If you ask the average American if they know the name Noma Dumezweni, the truth is, they may not. But ask any follower of live theater or, better yet, any fan of the Harry Potter wizarding world, and they are quick to answer, “Of course! She’s amazing!” That is because Dumezweni is both an award-winning…
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Black Girl Magic and Black Boy Joy Hit Platform 9 3/4, and #BlackHogwarts Was Born
Although we now have Black Panther, Black Mirror and A Wrinkle in Time—films that, in fact, employ black actors to play black characters—a few years back, black folks in mainstream sci-fi and fantasy were few and far between. As Ashley Nkadi recently wrote for The Root, we were usually “erased” from these genres, though rich racial…