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It’s a new year, and though we may not be able to make “Hi, I’m Barbara Walters…and this is 20/20” jokes anymore…

How’d your week go? Did you get banned from virtually every social media platform in existence and then impeached…

You heard of Sylvie’s Love? Well, make way for Tessa’s Production Company!

Cardi B is a self-proclaimed “certified freak; seven days a week,” but she’s also found time in her busy schedule to…

Tyler Perry has been on quite the “honorary award” streak lately and it looks like the biggest film organization…

Black History Month is on the horizon and there are many ways to celebrate the unmatched contributions the Black…

Though Warner Bros. Pictures has concluded their investigation into Justice League co-star Ray Fisher’s work abuse…

All hella good things must come to an end. That’s right, one of Black Twitter’s favorite argument-inciting…

Awards season is in full swing and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is ready to kick things off for…

I guess we’ll get to sing “never knew what I was missinnnnn’” (shout-out to O.T. Genasis’ remake...sorry, Keyshia)…

This is Randall Pearson’s birth mother. This is Laurel.

We are settling into 2021—well, not quite “settling” as several unsettling things have happened since the year…

Sundance may look a bit different this year due to the global pandemic, but the film festival highlighting…

I have a cute and endearing story right quick.

Billie Holiday and the art she created is forever relevant.

The inaugural Critics Super Choice Super Awards had their ceremony this past Sunday and it’s time to congratulate…

In 2018, Michael B. Jordan introduced a few popular memes, thanks to his portrayal as Killmonger in Black Panther.…

At the time of this blog’s publishing, we’re about 8 days into 2021, and um…girl, I guess. We’ve barely been able to…

A years-long dispute is finally over—and it didn’t even have to go through the court trial process!

I’m salty. As The Root’s Staff entertainment writer, one of the most exciting aspects of my job is being able to…