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Black Women Are Having an Amazing Year in Film. But Will They Get Their Flowers Come Awards Season?

Nope, Black Panther, The Woman King and Till are just a few examples of how Black women have killed it this year in film. It’s beyond time they get their dues.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

November 14, 2022
Entertainment

Angela Bassett, Michael B. Jordan, Quinta Brunson and More Among Honorees of Critic’s Choice Celebration of Black Cinema 2022

This year’s ceremony is set to take place on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles; take a look at who’s getting honored.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

November 5, 2022
Entertainment

Mel B Says Husband Beat Her, Blackmailed Her Into Threesomes and Impregnated Nanny: Report

To say Mel B’s divorce proceedings from her estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte (no relation to Harry Belafonte), will end up being a complete shit show would be an understatement. The singer says that over the years, she was not only physically assaulted by Belafonte but also blackmailed into performing in threesomes with him. According to…

By

Yesha Callahan

Published

April 4, 2017
News

Md. Nanny Force-Fed 8-Month-Old Until Baby Died: Report

Eight-month-old Enita Salubi died after her nanny, Oluremi Oyindasola, 66, allegedly force-fed the baby until she became unresponsive and died, the Washington Post reports. Oyindasola, of Glenarden, Md., was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in death and other charges, the Prince George’s County, Md., Police Department announced Wednesday. Oyindasola was…

By

The Root Staff

Published

October 27, 2016