Mahershala Ali
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Mahershala Ali to Give True Detective a Much Needed Shot of Melanin
Mahershala Ali is still out here collecting checks, and he will be joining the third season of HBO’s True Detective. After what felt like an eternity to True Detective fans, HBO announced Thursday that the anthology series will be returning for a third installment. No, you’re not being punk’d; this is really happening! Ali will…
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Mahershala Ali in Talks to Star in 3rd Season of True Detective
True Detective, the critically acclaimed limited series on HBO, may have a (fione) new face for its third season. Geeks of Color reports that Mahershala Ali is in talks to star in the hit show, which previously cast movie stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson (season 1) and Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams (season 2).…
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Tidal Hints at 4:44 Film With Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong’o, Danny Glover
Jay Z fans had a slight glimmer of hope when 4:44 started popping up on New York City billboards and social media. Most people suspected it was the name of Jay Z’s new album or something involving his company Tidal. But now it seems as though some questions have been answered. Apparently, 4:44 is a…
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The Men of The Root on ‘A Day Without a Woman’
By now we’re sure that you are aware of this, but if you aren’t, then let us hip you to game: The Root is run and managed by righteous black women. Managing Editor Danielle Belton, Deputy Editor Genetta Adams, Senior Editor Yesha Callahan, Associate Editor Kirsten West Savali, News Editor Breanna Edwards, Social-Content Producer Danielle…
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Mahershala Ali Is Living The Stereotypical Black Man's Dream
Mahershala Ali has recently joined Michelle Obama, Harriet Tubman, the first Aunt Viv, Marshawn Lynch, and Mufasa from The Lion King as the only Black people with a 100 percent approval rating within the Black community. His recent stretch of standout performances in House of Cards, Luke Cage, Hidden Figures, and Moonlight has been nothing short…
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Moonlight Stars Are Now Calvin Klein Models
Where’s a church fan when you need one? Better yet, where’s an industrial-sized fan? The stars of Moonlight are giving people something else to talk about, and it’s all Calvin Klein’s fault. Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali and even the movie’s younger stars, Ashton Sanders and Alex Hibbert, are posing in their Calvins. The cast of…
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Even When White People Finally Get It Right, They Still Get It Wrong
In one of the most entertaining “spontaneous” bits I’ve ever seen performed at the Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel allowed a group of flabbergasted and starstruck tourists into the Dolby Theater to walk past the audience. This, of course, introduced the world to #GaryFromChicago and his wife — computer generated composites of every Black uncle and…
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Congrats to Mahershala Ali, Viola Davis, Ezra Edelman, Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney for Their Oscar Wins!
Mahershala Ali set the tone for the evening as he walked onstage to accept the first award of the night. Ali, who won for best supporting actor in Moonlight, made history as he became the first Muslim actor to ever win an Academy Award. “I want to thank my teachers, my professors,” Ali said. “One…
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Who Could, Should and Will Win at the 89th Academy Awards
I have a complicated relationship with the Academy Awards. As I’ve said before, when we need the approval and validation of the dominant group in order for us to see our own work as valuable, we engage in a form of internalized racism that centers whiteness even as we engage in the subversive work of…