LaKeith Stanfield
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All Power to the People: Judas and the Black Messiah Cast Discuss the Revolutionary Spirit of Fred Hampton and How White Fear Tried to Destroy It
“White fear has not only been a tremendous impediment in terms of Black liberation, but the irony is that it’s been an impediment in terms of white liberation.” — Shaka King, Director text Why do white people fear Black liberation? This white fear is centuries old. Within the context of the federal government, the FBI…
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Judas and the Black Messiah, Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, Will Premiere at Sundance 2021
Sundance may look a bit different this year due to the global pandemic, but the film festival highlighting independent films is keeping that same major world premiere energy with its latest big announcement. Judas and the Black Messiah, the much-anticipated Shaka King-helmed film starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield will be making its world premiere…
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Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, and Lakeith Stanfield Among All-Black Cast for Netflix Western The Harder They Fall
I’ve never been a big fan of Westerns, those films with characteristic tropes like shots of rolling tumbleweed, a saloon that becomes the scene of a brawl, and a bunch of white men riding around on horses and shooting people with long-barreled shotguns. But the announcement of a new all-Black Western on Netflix, The Harder…
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Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield Feature in Electrifying New Trailer for Film About Fred Hampton's Assassination
Leading actors Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield will deliver stirring performances in an upcoming cinematic retelling of the life and assassination of Black Panther Fred Hampton, if a newly released trailer for the movie is any indication. On Thursday Warner Brothers shared a trailer for the film, Judas and the Black Messiah, which is produced…
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Zendaya, John David Washington, Niecy Nash, Matthew A. Cherry Among 819 New Members Invited to The Academy
It’s time to welcome a new class into the most elite membership in the film industry. On Tuesday, The Academy announced it is welcoming 819 new members. Per a press release sent to The Root, the Academy Class of 2020 is “is 45 percent women, 36 percent underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 49 percent international from…
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The Photograph: We Love Black Ass Love, So Let's Play Black Ass Game!
Just like a picture, Black Love is worth a thousand words. So, we decided to ask the cast and crew of The Photograph to play our audience favorite, Black Ass Game: Black Love Edition. As many folks who have already screened the movie noted, The Photograph is a welcome treat because it truly focuses on…
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10 Very Black (Non-Spoiler) Reasons to Go See The Photograph
The Photograph, a new black love story starring Issa “Lookin’ Like a Bag of Money” Rae and Lakeith “Can I Measure Your Tree?” Stanfield, comes out in theaters nationwide on Friday, Feb. 14 (also known either as Valentine’s Day or “National I Don’t Celebrate That Commercialized Obligation of Love Day”). I had a chance to…
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FX’s Atlanta, the Show You Thought Had Disappeared Like the City of Atlantis, Is Returning in 2021
It’s a 2020 miracle! Or um, more like a 2021 miracle. But we received the news in 2020, so let’s go with that. What news, you ask? Well, FX Networks and FX Productions chairman John Landgraf confirmed at the network’s Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour on Thursday that Donald Glover’s Atlanta will be returning…
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Lakeith Stanfield Isn't Feeling Certain Black Media Outlets—and One of Them Had Quite a Bit to Say About It
In case you’ve missed it, actor Lakeith Stanfield is embroiled in a family feud with black media. While The Root has yet to catch a stray, the Sorry to Bother You star had some things to get off of his chest in regard to media outlets and platforms he believes are pushing an “anti-black” agenda.…