CBS has set the premiere date for its upcoming Black soap opera, Beyond the Gates. The series, which is the first-ever one-hour, Black daytime soap and the first new daytime soap overall since Passions in 1999, recently kicked off production in Atlanta. It stars Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Daphnee Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Alex Alegria, Lauren […]
Tuskegee University has announced it is closing its campus to outsiders after a Sunday shooting that left 1 dead and 16 injured. The one person who died in the shooting has been identified as 18-year-old La’Tavion Johnson, who was not a student. “The Tuskegee University community is heartbroken by what happened on our campus Sunday
Harriet Tubman was a spy, a nurse, an abolitionist and, most importantly, a military leader who guided Union soldiers during the Civil War. Her resilience and wartime contributions were honored at a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday. Tubman honored with military general ranking at Veterans Day ceremony The service attracted a crowd as Maryland’s National
Prime Video has dropped the first images from Harlem Season 3 and revealed its premiere date as well. The show, from creator and writer Tracy Oliver, is set to return in early 2025 on the streamer. Per the official logline, the season will follow “the core four women on the precipice of change like never
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During the current press run for Gladiator II, Denzel Washington revealed in one interview the films he’s planning on doing before he hopes to retire from acting, including Black Panther 3. Though the Marvel film hasn’t been officially confirmed, he told Australia’s Today show that Ryan Coogler is working on a part for him in
Michael Ralph is a prolific production designer who has been behind some of your favorite television shows. His work has been most recently seen in Prime Video‘s Good Omens and she’s also the production designer in Prime Video’s upcoming Anansi Boys series. Ralph was recently at the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival where he spoke
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson is no stranger to saying or doing something strange—and his latest admission about what exactly helped him come back out of retirement after nearly 20 years is further proof of that. Read more…
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Roy Wood Jr. is a longtime stand-up comedian who has been making people across the country laugh for years. Which is why he was the perfect host for The Root 100 in 2023, and why he’ll be returning for 2024 The Root 100 this Dec. 5. Read more…
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The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age of Black culture. An iconic period of our history, the time between 1920 and 1937 gave birth to Black literature, art, fashion and music that left a lasting impact on the world. Read more…
Spelman College has received a significant boost in its mission to empower women of color in leadership roles within the international strategic affairs and intelligence community. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence awarded the college a $2.5 million grant to establish the Spelman Strategic and Security Studies Center. This five-year grant is part
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