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Winter 2021-22 Movie Preview
Winter isn’t always a hotbed of big movie releases, but there are some interesting titles hitting big and small screens.
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Jordan Peele Has Entered the Chat With a New Poster for His New Movie. Do We Know Anything Else? Nope.
The film stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun and was filmed with IMAX cameras. OK, bye!
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Not a Kopykat Karen? Director Coke Daniels Insists He Did Not Rip Off Jordan Peele's Get Out
Daniels says while he is flattered by the comparison, his film is totally different from Peele's.
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Exclusive Clip: Shahadi Wright Joseph Plays Ruby, Who Seems Curious to Be 'Painted White' Like Them
We know little to nothing about Them, but we don’t trust ‘em. As the recent trailer debut of Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming anthology series has shown us, we have every reason not to. Here’s the scoop that we do know so far about Them, via Amazon Prime Video’s press release sent to The Root: The…
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'No Revolutionary Act Is Without Risk': The Root Presents It's Lit! and Charles Blow Dance With The Devil You Know
Charles Blow hadn’t planned to write a manifesto on reverse migration. In fact, the New York Times columnist and author of the bestselling memoir Fire Shut Up in My Bones was just writing…thoughts. “I just remember one night thinking, ‘Oh, this is a good idea.’ And I just started writing thoughts,” Blow tells us during…
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New Jordan Peele Project We Know Nothing About Has a Release Date, Stars Keke Palmer and Maybe Daniel Kaluuya
Akeelah, spell “leading lady!” Y’all, the much-anticipated new film from director-producer-writer Jordan Peele has found its new star and it’s Keke Palmer! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Kaluuya, who worked with Jordan in Get Out (and may become a true muse of the filmmaker) is in final negotiations to co-star. Plus, the project already…
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FiveXmore: Black British Mamas Campaign to Raise Awareness About Maternal Health Disparities
Black women’s ability to get adequate care during pregnancy and childbirth is an international issue. While the United Kingdom has one of the lowest mortality rates in the world, black Brits are still five times more likely to die during pregnancy and after childbirth than white women. In response, a group of black women started…
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You're Losing All Your Friends, Trump: U.S. Allies Are Not OK With Iran Strike
After President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in the airstrike heard around the world late Thursday, US allies are warning against any further escalation of the conflict with Iran, Business Insider reports. It turns out that not only did Trump order the airstrike without congressional approval, but…
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A Thinkpiece About Thinkpieces About Us
*Spoiler Alert: This article may contain details and plot points about the film Us. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, why the hell did you click on this article? Once upon a time, in my 11th-grade literature class, the teacher separated students into groups and handed out poems. We were given 30 minutes to…