Meet Ayris Scales, the CEO of Walker’s Legacy, formed in 2009 in honor of the late Madame C.J. Walker, the first self-made woman millionaire in America. As part of continuing Walker’s Legacy, the foundation is committed to aiding the next generation of minority women entrepreneurs. As part of Walker’s Legacy …
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NeNe Leakes is doing some reflecting when it comes to the final days she spent with her late husband Gregg. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star revealed some of the special moments she had with Gregg before he passed away on September 1. “The last five days before his passing …
Read More »Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images) In January 2020, Rep. Ayanna Pressley came to a The Root video studio and opened up about a part of herself that she’d kept close despite being an extremely popular progressive Congresswoman and member of “the Squad” who stayed in the public eye. Pressley revealed …
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Wendy Williams appears to be still struggling with her health. Season 13 of her talk show has been delayed for a third time. The Instagram account for The Wendy Williams posted the following statement, “Wendy will not be returning with new shows on Oct. 4. She has been and continues …
Read More »For the chance to escape severe debt, the characters in Netflix’s hugely popular survival drama Squid Game would risk anything, even death. Take the protagonist Seong Gi-hun. Unemployed, he spends his days in Seoul gambling on horse races and has signed away his organs as collateral to his creditors. His …
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Aaliyah’s “4 Page Letter,” from her 1996 album One In a Million, was a huge hit in 1997. Missy Elliot and Timbaland co-wrote the track— and now Missy is revealing a cute detail about the song. At the beginning of the song, Aaliyah is heard saying, “Turn my music,” Missy …
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The Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show is going to be epic. According to The Wrap, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige will headline. Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter said in a statement, “On Feb. 13, 2022, at the Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood, CA, in the new …
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Toni Braxton is headed back to Lifetime to star and executive produce a new film, The Fallen Angels Book Club. Braxton will play Hollis Morgan, an ex-con turned amateur sleuth who investigates a series of murders at her book club. The film will be a part of a television movie …
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As the hospitality industry fights to recover, Ramada by Wyndham has partnered with singer Kelis for a new digital series that appeals to the still-reluctant traveler, while supporting independent restaurants across the country. Sample The World, which launched yesterday, is a celebration of the variety of cultures and cuisines travelers can …
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Azriel Clary, one of the women who testified about the ongoing abuse she endured while in a relationship with R.Kelly, is speaking out again following his racketeering and sex trafficking trial. On Thursday (Sept. 30), Clary sat down exclusively with CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King in her first interview since …
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