Roland Martin challenges the longtime rapper to put his money where his mouth is, and fund films depicting successful Blacks. Snoop Dogg set social media ablaze this week after posting a rant bashing History Channel’s reimagined Roots, the film Twelve Years a Slave, and WGN America’s miniseries Underground. The West Coast rapper – best known for his debut […]
‘Roots’ has come back to our screens for a more-detailed look at Kunta Kinte’s background and bloodline. The remake of Roots is giving us a richer look at Alex Haley’s family tree, and tonight was just the first chapter. Off top, the story seems a little fuller–more rounded out. This isn’t to say that […]
NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors claimed a major victory on Monday evening that secured their spot in the 2016 NBA Finals. Curry, who garnered the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award twice, led his team with 36 points, eight assists, and five rebounds to a 93-86 win. “Steph is gonna Steph,” Warriors center […]
I vividly recall the original iteration of the TV miniseries Roots. It was January 1977, and I was 17. Like most young people that age, my life was rapidly growing independent of my parents, who were increasingly consumed by the vagaries of their workplaces. Yet, when the series debuted, it was must-see TV in the […]
Laurence Fishburne is set to star in the A+E adaptation of the 1977 miniseries, Roots, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fishburne will play Alex Haley, who wrote the novel in 1976. James Earl Jones originally played Haley in the series. Roots was centered around Kunta Kinte (played by LeVar Burton) after being sold into slavery, and it follows his life […]
*The network that brought you “The Bible” will now attempt to recreate one of the most celebrated television programs of all time. History Channel has announced it will remake the blockbuster 1977 miniseries “Roots,” reports Deadline.com. The cable network plans a new eight-hour version after acquiring rights to the 12-hour original from Mark Wolper, […]
*Pint-sized funnyman and Philadelphia native Kevin Hart is spreading holiday cheer early this year, donating over 500 new computers to various schools and recreation centers throughout the area. Over the course of his budding career, Hart–a product of the inner-city–has actively given ample time and resources to those in need of a helping hand. […]
D.L. Hughley went to go see “12 Years A Slave” and said it was worse than “Roots”! Now anyone who has seen “Roots” knows that it had to be bad if it topped that. Listen to the audio to hear D.L. talk about why it’s worse and why white people aren’t allowed in “The […]
D.L. Hughley went to go see “12 Years A Slave” and said it was worse than “Roots”! Now anyone who has seen “Roots” knows that…
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oprah Winfrey is bringing the cast of “Roots” to her Montecito, California home as she marks the 35th anniversary of the 1977 Emmy-winning ABC miniseries that exposed the horrors of slavery and triumphs of its survivors, with a primetime TV special set to air MONDAY night on OWN.
The 2010 Hennessy Artistry Series went down in Chicago over the weekend.
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