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Was Marsha P. Johnson Killed Because of Her LGBT Activism?
At one point in the Netflix documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, an incarcerated transgender woman named Kitty asks another, Victoria Cruz, who is an activist and counselor for domestic abuse: “What happens when a flower gets wilted? Does it just die away and it’s forgotten?” The question serves as subtext for the…
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Strong Island Is on Netflix. You Should Watch It Now
Officiating funerals is one of the hardest things I have to do in ministry. I struggle with the right words to say, the right Scriptures to read. This is difficult for me because I am agonizingly aware that the family before whom I stand lost someone they love. And no matter what I say, their…
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Netflix to Premiere Tragic Documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
On Oct. 6, Netflix will globally premiere The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, directed by Oscar-nominated documentarian David France. The documentary courses through the untimely death and unsolved murder of the transgender trailblazer Marsha P. Johnson, all the while shedding light on the impact she had as a leader of the gay-rights movement.…
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Netflix Jumps Into the Weed Game With Strains Based on Popular Shows
Netflix and chill? More like Netflix and bake, now that the company has introduced a new line of cannabis strains based on its original programming. The on-fire streaming service introduced the Netflix Collection, a line of boutique strains of that goody good being sold only at the Alternative Herbal Health Services in West Hollywood, Calif.,…
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Amy Schumer Is Delusional if She Thinks She’s in the Same League as Dave Chappelle or Chris Rock
Amy Schumer has a vagina. Amy Schumer talks about her vagina a lot. Amy Schumer also talks about her vagina smelling like farm animals. Amy Schumer talks about binge drinking and passing out. These are all of the things I learned while watching Schumer’s The Leather Special on Netflix. Schumer is also a white woman…
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Watch: Black People’s Capacity to Love Is Worth Loving
Black and Proud is a video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, and some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Loretta Devine Says Division for No Reason Is a Problem
Black and Proud is a video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, and some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Shonda Rhimes Takes ShondaLand to Netflix
Shonda Rhimes, probably the most prolific TV producer in the history of ABC, is moving on and taking her ShondaLand productions to Netflix. But don’t fret—some of your favorite shows, like Grey’s Anatomy, will continue to air on ABC while Rhimes’ new slate of shows head to Netflix. Rhimes said that.she was looking for an…
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Marlon Wayans Says He Wears His Skin as a Badge
Black and Proud is a video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more. Whatever…
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Master of None’s Lena Waithe Shocked to Learn She Is 1st Black Woman Nominated for Comedy-Writing Emmy
Lena Waithe didn’t even know she made history and was shocked to learn that her Emmy nomination received for comedy writing for Netflix’s Master of None marked the first time a black woman was up for the award in the category. The “Thanksgiving” episode, one of the best episodes in the series, was written by…