television
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Cast of I May Destroy You Breaks New Ground as Best Ensemble at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards
One of the few major awards ceremonies that doesn’t take itself too seriously, the Film Independent Spirit Awards happened on Thursday night, and we have some Black-ass winners to celebrate. HBO’s acclaimed series (which has mostly been neglected this awards season, save for GLAAD and NAACP, to the frustration of many fans, including me), I…
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‘Where Are the Good Apples?’ Trevor Noah on Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario and America’s Rotten Tree of Policing
The other day, I took out an avocado in preparation for dinner. By all accounts this avocado looked perfect. Soft to the touch, but not mushy. Dark outer skin, but not too dark to where you could tell it’s clearly overripe. But when I cut it open, it was no good. I mean NO GOOD.…
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The Circle of Lockdown Life: My Favorite Pandemic-Era Escape Is Back
Circle, Message: I’m tired of reality. Nah, I’m EXHAUSTED from reality. Weary face emoji. Crying emoji. Hashtag escape. If you’re a fan of Netflix’s The Circle, you know the exact dialogue style I just used in my lede. If you remember our launch of The Root’s “Black and Bingeing” series, I’m not only a fan…
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Shonda Rhimes Addresses Rumors Regé-Jean Page Left Bridgerton Over 'Creative Differences'
My Dearest Reader, ‘Tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, here with a bit of news that has caused my royal feathers to be ruffled in the most upsetting way. It seems a daily news site from across the pond is spreading word that our beloved Duke of Hastings aka Regé-Jean Page has decided to…
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Whew Chile, the Ghetto: Geraldo Rivera Comes for Black Fox News Guest’s Hood Pass
Geraldo Rivera will forever have the soul of Al Capone’s nationally televised bank vault. The mustached drifter will forever be an empty, vapid windbag who loves him some hot takes washed down with some sound bites. So if you asked me if I had Rivera checking a Black man’s hood pass on Fox News, aka…
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Black Woman Snatches Former Fox News Host's Soul After She Calls Him Out for Pretending to Care About Black People
Republican SpankBang, aka Fox News, is known for its plethora of white men spouting lies to an audience of dunces. Apparently, a former Republican PornHub host named Eric Bolling (which totally sounds like a porn name) walked off a BBC News show Wednesday after another guest—and current member of the Dora Milaje, also known as…
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In Moonlight, Barry Jenkins Secured the Bag, Too—Leaves Amazon Studios for HBO/HBO Max Overall TV Deal
Barry Jenkins’ newly anticipated (and deftly marketed) Amazon Prime Video limited series The Underground Railroad hasn’t even premiered yet and he’s already moving on to a new creative relationship with another network/streamer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winning filmmaker (and his filmmaking collective Pastel) has signed a two-year, first-look TV deal with HBO as…