A few months ago, widespread rumblings about Casey Affleckâs sexual allegations began to surface in my social media space. To be completely real, my very first encounter was when someone dropped a NY Mag link in my women-centric industry Google Group. Not on my Twitter timeline, not on my Facebook feed, not viaâŚ
For all the good my lord and gyrator, BeyoncĂŠ (as well as a host of other talented Negroes, but BeyoncĂŠ comes first), did to try and save this trash-ass year from itself, there were some glaring offenses that cannot go unaddressed. Here are some of the worst offenders. Feel free to audibly boo and hiss while readingâŚ
Recently, on Power 105.1âs The Breakfast Club, co-host Charlamagne tha God asked guests Jamilah Lemieux and Amber Phillips about Nate Parker. Among his varying questions on the controversial subject, Charlamagne referenced the notion of a double standard in that Parker can't evade backlash over accusations of sexualâŚ
Iâve decided I want to bow out. It was fun while it lasted. However, after careful review, Iâve concluded that The Woke Olympics just isnât for me. I canât compete. These carefully constructed tweets have me sweating at my desk on the regular, and baby, Iâm tired. One slip of the finger, one well intentioned tweetâŚ
At the time of writing, BOAN (an acronym for Birth of a Nation) is trending. Not because of the film itself. Or even directly because of the controversy surrounding Nate Parker â its star, director, executive producer, and head writer.
Black trauma stems back as far back as slavery. Knowing that our ancestors were treated worse than animalsâbrutalized, dehumanized and demeanedâand that this terrible legacy of racism has carried on to our modern and "progressive" times is a painful truth that we must face every day.
Editor's note: This review contains spoilers.
[***If you've read any articles about this movie, there are no spoilers. Also, Nat Turner dies at the end. That is also not a spoiler.***]
I have never seen anything like what's happening with Nate Parker right now. Of course, I've seen prominent public figures suspected and/or accused of wrongdoing do the apology tour thing. And I've also seen many of these types of figures eschew the tour thing, either because they were advised to by theirâŚ
The Birth of a Nation is set for release Oct. 7, and despite its impressive, history-making reputation, it's the film's director and lead actor Nate Parker's past rape allegations that have dominated the most recent headlines rather than the very important story of preacher-turned-freedom fighter Nat Turner.
Ever since Nate Parkerâs film The Birth of a Nation earned a record $17.5 million distribution deal and walked away with the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, the movie has been positioned as the film most likely to solve Hollywoodâs #OscarsSoWhite problem.
Lena Dunham has apologized for racially charged statements she made about New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. during an interview with Amy Schumer. In the apology, the Girls star acknowledges the âoften violent history of the over-sexualization of black male bodies, as well as false accusations by white womenâŚ
I spend a great deal of my day trying to figure out what to write about for my next story. Luckily for me, there's rarely a day that passes without a hot-button issue being debated on one of my many social media timelines.
Two weeks ago I wrote an article in the form of an open letter to Nate Parker, confessing my conflicted feelings about the recently resurfaced revelations about his 17-year-old rape trial.
Twenty-five years ago this summer, black America had to deal with a very serious allegation: that boxing powerhouse Mike Tyson, in Indianapolis to lend public support to the Miss Black America pageant, raped one of the contestants, Desiree Washington.
Like we always do at this time (Kanye voice), we back, yâall! More importantly, I'm back, y'all, with two co-workers who are here because of a court order. I know that y'all don't care, but they are the Podcast Pips, aka Patti LaDanielle Young (her real name is Danielle Young, and she makes that clear on this episodeâŚ
Four Penn State University alumni have come out in support of embattled actor Nate Parker and writer Jean McGianni Celestin, releasing a statement exclusively to The Root late Wednesday night.
When I was 9 years old, my closest friend was a swaggering, wayward, foul-mouthed Puerto Rican who counterbalanced those attributes by also being smart, precocious and charming. He was the coolest kid in my building, and it flattered my fragile ego that he chose me, a sports-obsessed bookworm, to be his sidekick. ForâŚ
The Rev. Al Sharpton has pledged not to let Hollywood âdiscreditâ and block actor Nate Parkerâs plans to release his upcoming film The Birth of a Nation, which tells the story of an 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is slated to discuss "conservative right-wing attempts" to discredit Nate Parker and his upcoming film, The Birth of a Nation, during National Action Network's action rally and radio broadcast Saturday.
