As part of his efforts to give back to the community, Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal took some neighborhood children on a tour of popular HBCU Howard University, according to NBA.com. The Washington Wizards shooting guard took students from Ron Brown College Preparatory High School (RBHS) to a visit on the campus …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Makes Heartbreaking Tribute To Gianna
Vanessa Bryant is continuing her social media tributes to her fallen husband and daughter. Yesterday she shared some heartfelt words about her second-born child, Gianna Marie Onore. On Wednesday (February 5), the 37-year-old mother shared a photo from Gianna’s jersey retirement ceremony held earlier that day at Harbor Day School …
Read More »The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The State of the Clapback Is Strong
Illustration: Oscar Bustamante (The Root/G-O) My fellow Americans, I come before you today with good news. For nearly three years, we have addressed our readers’ emails, DMs, tweets, and comments in the weekly Mailbag. And in all those times, I have never shied away from an opportunity to clap back …
Read More »Viola Davis Will Portray Michelle Obama In Showtime Drama
Showtime has given a straight-to-series order to First Ladies, a one-hour drama whose first series stars Viola Davis as former first lady Michelle Obama. According to Deadline, Davis will also serve as executive producer on the project, which was put on fast-track development at Showtime last August with a three-script …
Read More »The Movie That<em> </em>Pulls Harley Quinn Out From Behind the Joker’s Shadow
Harley, however, hasn’t been able to embark on such a narrative journey in film. A dedicated Margot Robbie played her to scene-stealing perfection in the 2016 DC Extended Universe entry Suicide Squad, but her arc focused on her devotion to the Joker (played by Jared Leto). Indeed, the Joker looms …
Read More »Margot Robbie Wants Michelle Obama For Her ‘Girl Gang’
Written by Samantha Hunter Jurnee Smollett-Bell and the cast of the new movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) are having a ball promoting their new film, in theaters February 7, and BET flew to London to chat with them all! RELATED: 6 Black Comic Book Characters Who …
Read More »Kodak Black Claims He’s Been Kept ‘Locked In A Bathroom
Kodak Black has already been very vocal since being locked up in prison. He’s claimed people have tried to poison and kill him. Now, he’s saying the abuse is extending further. About two weeks ago, while filing to appeal his two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, he was reportedly transferred to a Kentucky …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Remembers Kobe As A ‘Best Friend, Daddy'
Vanessa Bryant is likely still reeling over the death of her husband Kobe Bryant, and while she’s understandably been keeping her grief mostly private, every once in a while she’s been taking to Instagram to grieve with the rest of us. On Wednesday, Vanessa shared a heartwarming photo of Kobe …
Read More »FBI Elevates Racial Extremists to 'National Threat Priority'
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) It’s crazy, y’all. I feel like four years ago we warned that if ol’ boy got elected it would embolden the worst of our society to do some heinous things. According to the FBI, unfortunately, we were right. FBI director, Christopher Wray, has said that …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: How It All Went Wrong for Biden
—Christian Paz * « SNAPSHOT » (Mark Peckmezian) On the heels of his Iowa troubles, at a televised town hall last night, Biden opened up about his own struggle with stuttering—a stunning move for a politician who’s thus far had a more complicated, cagey view toward his stutter. John Hendrickson, …
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