Fans of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon were surprised earlier this month when The Roots, the show's longtime house band, were noticeably absent. The hip-hop outfit, a staple of Fallon's ...

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The votes have been tallied! For the past month, readers of The Root have cast their votes for the greatest black TV shows of all time. The Cosby Show won by a landslide, but Nos. 5-10 were almost too ...

John Amos, the prolific actor known for his work in the sitcoms “Good Times” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the movie “Coming to America” and the miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84. Amos’ ...

Fans of Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show were caught off guard when the legendary house band, The Roots, suddenly vanished from the stage. The hip-hop group, a cornerstone of Fallon's late-night shows ...