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Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in Summer 2025
Kid Cudi Just Spilled the Tea About His Relationship With Cassie, And It’s Not What You Think
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Here's Some Books I Love So Much That I Hate the Authors of Them
Book: Heavy Author: Kiese Laymon. Why I hated that nigga for like three hours: Wrote about that already. Don’t want to re-write it and start hating that nigga again. Book: I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying Author: Bassey Ikpi Why I was like “Man, fuck Bassey” for a day: I thought I was all…
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Trailer Roundup: In 2020, We Are Radical Monarchs and We are Woke
Hey, y’all—we are thrust into the middle of July and though we won’t all be shuffling into movie theaters to see our first round of blockbusters, there’s still content to have! Thanks to Al Gore (haha!), we have the internet. Thanks to the internet, we have streaming. That said, let’s get to this new round…
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The Root Jams Weekly (7/17/2020): 'Entanglements'
I mean, do we even need to intro this one? Shouts out to Will, Jada and unfortunately, August Alsina; that Red Table Talk launched a thousand memes. “Entanglements” (7/17/2020) Danielle Belton Dave Hollister “My Favorite Girl” Gerald Levert “Thinkin’ Bout It” Jocelyn Brown “Somebody Else’s Guy” J’Na Jefferson Usher “Confessions Part II” Destiny’s Child “Say…
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Twitter Erupts After James Harden Spotted in Blue Lives Matter Mask: 'Say It Ain't So' [Updated]
In a past life, I used to rock a snapback or a fitted damn near every time I left my apartment, which invited a lot of unsolicited small talk. “Yankees, huh? So you’re from New York?” I mean, I was born there. So I’d mention that, then explain that I had no vested interest in…
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Fatal Affair Is Obsessed With Insert Shots
I always feel like somebody’s watchin’ me—oh wait, you are, technically, because you’re reading my words right now. Hey there. Sit down and get comfortable. I’ve prepared you for this day. Well, I specifically prepared those of you who follow my Trailer Roundup series in which I told you—based on the trailer alone—that this film…
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Home Sweet Home: NBC Orders Ava DuVernay's Unscripted Family Social Experiment Series on Race, Religion, Economics and Gender
Ava DuVernay and her arts advocacy collective ARRAY has another project in the works—and this time they’re diving into reality TV. Or since she is a documentarian, perhaps “docu-series” fits better here. NBC has ordered 10 hour-long episodes of an upcoming unscripted family social experience series called Home Sweet Home, which will be produced by…
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I Know I'm Late and Maybe Exaggerating a Bit but Renée Elise Goldsberry's 'Satisfied' Performance Is the Best Thing That's Ever Happened in the History of the Universe
I was prepared to hate it. While in London last year, I was invited by Ebele Okobi—my host the week I was there—to attend a showing of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre, and I had my “I’m gonna hate this shit” cup of tea ready to sip. I knew it was Founding Father fan…
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Yes, Mike Tyson Wants Smoke With a Great White Shark
I’ve fought racism, parking tickets and cashiers for extra napkins, but I can’t say that I’ve ever thrown hands with a Great White Shark. Mike Tyson, however, is not me—which apparently means that he’s about to beat some shark’s ass. After teasing his return to boxing in May, the former heavyweight champ will kick off…
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The Michelle Obama Podcast Will be Available on Spotify Later This Month
Michelle Obama’s first podcast as part of her exclusive Spotify partnership officially has a release date. The aptly titled The Michelle Obama Podcast will be available for the streaming service’s users on July 29. According to Variety, this is Obama’s first project from Higher Ground Audio, her media company with her husband Barack, and the…
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Thank You, Nick Cannon
Entertainment giant Viacom CBS fired television host, comedian and former Atlanta A&T percussionist Nick Cannon on Tuesday for making comments many classified as derogatory, racist and anti-Semitic on his podcast “Cannon’s Class.” Cannon’s show Wild ‘N Out was in its 15th season on Viacom-owned MTV before the white-owned media conglomerate abruptly pulled it off the air.…