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Art From Around the Diaspora in ATL
(The Root) — You can always tell when the National Black Arts Festival is headed to Atlanta. Colorful banners with its logo sway on lampposts dotting Peachtree Street. Black talk-radio stations begin interviews with organizers and participants. Local media start featuring ads. And there’s also the kickoff celebration. “They definitely do a good job [advertising…
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Jermaine Dupri's Bash Brings Out Big Stars
(The Root) — To borrow a line from the movie Ray, when you “make it do what it do,” people will come out and show you love. And that’s exactly what happened for Jermaine Dupri during his So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert Saturday night at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Dupri may not be…
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Reginald Hudlin on 'Django' Oscar Nod
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. (The Root) — There’s a chance that Django Unchained producer Reginald Hudlin could make Oscar history. His controversial Quentin Tarantino film, which premiered last Christmas, garnered five…
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'Malcolm X' Costume Designer Recalls Start
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. (The Root) — You may not immediately recognize Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Carter‘s face or name, but chances are you definitely remember her work.…
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Lee Daniels Thanks God for Spike Lee
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. (The Root) — Lee Daniels is a known risk taker who doesn’t take no for an answer. It’s not an option for him. And…
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Oscar Champ Sounds Off on Image Awards
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. (The Root) — Seeing Quincy Jones’ name listed as a composer for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night forever changed Russell…
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'Dreamgirls' Songwriter Talks Oscars, MJ
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. (The Root) — Siedah Garrett is a burst of energy. Anyone in the presence of the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter for just the smallest amount of…
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Louis Gossett Jr. on Post-Oscar Heartbreak
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. First in the series: Louis Gossett Jr. (The Root) — Louis Gossett Jr. has been in the acting game for a long time. In…
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The Bond Between Civil Rights' First Wives
(The Root) — Like most people, Mary J. Blige had some knowledge of Malcolm X but knew very little about his widow, Betty Shabazz. So after business partner and friend Polly Anthony brought her a movie script about the friendship Shabazz shared with another famous widow — Coretta Scott King — Blige found herself not…
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Several Factors in Spelman Athletics Cuts
(The Root) — When Spelman College basketball player Amber Banks first learned that the school planned to drop its intercollegiate sports program after this school year, she admits that thoughts of transferring to another institution crossed her mind. “I initially was hurt about it,” the 19-year-old sophomore told The Root. “But I like where I…
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