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Ryan Coogler Shares a Little-Known Fact About Chadwick Boseman That Will Pull at Your Heartstrings
The acclaimed director recalled how the late actor led by example and taught him and Michael B. Jordan this priceless quality.
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Grab Tissues: Viola Davis Just Made This Heartbreaking Admission About Her Biggest Chadwick Boseman Regret
Davis, who starred alongside Boseman in one of last projects before his death in 2020, is revealing her biggest regret when it comes to the late actor.
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Here’s the Info on Denzel Washington And Spike Lee’s Fifth Film
The pair will remake the 1963 Akira Kurosawa crime film “High and Low.”
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‘The Color Purple’ Star Colman Domingo Was Called Too Dark for This Hit HBO Show
The Emmy winner, who is receiving awards nominations for ‘Rustin’ and ‘The Color Purple,’ discussed the painful rejection as a turning point in his career.
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Daddy Lessons in Denim: Glynn Turman Celebrates Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in New Ivy Park Ad
'I've always loved horses, ever since I was a kid,' Turman muses in the new Ivy Park Denim ad, alongside his granddaughter Melinda.
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Peabody Awards 2021: All In: The Fight For Democracy, I May Destroy You, Euphoria Among Nominees
On Tuesday, the Peabody Awards announced the nominees for its upcoming 81st awards ceremony. The winners are set to be announced virtually in June, according to a press release sent to The Root, and will recognize the most compelling and empowering stories and across a variety of programming. Per usual, we like to give major…
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The Glow Up 50: In Praise of the Glam Squad
In this most unconventional of awards seasons, we are proudly closing out our second annual celebration of Black creatives innovating the worlds of fashion, beauty and media, better known as The Glow Up 50. We’re uniquely proud of each of our honorees this year (and hope you’ve taken a moment to applaud all of them…
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The Funk Boutique: Untouchable Forces in Fashion
There are women who paved the way in fashion, and there are trailblazers—and then, if you’re lucky enough, you’ll encounter fashion’s “Oracle,” Bethann Hardison. A model, advocate, agent and activist, Hardison is a force of nature who has worked tirelessly to change the way the industry engages with race and ensure that Black talent can…
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Black Women on Covers for Springtime? Groundbreaking. No Seriously, Look at the Material
First things first: I’d like to thank Miranda Priestly—aka Meryl Streep—for flawlessly delivering that iconic line in The Devil Wears Prada. Second, I’d just like to say that when it comes to understanding the subject of class, dignity, style and grace, Black women always understand the assignment. In fact, I’d even go so far as…