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Coachella 2020: Megan Thee Stallion Is Taking Her Knee Talents to the Desert, Frank Ocean to Emerge From His Secret Hiding Place and More
Another year, another chance to descend upon Indio, Calif., and get your desert life to the soundtrack of your favorite artists. Per usual, Coachella will span two weekends. This year, the festival will take place on April 10-12 and April 17-19. Megan Thee Stallion will be continuing her shine, taking the stage on the first…
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Why These 10 Hip-Hop Tracks From 2019 Have Us Hype for 2020
There’s quite a bit of hip-hop cooking in the kitchen for 2020, in terms of scheduled and rumored releases. Full-length projects are expected from the holy trinity of contemporary rap greats—Drake, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar—as well as albums that will excite the kids (Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) and us old…
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LeVar Burton Does More Than Read; His New Video Series Captures Racism in Daily Life
On the first day of this new year, LeVar “Kunta Kinte” Burton told all of Twitter that he wouldn’t tolerate any racial gaslighting in the new decade. The acclaimed actor, author and advocate released the first installment of This is My Story, a video series where he shares individual stories that capture some of the…
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2020 So Black: 20 Black Films And TV Worth Looking Forward To
We made it, y’all! It is the year 2020 (twenty twen twennnnn!) and though we still don’t have flying cars like The Jetsons teased, we do have some black-ass film and TV to look forward to this year. As we’re in the ’20s (which, feels weird to say), I decided to keep up with the…
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John Boyega Gathers Social Media Trolls for Criticizing Him Over ‘Laying Pipe’ Joke
Disclaimer: The following information may contain spoilers. It’s pretty obvious that some Star Wars fans can really take things over the top but one of the blockbuster franchise’s stars is drawing the line between fact and fiction. John Boyega had all the time before the New Year kicked off. On Tuesday, the Star Wars actor…
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CBS News Is So Sorry for Confusing Ailing John Lewis With the Late Elijah Cummings During Broadcast
Gayle King is on vacation celebrating her 65th birthday, and the folks at CBS News have lost their minds. One could think that since the network caters to a mature television viewing demographic, that they would know the difference between two prominent senior citizens—lawmakers, at that—right? Wrong! The network showed a photo of late Maryland…
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Booked, Busy and Black: The Root's Favorite Reads of 2019
With all the writing we do here at The Root, it’s a wonder we find time to read. But for many members of our staff, books remain our first love, so while we reflect on the highlights of 2019, we’re also reminded of some of the great reads we encountered this year. From memoirs to…
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Eddie Murphy Gets Real About His Old Homophobic Jokes: 'Some of It, I Cringe When I Watch'
Eddie Murphy can admit that some of his jokes from the ’80s just don’t hit. In an interview with CBS This Morning, the famed actor and comedian reflected on some of his old homophobic jokes with reporter Tracy Smith. “Some of it, I cringe when I watch,” Murphy said. “I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I…
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Cinema-In-Chief: Just Mercy and Watchmen Among Barack Obama's Favorite Films and TV Shows of 2019 [Updated]
We’re coming to the end of a year (and decade) and it’s time for Barack Obama’s tradition of sharing his faves! When Obama isn’t golfing or still kissing babies (you can take the politician off of the campaign trail, but…), he likes to chill and watch movies and binge television, just like us. This weekend,…
