Oct 9
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You’re probably looking at the headline and thinking, “Wait a damn minute, Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet, and…
Tonja Renée Stidhum
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Staff Writer, Entertainment at The Root. Sugar, spice & everything rice. Equipped with the uncanny ability to make a Disney reference and a double entendre in the same sentence.
Oct 9
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![Exclusive: New Performance Project <i>VOICES</i> to Replace <i>Vagina Monologues</i> and Focus on Experiences of Black Women [Updated]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/aqm0g5svqif3tfbloxie.png)
The year 2020 has served as an opportunity for many people to pivot in their careers—and the same can be said for…
Oct 8
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As we’ve witnessed over the past few months, there is a racial reckoning happening across several industries.…
Oct 8
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![<i>On the Rocks</i> Exclusive Clip: Marlon Wayans Dodges Rashida Jones' Phone Snooping...for Now [Updated]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/wdwb1r0x6t7hyqwps1dl.png)
Here at The Root, we love Black love...but we also know it ain’t perfect.
Oct 8
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Sister Act fans! A “happy day” may be on the horizon!
Oct 7
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Hey, guess what, y’all? We have yet another reason to believe Hollywood is so inherently racist it even goes against…
Oct 7
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The essence of Essence Magazine is coming to your television screens!
Oct 7
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Johnny Nash, the singer, songwriter, and producer best known for the legendary hit “I Can See Clearly Now,” has died…
Oct 6
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Mental health awareness has always been relevant, but of course, 2020 has been something...special, for lack of a…
Oct 6
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Veteran actress Armelia McQueen has died at the age of 68, Variety reported. Her cause of death has not yet been…
Oct 6
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Oct 6
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The Red Table Talk may look a little different this year due to the pandemic, but the content is still as hot as the…
Oct 5
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Matthew A. Cherry isn’t voter-ish...he’s a whole voter.
Oct 5
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Hey Black Twitter, you’ll be thrilled to know that the “Zoom Where It Happens” series will finally be featuring a…
Oct 5
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![Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Known for Co-Starring in Several Spike Lee Films, Fatally Shot in Atlanta [Updated]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/zqt7owholruj6k1j7cuj.jpg)
We are saddened to report that actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was shot and killed over the weekend in southwest…
Oct 2
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Brandy Norwood once said, “That must be a full moon, felt like one of those nights.” Then October 2020 responded,…
Oct 2
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Shhh, don’t tell Terry Crews, but I think a Black supremacist comic just got acquired by a major movie studio.
Oct 2
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Get ready for a bit more Black in STEM representation—and this time, it’s animated!
Oct 2
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TGIF—and the ‘F’ stands for female...or maybe femme…due to that pesky misogyny, I can barely read the word “female”…
Oct 1
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It’s Spooky Season, also known as October! We’re in a new month which means we need to get into what Netflix’s…