waiting to exhale
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Ladies Night: The Other Characters in Insecure‘s 7th Episode? A Wardrobe by All Black Female Designers
For the first time in the series’ history, the characters’ covetable wardrobes were designed head-to-toe by Black women.
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Terry McMillan Confirmed 'Waiting to Exhale Is Going to be a TV Series'—Is He Still a Good Man, Savannah?
It’s time to exhale because the long wait for a continuation of Waiting to Exhale is here! But it’s not the previously discussed feature film sequel; it’s a different format altogether. Terry McMillan, who wrote the 1992 novel Waiting to Exhale, has confirmed that a TV series based on her book and the subsequent film…
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Babyface Gave Aretha Franklin Dating Advice and Other Fun Highlights From His Waiting to Exhale IG Session
“Everyone falls in love sometimes”…with Babyface’s Instagram page. Released on November 14, 1995 by Arista Records, the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. So, to honor the beloved work, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds decided to host a track-by-track music session where he shared behind-the-scenes stories. The session, initially set to occur on…
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What Is the Best and Blackest Movie Soundtrack?
It’s African American Music Appreciation Month (lovingly known as Black Music Month) and what better way to celebrate than to honor just how much music affects another celebrated medium? That’s right, we’re talking film. While Bill Cosby and O.J. Simpson were attempting to make this the most bizarre week in celebrity social media history, Jamie…
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Dear This Is Us, You Have Me on an Emotional Rollercoaster and I Just Can't Get Off: The Spoiler Alert Edition
***My G, all the spoilers. All of them.*** When the powers/writers/sadists that be behind the show This Is Us began teasing the future of the Pearson clan at the end of last season—showing us an older Tess and a much older Randall preparing to go see “her” and leaving all the questions—all any of us…
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Watch: Black People’s Capacity to Love Is Worth Loving
Black and Proud is a video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, and some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Letting It Burn, and 9 Other Lessons Learned From Reading Terry McMillan
To say that the 1992 debut of Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan’s first best-seller, was a watershed moment in contemporary American fiction would be an understatement. For legions of black women, seeing characters like themselves placed front and center was a revolution unto itself. McMillan was 40 years old at the time, and like her…
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Underrated Moments In Black History: Angela Bassett Slaps A White Woman
Happy Black History Month everyone! I hope your edges are extra laid and your chicken extra crispy. More often than not, I find that Black History Month tends to turn into “explain standard historical references to white people who just never bothered to do their googles.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m learning things about Black…