The portrait of Michelle Obama hanging at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. will be taken down on Sunday (May 23) ahead of its national tour. The Hill reports that the painting of the former first lady by Amy Sherald and the oil-on-canvas portrait of former President Barack …
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Reuters – U.S. President Joe Biden prodded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to immediately lower tensions in the Gaza conflict “on the path” to a ceasefire, the White House said. The fourth call in a week between the two leaders came after Netanyahu was quoted by Israeli media …
Read More »Issa Rae, (L) attends the 2019 Teen Vogue Summit on Nov. 02, 2019 ; Lauren London attends the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 26, 2020.Photo: Sarah Morris/Amy Sussman (Getty Images) America’s favorite Awkward Black Girl and creative multi-hyphenate Issa Rae is such a breath of fresh air. Whether that’s …
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Ryan Davis gets celebrities to put their Culture Cards on the line to see if they can identify quotes from pop culture figures. Source link
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Porsha Williams may have confirmed her engagement to Simon Guobadia, but she’s quelling rumors she’s pregnant. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star spoke about her engagement on Tuesday’s episode of Dish Nation and clarified that her swift engagement did not happen as a result of a pregnancy. “I’m not pregnant,” …
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The civil rights leader, Malcolm X, was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. According to a press release, the scholarship search app Scholly announced the launch of the Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz Scholarship Fund to celebrate the activist’s 96th birthday. The Shabazz Center, which facilitates thought exchange around …
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Turn down for… home improvement? That’s right, Lil Jon is slated to star in his own property renovation show on HGTV. According to Page Six, the program will be called Lil Jon Wants To Do What? and will follow the Atlanta-based rapper as he “offers skeptical homeowners startlingly unconventional renovation …
Read More »Better, Not Bitter, Catherine House, Aminatta FornaImage: Grand Central Publishing, HarperCollins, Grove Press It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root It’s no secret that there is a disparity between the Black and white experiences in America. While the protests of 2020 were supported by a large number …
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Congratulations to Jason Derulo! On Sunday (May 8) the 31-year-old welcomed his first child, a baby boy, with his model girlfriend, Jena Frumes. The couple each revealed the news with separate Instagram posts about their son. “The happiest day of my life bringing our baby boy (Jason King Derulo) home,” …
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s new children’s book Shady Baby dropped this week and it’s inspired by their 2-year-old baby girl Kaavia James. In an interview with E! News’ Daily Pop, Wade explained how Kaavia’s hilarious facial expressions made them realize there is a story, “It was very clear when …
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