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Screenshot: The Sneaker Addict (YouTube) Of the numerous reasons we’re looking forward to the long-awaited follow-up to the late-’80s classic Coming to America, the cutely-named Coming 2 America, how the iconic style of the original will be reimagined for a new generation. Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter will no …

Rob Kardashian’s request to take custody from his ex, Blac Chyna, of their daughter Dream has been denied. The news is the latest in a lengthy, contentious battle between the estranged couple. Kardashian, 32, filed for primary custody of his 3-year-old in January, stating that Chyna is “out of control,” …

Read: The real power of Bloomberg’s money People who care about meme culture tend to think of making and sharing memes as amoral but somehow pure: A meme can be a package for vulgar or stupid ideas, but it almost always moves through a network because of some desire on …

The actor gets deep in his new sci-fi show “Altered Carbon.” Source link

Nathaniel Woods, 44, is set to be executed in Alabama next week for the murder of three police officers by gunfire in 2004. The case is raising alarm amongst activists and citizens because Woods didn’t actually pull the trigger on the cops, and the case against him is full of …

The actresses weigh in on the pros and cons of immortality. Source link

Illustration: Oscar Bustamante (Facebook) The Root hates Bernie Sanders. The Root loves Bernie Sanders. Neither one of those things is true but, depending on which candidate you support, you either think The Root is actively trying to sabotage your candidate by painting them as a racist or we are selling …

Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross is set to grace the big screen as Grace Davis in the upcoming film The High Note. In the film, Ellis Ross plays a singer whose talent is only matched by her ego. Dakota Johnson also stars in the movie and plays her personal assistant, …

A decade ago, Renee Hess was a self-described “non-sports” person. But somehow, she started listening to hockey games on the radio in Pittsburgh and fell in love with the description and the fast paced nature of the sport. “When I discovered hockey I was intrigued by it. But I didn’t …

South Carolina has long been a turning point for Democratic candidates. In 2016, Bernie Sanders put up an unexpectedly strong challenge to Hillary Clinton, but his blowout loss in the Palmetto State was the beginning of the end. In 2008, when the post-Iowa polls shifted towards Barack Obama, South Carolina …