television
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Michaela Coel and BBC Partner for New Series With Potential Ties to I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel, the creative genius behind hit shows such as Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You, will be teaming up with BBC to bring an all-new series to the broadcaster. Deadline reports that this announcement was made during a virtual event on Tuesday and that the new show could have potential ties to I…
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‘This Is for Me’: Billy Porter Reveals That He Is HIV-Positive
The Emmy-winning actor revealed he'd been diagnosed in 2007 and pushes back against stigma, saying 'it’s time to let all that go and tell a different story.'
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The Queen Is Coming: Netflix Announces Bridgerton Spinoff Centering a Young Queen Charlotte
My dearest reader, ‘tis I—Lady Welpington of The Root. It has been quite a while since we’ve last spoken, but I’m beyond pleased that this meeting occasions some news I’m sure you’ll be most delighted to hear. Per the House of Variety, the wonderful world of Bridgerton will soon shine its spotlight on our favorite…
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Orange Is the New Red Carpet: Laverne Cox Is E!'s New Red Carpet Host
If there’s one thing Laverne Cox knows how to do, it’s work a red carpet. On Monday, it was announced that the primetime Emmy-nominated and Daytime Emmy-winning actress-activist-producer best known for her breakout role in Orange Is the New Black will soon be working the red carpet for E!, as the network’s newest host of…
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Peabody Awards 2021: All In: The Fight For Democracy, I May Destroy You, Euphoria Among Nominees
On Tuesday, the Peabody Awards announced the nominees for its upcoming 81st awards ceremony. The winners are set to be announced virtually in June, according to a press release sent to The Root, and will recognize the most compelling and empowering stories and across a variety of programming. Per usual, we like to give major…
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Everyone's Favorite Movie and TV Commentator Leslie Jones Is Hosting the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards
If you’ve ever watched a movie or TV clip with Leslie Jones’ commentary in the background—you probably realized in that moment you couldn’t watch movies or TV normally ever again. Your movie and experience had been forever changed and elevated. Case in point: That’s why it makes all of the sense that Leslie Jones will…
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Auntie Unfiltered Chats With Iyanla Vanzant
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the Queen of fixing lives, Iyanla Vanzant. For the last seven seasons, Iyanla has dug in deep with all of her guests, getting them to self-reflect and look deep within to resolve various issues they have in their lives. On April 10, the eighth and final…