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The Most Shocking Moments of 50 Cent’s ‘Power’ Franchise

As ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ season 4 premieres, marking the 10th anniversary of the franchise, we’re highlighting the universe’s most shocking moments.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

June 7, 2024
Entertainment, Movies

What’s Black at Sundance 2023: Jonathan Majors, Lena Waithe, Barry Jenkins and More

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival takes place in Park City, Utah and streaming online beginning Jan. 19-29.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

December 9, 2022
Entertainment

The Root Presents Role Call: A Black Entertainment Roundup Joint

My dearest and most delightful reader, ‘tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, back with another roundup of Black entertainment happenings that I’m sure you’ll be most pleased to hear about. As we are by now well aware, the giant machine we all know as Hollywood doesn’t always invest in TV and film starring folks…

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

March 26, 2021
Entertainment, Television

#RelationshipGoals: Codie and Tommy Oliver Discuss Black Love in an 'Instagram Society'

Whenever I visit my mama in Chicago, we partake in our recent habit of watching marathons of Black Love, a docuseries on OWN. From Tina Knowles Lawson’s sassy quips with Richard Lawson to Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe’s love origin story, the laughs never stop. Behind the relationship tea are real-life examples of black…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

November 8, 2019