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Double the Keke: Keke Palmer to Host the 2020 VMAs and Star as a New Character on Disney's Proud Family Reboot
If you were at all concerned about Keke Palmer’s career prospects following the cancellation of Strahan, Sara & Keke, you needn’t be. In fact, the multitalented entertainer will be multitasking in the coming months, scoring two high-profile gigs we’ll likely all be “keke-ing” about (sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves). First up: As reported by the…
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Amazing Artists From Africa I Learned About From Watching Africans Celebrate Them In Beyoncé's Black Is King
I love Beyoncé. But more importantly, I really love when members of the global Black diaspora connect with each other. It brings me joy to listen to Afrobeat, the genre that dominates the soundtrack for The Lion King which turned into the visual album Black Is King that Beyoncé released on Friday. I remember the…
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Keke Palmer's Growing Activism Didn't Play a Role in Her Talk Show's Cancellation
Keke Palmer is responding to rumors that Strahan, Sara & Keke—her daytime talk show on ABC alongside Michael Strahan and Sara Haines—was canceled due to the 26-year-old’s growing visibility in the activism space. Palmer took a screengrab of a meme about the situation and commented on it via Instagram. “Ain’t it weird how Keke Palmer…
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Disney's Splash Mountain Ride to be Rethemed Around 'Princess and the Frog'
I’ve long felt that The Princess and the Frog has not gotten the love it rightfully deserved. Princess Tiana hasn’t received the same energy given to Elsa and Anna from Frozen. Hopefully, that will change in a very big way. CNBC reports that Disneyland announced plans to redesign its Splash Mountain attraction around the 2009…
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Yes, Disney Should Cast Amber Riley as One of the Hercules Muses and That's 'The Gospel Truth'
Disney’s Hercules should be included in the list of the legacy studio’s blackest films. The best part of the film? There’s no argument—the Muses took over the spotlight. Equipped with an array of killer songs (composed by the great Alan Menken) such as “The Gospel Truth” and “Zero to Hero,” the Muses were basically like…
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Soul-Crushing News: Pixar’s First Black-Led Film Won’t Premiere on Juneteenth; Pushed to November
As we navigate unfamiliar territory within the confines of our homes during the coronavirus pandemic, it may feel like a little bit of our soul dies every day. Unfortunately, our hopes of a blockbuster summer are whittling away, as well. According to Deadline, the upcoming Disney-Pixar feature Soul has been moved from its original June…
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Rosario Dawson Will Play Ahsoka Tano in Season 2 of 'The Mandalorian' and I Think I Just Had a Nerd-Gasm
Where my Star Wars blerds at? The Star Wars franchise is about to hit us with possibly one of the most perfect casting decisions since Patrick Stewart was tapped to play Professor Xavier in the X-Men movies. According to IndieWire, actor Rosario Dawson will play Ahsoka Tano in season 2 of hit Disney series The…
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NY High School Pulls the Plug on Tarzan Production Amid Concerns That Students Would Be Cast as Apes
Amid concerns of racial insensitivity, a New York high school has pulled the plug on its upcoming production of Disney’s Tarzan. The Rockland/Westchester Journal-News reports that the drama club at Alexander Hamilton High School was prepared to kick off auditions for their Tarzan adaptation on Dec. 4, but those plans came to a screeching halt…
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Ummm, So About That Michael Jackson Episode of The Simpsons… Don't Expect to Find It on Disney+
Disney+ is all of 48 hours old and has already suffered its first casualty. As Staff Writer Tonja Renée Stidhum reported on Tuesday, the newly launched streaming service might be brimming with nostalgia and “outdated cultural depictions”, but one thing you won’t find on there is the infamous “Stark-Raving Dad” episode of The Simpsons that…
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Watch: Pixar Will Be Bringing Some Soul With Its First Black Lead Character
Pixar has been known to snatch our thug, whether it’s in the first few minutes of Up (still in awe over how they accomplished this) or with the heartwarming reveal in Coco, and I’m here for it each and every time. Pixar has the concept of “emotional core” on lock. With its new film, Soul,…