Lear’s agent pushed the concept to CBS. Wood was initially hesitant, but soon recognized that he had found his conversation starter. He later explained his thinking to the sociologist Todd Gitlin: “I really thought the pilot was very, very funny … It sure seemed to me a terrific way to …

Kevin Hart’s daughter Heaven celebrated her 16th birthday on March 14 and she received an epic gift from her father. Heaven was gifted with a brand new black Mercedes SUV. According to Hollywood Life, the price of the car is a whopping $85,000.   The theme of her birthday party was …

Derrick Jaxn, a highly respected social media relationship guru, is responding to claims he was having an affair with another woman while still being married to his wife, Da’Naia Broadus. A woman named Candice De Mederios told blogger Tasha K earlier this month that she had an affair with Jaxn, …

Willow Smith was reportedly granted a restraining order against a man she claims is stalking her. According to new legal documents obtained by TMZ, the singer alleges 38-year-old Walter James Whaley traveled from Oklahoma to Los Angeles to attempt to break into her home. The  youngest child of Will Smith …

Just because you received the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t mean you’re fully in the clear to travel the world and hang out with large groups of people. While nations across the globe work to obtain herd immunity, the CDC released a list of guidelines for those who have been vaccinated. There …

Bobby Brown Jr. was found dead on November 18 and the cause of death has now been revealed. According to NBC News, an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County Coroner said he died due to combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl. The report also stated “no drugs …

Lizzo attends the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 28, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Kitty-cat, kitt-cat, prrr. All the big girls down to the flrrrr. If you’re a full-figured woman with twerk skills on legendary, then Lizzo is looking …

Comedian Gary Owen and wife Kenya Duke are calling it quits after 18 years of marriage.  According to TMZ, Duke filed divorce documents on Friday (March 19) in Los Angeles County Supreme Court. There’s no clear indication of why the 46-year-old filed for divorce from Owen, 46. The couple has …

A young Chicago Black mother allowed her son’s hair to be braided in a style he saw on someone else and he wanted to mimic the style and his mother obliged. After being happy and excited to show it off to his friends at school, the 4-year-old faced disappointment when …

Screenshot: Rémy Martin It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root The relationship between poetry and music is intrinsic. While all music isn’t lyrical and poetry isn’t musical, it’s difficult to imagine one without the other—and impossible to imagine Harlem without either. The New York City neighborhood that …