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Nearly 27 Years Later, New Footage Emerges of Tupac Shakur Moments Before His Death
One of the legendary rapper’s most valuable personal items sells for huge price tag at Sotheby’s auction.
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2023 Super Bowl: The Best Black Commercials of All Time
Game day is here, so let’s take a look back at some of the most memorable Super Bowl commercials
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14 Badass Black People in Media You Should Know
Along with our Root 100 honorees, these African Americans are changing the media landscape one step at a time.
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Simone Biles, Daveed Diggs, Among black-ish Season 8 Guest Stars
black-ish Season 8 to feature appearances from Magic Johnson, Vivica A. Fox, Stephen A. Smith and Los Angeles Lakers stars.
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The Funk Boutique: Icons Served Us All Black HerStory Month
On April 6, W Magazine’s Volume 2 of the Directors’ Issue hits the stands, offering a trio of covers directed by the industry’s finest. In one of the three covers, Academy Award-winning actor and director Regina King directs a photo essay titled “Black in Americana: A Photo Essay on Love and Pain.” The essay features…
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Rashida Jones Is the Next President of MSNBC News—and First Black Woman to Helm a Cable News Network
If you’ve been impressed with the amount of Black talent making it onto MSNBC’s roster as of late, prepare to be amazed. On Monday, NBC Universal announced that the news channel’s current president, Phil Griffin, will be leaving on February 1, 2021, after a 25-year tenure with the company and 12 as its president. Ascending…
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On the Rocks Exclusive Clip: Marlon Wayans Dodges Rashida Jones' Phone Snooping…for Now [Updated]
Here at The Root, we love Black love…but we also know it ain’t perfect. Sophia Coppola’s upcoming film On the Rocks unpacks the ups and downs of marriage. We actually featured the trailer in our weekly roundup this summer. The film’s synopsis, via a press release sent to The Root: A young New York mother…
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#BlackAF Is Getting Blacker AF With Season 2 Renewal at Netflix
What’s Blacker than Black AF? I guess we’ll find out because Kenya Barris’ Netflix comedy #BlackAF has been renewed for Season 2. In case you’ve been living under a rock with no social media connections, Netflix breaks down the show: From Kenya Barris, the Emmy nominated creator of black-ish, comes #blackAF. Loosely inspired by Barris’…
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First Look Clip: A #BlackAF Dinner With a Side of White Gaze
Kenya Barris is Black-ish no more; now, he’s #BlackAF. Netflix breaks it down: Loosely inspired by Barris’ irreverent, highly flawed, unbelievably honest approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, #blackAF flips the script on what we’ve come to expect a family comedy series to be. Pulling back the curtain, #blackAF uncovers the messy, unfiltered and…
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Rashida and Kidada Jones Say Goodbye to Mother Peggy Lipton
It was a sad Mother’s Day for Rashida and Kidada Jones after the death of their mother, actress Peggy Lipton, on Saturday, following a battle with cancer. Lipton was 72. Her daughters issued a statement to the Los Angeles Times, writing: “She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her side. ……