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Now Switch! Insecure Will Cover Masculinity, Atlanta Will Focus on Women, in Upcoming Seasons
Regardless of our dating or even sexual preferences, black men and black women are inextricably tied—by history, by culture, by blood, even by disdain and death at the hands of law enforcement. And so, in what is an interesting twist of fate, it looks like the upcoming seasons of two remarkable shows, one created by…
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Zazie Beetz Is the Only Thing That Matters in Deadpool 2
“I know white superheroes aren’t your thing,” The Root’s resident Suge Knight, also known as our deputy managing editor, Yesha Callahan, said to me as she tasked me with writing about Deadpool 2. No, white superheroes aren’t my thing, but Ryan Reynolds is my thing, and even more so, Zazie Beetz as freakin’ Domino! Marvel’s…
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Zazie Beetz’s Domino Takes Our Breath Away in New Promo
Confession: I got a great big heaping girl crush on Zazie Beetz. Like many others, I first started watching the stunning and charismatic Beetz as Van, Donald Glover’s on-again, off-again girlfriend in the FX series Atlanta. Now a new promo for Deadpool 2 shows that Beetz is ready to take it to another level. In…
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Atlanta Is Back With More of That Weird Stuff
It’s been a minute—a president ago—since Atlanta’s first season entranced us. The show quickly became a career launching pad for its core cast: Far-out buddy Lakeith Stanfield traveled to the sunken place; sometimes-girlfriend Zazie Beetz is in surefire blockbuster Deadpool 2; upstart rapper Brian Tyree Henry got some guest spots on How to Get Away…
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Watch: Atlanta’s 2nd-Season Trailer Is Finally Here
Save for Oprah’s show-stealing speech, the Golden Globes were, for the most part, awash in white people in black dresses. Which is why we’re extra grateful that, toward the end of Hollywood’s first major award show of the season, we were blessed with a teaser from season 2 of FX’s Atlanta. It’s a whole entire…
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4 Underrated Things About NYC From a Guy Who Doesn’t Hate It There as Much as He Used To
So, the title is somewhat misleading. Even though every time I’m there it’s cold and hot and wet and generally smells like a lit candle stuck in a pigeon’s ass, I never actually hated New York City. I just felt uneasy, awkward and overwhelmed. Basically, visiting New York City is like watching Funny Games. But…
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Deadpool 2 Casts Atlanta Actress Zazie Beetz as Domino
Earlier this week, rumors surfaced that Janelle Monáe would be cast as Domino in the upcoming Deadpool sequel. But Ryan Reynolds put those rumors to rest after tweeting that Atlanta’s Zazie Beetz had captured the role. Beetz, the only female lead on Atlanta, has also appeared in Easy (which is currently streaming on Netflix), Margot…
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Donald Glover's Atlanta Was A Love Letter To Black People, And The Year's Best And Most Important Show
Three moments from Atlanta keep coming back to me when attempting to gather and articulate my thoughts about this show. 1. Black Justin Bieber pitted against Paper Boi in the celebrity basketball game, calling for the ball and unsuccessfully trying to get his teammate’s attention with “Nigga! Nigga!” And then, fed up that he’s being ignored, breaking…