Sep 29 2018
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Comedians Lil’ Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish are besties. While both of their stars are shining brighter with each…
Danielle Young
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Pretty. Witty. Girly. Worldly. One who likes to party, but comes home early. I got stories to tell. Prince (yes, that Prince) called me excellence. Achievement unlocked.
Sep 5 2018
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Amanda Seales is a lot of things: comedian, intellect, actress, opinionated Instagram commentator, among many other…
Aug 30 2018
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The Root is a platform that unapologetically confronts racism. But it seems that the racists we call out often…
Aug 22 2018
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Imagine it’s the early 1990s and you spot an audition in the newspaper to be a dancer in Michael Jackson’s iconic…
Aug 21 2018
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One of Amanda Seales’ best and most reliable qualities is her ability to tell it like it is. The actress (Insecure),…
Aug 15 2018
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What Women Want was a rom-com that came out in 2000 and starred Mel Gibson as this deplorable single playboy who was…
Aug 14 2018
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Taraji P. Henson has landed herself another leading lady role, and this time, it’s a rom-com. You’ve probably seen…
Aug 11 2018
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'I Did It and So Can You': OWN's Star Entrepreneur Mahisha Dellinger Wants You to Mind Your Business
Mahisha Dellinger is a study in self-sufficiency. Growing up in the Sacramento, California neighborhood of…
Aug 10 2018
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There’s a lot of people out here, namely, journalists who refuse to call out Donald Trump as a racist. One seasoned…
Aug 10 2018
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“With the right white man, you can do anything,”John David Washington says as Ron Stallworth—the black Colorado…
Aug 8 2018
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Spike Lee is well-respected as one of Hollywood’s biggest and blackest directors. On Friday, his latest, BlacKkKlansm…
Aug 4 2018
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Did you know the watermelon is from Africa? Or that it’s actually a berry? And that they’re delicious AF? Yet given…
Aug 3 2018
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MC Lyte recently performed with a nostalgic lineup at the Cincinnati Music Festival, proving once again that black…
Aug 2 2018
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Black people meeting up with Donald Trump never ends well. So please tell me why these “urban” pastors of…
Jul 30 2018
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Danielle Brooks Shines Bright as Her Character Faces Darkness in Season 6 of Orange is the New Black
Orange is the New Black took Netflix by storm. The chronicle of a white woman’s prison sentence gave us glimpses…
Jul 27 2018
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Florida’s Stand Your Ground law faced heavy scrutiny back in 2012 when George Zimmerman, a white-passing…
Jul 27 2018
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Some say hip-hop is an overstuffed musical genre. That’s both a gift and a curse because it means there’s a variety…
Jul 24 2018
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Do people still call Washington, D.C., Chocolate City? I’m asking for a friend and also because my people, my…
Jul 24 2018
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“I just want to be in Miss Tina’s book club,” Michael Arceneaux says in a matter-of-fact way as he’s chatting about…
Jul 22 2018
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We love Michael B. Jordan. He’s a dreamy man with a face you wanna squeeze, but also lick. But his dating habits…