a wrinkle in time
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Nia Dacosta’s ‘The Marvels’ Has Become Highest-Grossing Film For A Black Woman Director
Despite the previously reported numbers for the franchise Dacosta still shines brightly.
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Can We Take A Moment to Celebrate Oprah’s Hair?
The media mogul is never afraid to get creative with her hair, and we love it!
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This One Is for the Grown Folks: Sade Reportedly Recording New Music
The R&B legends are working on new music at a studio in France.
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England Has a New Queen, But Our Black Queens Shine Brighter
The infamous Queen Camilla was just crowned. But on this side of the world, we’ve got our own royalty, and yes, they’re all melanated.
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Ava DuVernay Prepares for Queen Sugar’s Final Bow
‘I always say I don’t have children. My films and projects are what I leave behind,’ the Oscar-nominee told The Root.
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Learn The Secrets of Black Billionaires: Oprah Winfrey (Lesson 1)
An examination of the secrets behind the media mogul’s unparalleled success.
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Cynthia Erivo, Andra Day, Whoopi Goldberg, Zendaya and Michaela Coel Among Honorees at Essence Black Women in Hollywood
This year marks the 14th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards celebration, honoring some of the most renowned and accomplished women across film, television and the creative industry. Per a press release sent to The Glow Up, the 2021 event is set to be hosted by Laverne Cox and recognize Cynthia Erivo, Andra Day…
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Nice or Next? Would You Bedazzle Your Face?
When Tony award-winning star Cynthia Erivo turned up at the 2018 Met Gala with jewels in place of her eyebrows, we admittedly raised ours. Not only were we wondering what her seemingly Hindi-inspired brow art had to do with the evening’s theme, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, but though much more artfully rendered,…
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Ava DuVernay Just Hit an Important Milestone for Black Female Directors
Trailblazing director Ava DuVernay can add another important “first” to her list. With A Wrinkle In Time, she’s become the first black female director whose movie earned more than $100 million domestically. DuVernay acknowledged the historic achievement on Twitter earlier this week, writing: “Lovely room to be in. But can’t wait for more sisters to be…
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Ava DuVernay Has a Mother’s Day Gift for Us All: A Wrinkle in Time Will Be Rereleased for Mother’s Day Weekend!
“Ava’s looking forward to speaking with you,” one of Array’s publicists said via the phone. (Array is Ava DuVernay’s grassroots distribution, arts and advocacy collective focused on films by people of color and women.) I smiled harder than necessary at the publicist’s statement, since I was the only one in the room and on the…