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Opting to Stay Inside? There Are So Many Virtual Events to Check Out
The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and COVID-19 is still a thing. If you’re still planning on staying indoors regardless of whether your state began to open back up, social media is chock full of entertainment at your fingertips. The Root is here with options to keep occupied while socially distancing. Not only…
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The Music Industry’s Utter Disrespect of Black Women Feels Like Constant White Noise
There is a phenomenon that occurs when you’re going about your day and can’t get a particular song out of your head. We refer to that song as an “earworm.” Well, a constant buzzing in the back of my head has recently gotten louder and louder: I refer to this song as an ear parasite—specifically,…
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Everything I Know About White People I Learned on Social Media
I use social media as a learning tool. Because I work around Black people, live with Black people and even care for a black dog in one of the Blackest cities in America, the only insight I have into white lives is checking out the Caucasian internet or watching reruns of a documentary series called…
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Kerry Washington Says Hollywood's Diversity Commitment 'Still Centers Whiteness'
The country is experiencing a racial awakening in response to the police brutality protests that are still taking place after George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s deaths. Anti-racism books are flying off of shelves, streaming services have dedicated blocks of programming to Black shows and movies, and general interest in Black stories has risen for weeks.…
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 24: Jodeci, 'Stay'
Jodeci and SWV are my favorite 90s groups. Their music, to me, is so superbly good that you shouldn’t have anything negative to say about it. Jodeci is still, today, a gold standard group, which is amazing considering that they only have three albums, all released between 1991 and 1995 that are worth talking about.…
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Upcoming Season Will Be Reworked in Wake of Police Brutality Protests
Terry Crews, one of the stars of NBC’s hit comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, revealed that four of the episodes for the show’s eighth season were entirely scrapped in the wake of police brutality and Black Lives Matter protests. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Crews, who plays Sgt. Terry Jeffords on the police-centered show, revealed…
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#OscarsSoWhite Creator April Reign Is Launching a Digital Content Studio for People of Color
April Reign, well known as a diversity and inclusion advocate and the creator of #OscarsSoWhite, is partnering with the media platform Overture Global to start Ensemble, a digital content studio “aiming to accelerate opportunities for people of color both in front of and behind the camera,” according to a press release obtained by The Root.…
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If Damon Lindelof 'Doesn't See It' for Watchmen Season 2, 'It's a No’ for Regina King, Too
Yes, fans are still watching Watchmen—and not only the TV show itself but watching out for possible Season 2 news, despite the slim chances of that happening. Regina King and Reese Witherspoon recently appeared on Variety’s longtime Actors on Actors interview series (a series I’ve enjoyed binge-watching since before I knew that was a term)…
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 23: Kriss Kross, 'Jump'
At first glance, there’s not really much to the video for Kriss Kross’ “Jump,” though it’s a song and video that changed their lives, along with their producer, Jermaine Dupri. Famously, the royalty check Dupri received from Ruffhouse/Columbia Records (the label Kriss Kross was signed to) for “Jump”—the single itself sold over 4 million copies—enabled…
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In Boots Riley's New TV Series, Jharrel Jerome Portrays a Virgo…Who Is 13-Feet Tall
Jharrel Jerome had quite a triumphant 2019 awards season, so I’ve been wondering what the 2019 Emmy Winner and 2020 Young Futurists honoree will be appearing in next. Fans have spotted him co-starring in Tayarisha Poe’s Selah and the Spades, which dropped on Amazon Prime this spring, but of course, eyes are extra-peeled for his…