will packer
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Judge of Characters: Reclaiming My Time … and Energy
This week, I am confident the only thing that mattered was that we all gained a new mantra: “Reclaiming my time.” Once again, thanks to the amazing Queen Auntie Maxine, not only do we have our new mantra and viral sensation, but we also have a whole new level of love and admiration for her.…
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Amazon Is Also Making a Civil War Alt-History Series, but It’s for Us, by Us
Even before HBO thought it was a great idea to have two white men explain how 400 years of slavery was horrible by imagining a modern-day version of it, Amazon.com had its own alternative-history series in the works. Deadline reports that Aaron McGruder, the creator of the Peabody Award-winning animated series The Boondocks, has been…
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Girls Trip a Box-Office Hit and Proves Black Women Can Bring the Funny and the Money
Girls Trip did what many assumed it would and was an instant hit at the box office over the weekend. The movie, which came in second in box-office numbers to Dunkirk, earned an estimated $30.8 million. Under the tutelage of director Malcolm D. Lee, Girls Trip tells the story of friends heading to the Essence…
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Watch: Did Rough Night Steal From Girls Trip? Director Says Yes
Girls Trip, the new girls-just-wanna-have-fun flick starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish, has been on a promo tour like no other. It’s been a full year of the production powers that be pushing this Hangover-meets-Girlfriends (shoutout to Joan Clayton, aka Tracee Ellis Ross) mashup and then … Rough Night came…
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Being Mary Jane, Season 4: Will a New City Bring a New Mary Jane?
The show Being Mary Jane did not necessarily require much in the way of revamping. However, with the show’s creators and executive producers, Mara Brock and Salim Akil, leaving for a production deal with Warner Bros. TV, a shift was likely unavoidable. Mara Brock Akil spoke for many when she told Fader earlier this year…
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Watch: Get to Know Many of Our Incredible 2016 #TheRoot100 Honorees
The Root 100 celebrates the best and brightest of those in the black community who constantly give back to the community. Each year The Root compiles a list of the most influential African Americans in the fields of business, science, politics, technology, social justice, sports and entertainment. Our 2016 list was topped by the great…