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Celebrities Known to the Culture As ‘BlackFamous’
Michael Jai White, Lynn Whitfield, Robin Givens and Larenz Tate are some of the stars who’ve made Black culture better.
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All the Fine Men We Need to See As Black Dracula For Halloween
As spooky season nears its end, we thought it’d be fun to fantasize about some fine men we’d like to see get into some gory (read: sexy) action.
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Black Never Cracks for These Famous Men Over 40
From Larenz Tate to Lance Gross, these actors prove time treats Blackness just like the royalty it inherently is.
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LA Council Still Dealing With Repercussions From Racism Scandal
Councilman Kevin de León still refuses to step down even though President Biden requested he do so.
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Kevin de León is at the Heart of the Latest LA Council Nonsense
I fear the drama surrounding this single phone call will never cease.
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Snowfall‘s Angela Lewis on What to Expect From Season 5: ‘There’s No Relaxing!’
‘There’s a lot of high moments and a lot of low moments. I just want people to be on the rollercoaster ride,’ Lewis said.
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Tonja Renée Stidhum to Throw in the Tile as The Root‘s Staff Entertainment Writer
According to a source that is also Tonja, we heard through The Grapevine (heh) that this is the end of an era.
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The 2021 September Issue of American Vogue May Be Its Most Diverse Yet. Here’s Why That Does—and Doesn’t—Matter
After promises made by Anna Wintour to improve representation throughout the legacy imprint, the September issue celebrates several firsts on its cover.
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Mic Drop: Yearning for a Nostalgic Future… Does Such a Thing Even Exist?
Artists answer what it means to combine the joy of warm weather with the nostalgia of what summer once was…and Lil Nas X dances naked in a ‘prison’ shower.
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Frankie Lons, Mother of Keyshia Cole, Reportedly Dead at 61 Due to Overdose [Updated]
Keyshia’s brother Sam confirmed to TMZ that their mother died on Sunday, the same day she was celebrating her birthday.