When I first heard the synopsis for BlacKkKlansman—a black police officer infiltrates the Colorado chapter of the Ku…
Black History Month 2019 has been one for the garbage books, amirite? Amongst our crew here at The Root, we’ve been…
One of the biggest fashion stories of 2018 was the unlikely union of groundbreaking designer Daniel “Dapper Dan” Day…
While everyone in the music business took over Hollywood this past weekend, the silver screen squad descended upon…
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I would imagine this puts trap extraordinaire Gucci Mane in quite the precarious situation, but a host of rappers,…
It’s time: The grand finale of awards season has announced its nominees.
The BAFTAs may have turned a blind eye to the brilliance of legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter, but a jury of…
This morning started out like any other day. I hopped up out my bed, turned my swag on, looked myself in the mirror and…
Black Panther so political.
Before the sun rose over Hollywood, the industry was up and buzzing to announce the first major awards ceremony…
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of director Malcolm D. Lee’s first major film, The Best Man, which hit…
Clearly, we need to remind Edward Enninful of our address. On Saturday, Oct. 20, the editor-in-chief of British Vogue…
More than a week after director and musician Boots Riley delivered a pointed and detailed critique of BlacKkKlansman and…
BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee sees a lot of similarities between the Ku Klux Klan and today’s administration,…
It begins with piano riffs and drum. Prince’s dulcet falsetto pours out the first verse, then drops a register for…
If you ask Marci Rodgers how she became a costume designer, her answer is simple: “God.”
“With the right white man, you can do anything,”John David Washington says as Ron Stallworth—the black Colorado…
Spike Lee is well-respected as one of Hollywood’s biggest and blackest directors. On Friday, his latest, BlacKkKlansman …
The man who inspired Spike Lee’s new movie, BlacKkKlansman, says that the man he conned forty years ago—none other than…
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