Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’
Lupita Nyong’o brings her outsider experience to ‘The Wild Robot’
The actor draws on her experiences for a voice role in a new animated film that grapples with issues of identity, belonging, and nature.
Read MoreBeyoncé shut out of Country Music Award nominations
The lack of welcome that encouraged the singer to make her first country album continues at the 2024 CMAs.
Read MoreSlave Play writer says black-only nights ‘allow black people to feel safe at theatre’
Jeremy O Harris, the writer of “Slave Play,” desire for Black audiences to feel safe while watching his show led to “Black out nights.”
Read MoreNational Black Movie Day is a celebration — and a call for action
A growing appreciation of Black film is a start, but equal representation among filmmakers and stars has yet to be achieved.
Read More‘MLK/X’ aims to offer a fuller picture of the two icons and their wives
A National Geographic series will look at the lives of two prominent activists, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Read More‘The Color Purple’ rakes in $18M, the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since ’09
The cinema version of The Color Purple has blown the competition out of the water despite opening on Christmas.
Read MoreLeslie Jones says ‘SNL’ made her into a ‘caricature’ of herself
After her time at Saturday Night Live, Leslie Jones reflects on the limits of the roles she played.
Read MoreAn opera based on an Octavia Butler novel has been decades in the making
Fans of Octavia Butler’s novel “Parable of the Sower” can head to New York City to enjoy the stage adaptation.
Read MoreGrace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86
Distinguished mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry has passed after her health deteriorated in recent weeks.
Read MoreNetflix’s Prequel, Queen Charlotte, Is Bridgerton at Its Blackest (review)
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a one-sitting binge that uses its Regency-era setting to make modern commentary on the individuality, agency and respect of women.
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