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Fellow Media Friends, It's Time for Us to Talk (Again) About How We Identify Black Women
Fun fact: The woman in the picture on the above left is not the controversial Omarosa Manigault Newman, but revered actress Angela Bassett. But you wouldn’t know that from several outlets that misidentified the Oscar-nominated actress after the Emmy Awards on Monday night. As reported by Yahoo News, which on Tuesday ran an article titled,…
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'Everything Is Love': Beyoncé's Reconciliation Tour Continues As She Reunites With LaTavia Roberson
Trouble don’t last always; that’s the message we’re getting loud and clear from Beyoncé, as in recent weeks, the former Destiny’s Child frontwoman has had what appear to be loving reunions with formerly estranged founding members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson. After meeting a now-pregnant Luckett for a hug backstage at her On the Run…
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Watch: Barry Jenkins' Official Trailer for If Beale Street Could Talk Does James Baldwin Proud
“Trust love, all the way.” Those are the final words of Barry Jenkins’ full-length trailer for his adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, which was released by Annapurna pictures on Thursday morning. The Oscar-winning director’s follow-up to 2016’s gorgeous Moonlight is already generating Oscar buzz of its own, well ahead of…
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Forever Bae: Why Maya Rudolph Is So Relatable—and Rightfully Back on Hollywood's Radar
She’s hilarious, adorable, versatile, has a profound love for Prince and is descended from the musical genius that was Minnie Riperton, but after decades in entertainment, lately, Maya Rudolph has been enjoying the kind of buzz usually reserved for ingenues. It all started when she co-presented with comedienne of the moment Tiffany Haddish at the…
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Call It Evolution, Not a Comeback: Kelis Covers Essence's Global Beauty Issue
“The only way you are really ever going to be truly content is if you are constantly evolving,” says Kelis in Essence magazine. And she knows a bit about evolution, first hitting our radar in the early aughts as a genre-defying singer-songwriter, and evolving in the years since into a chef, cookbook author and farmer.…
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'Something I Cannot Accept': Rihanna Urges Support for Global Access to Education in New Op-Ed
Internationally renowned entertainer, fashion and beauty icon, mogul and philanthropist: all of these describe Rihanna, but in a new op-ed for The Guardian urging all of us to get involved in the fight for equal access to education, the multi-hyphenate reflects on her childhood in Barbados, where she admits that she “did not always love…
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Living Doll: Serena Williams' 'Granddaughter' is Named Qai Qai—and She's Full of Teachable Moments
Just when we thought the relationship between Serena Williams and beloved daughter Alexis Olympia couldn’t get any cuter, the Olympian introduced us to her “granddaughter,” Qai Qai,” (pronounced “Quay-Quay”) a bald, brown babydoll whose clothing budget is likely larger than ours (she even has a US Open-ready lavender tutu). We have no idea how long…
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Reach Higher! Michelle Obama and Her Celebrity Friends Want to Know: Are You 'Worth It'?
What obstacles have you faced while trying to get ahead in life? That’s the question asked of former first lady Michelle Obama, Kelly Rowland, Nick Cannon, Ciara, Jussie Smollett, Questlove, Keke Palmer and more in Reach Higher’s “Worth It” video, which premiered on Tuesday. Through the sharing of these struggles and success stories, the video,…
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She Got That Glow: Writer Nnedi Okorafor Gets the Escort of a Lifetime to the 2018 Emmys
When you’re an emerging name in the realm of fantasy and science-fiction writing and your first novel is being adapted into a series by award-winning premium network HBO, there are few things better than being invited to the Emmys. That is, of course, unless your escort for the evening is none other than network darling…
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Think Pink: Our Faves Were Coming Up Roses at the 2018 Emmys … and in Nike … and Whiteface?
If there was a signature color at the 2018 Emmys, it was pink. Yara Shahidi (in Gucci), nominee Tracee Ellis Ross (in Valentino Haute Couture), and award winner Thandie Newton (in Brandon Maxwell) all showed up in rosy hues, as did several other celebs, who wore shades ranging from blush to bold pink. Does it…
