Gabrielle Union
-
Dwyane Wade Offered $25 Million To Play For China, Miami Heat Offers $5.3 Million
Basketball is a universal sport and players like Dwyane Wade, have offers everywhere around the world, including China. Dwyane Wade, now a free agent, has been offered a three-year, $25 million contract to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bull, according to ESPN. If he accepts the offer, he’ll be the highest paid player in China,…
-
Doing the Work: Gabrielle Union Talks Inclusion and the Insidious Influence of Colorism
Essence Fest is the gift that keeps on giving; the annual celebration of black womanhood, which this year took place from July 5-8 in New Orleans with half a million in attendance, drops gem after gem—many we’re still processing long after the festivities have ended. For Essence Fest veteran Gabrielle Union, “[it’s] a family reunion…
-
Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union Speak About Their ‘Petty’ 17-Year Feud
Sometimes two people can be mad at each other for years, and then realize they have no idea why they were ever beefing to begin with. It doesn’t even matter if you’re two of the most famous black actresses in Hollywood—and that’s the case with Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union. After 17 years of…
-
Breaking In: Gabrielle Union Plays One Bad Mother
The opening of Breaking In is jarring and confusing and sets the tone for the rest of the roughly 90-minute film, which could best be described as Panic Room-meets-Eye for an Eye—with black people. A handsome, older black man is jogging through a residential neighborhood when he is suddenly and without warning struck by a…
-
Hat Tricks: Looks Like We’re Still in ‘Formation’
Two years after the fact, the flamenco-style chapeau Beyoncé rocked in her iconic 2016 “Formation” video is still turning some famous heads. Last week, Melania Trump made us wonder if she keeps mayo in her bag (probably) when she donned a wide-brimmed white hat designed by French stylist Hervé Pierre to greet the French President…
-
Watch: ‘If You Think That You’ve Aged Out of Justice, Think Again’—Gabrielle Union Speaks on Cosby’s Conviction
Gabrielle Union, a rape survivor and vocal advocate for sexual assault victims, shares her thoughts on Bill Cosby’s conviction: “There’s a lot of people who should be very, very worried because justice is coming for you.” Watch the video above.
-
This Time, Time Got It Right: Tarana Burke Covers the 100 Most Influential People Issue
We will never not stan for Tarana Burke because of the way she so unapologetically and steadfastly stands for us. Watching her profile rise in recent months is like watching the sun rise on a precious and fertile piece of earth that has been ignored far too long. And since Time magazine was deeply egregious…
-
About That Time Tarana Burke Took on Tony Robbins … and Won
By now, it’s no secret that we’re serious admirers of Tarana Burke. Aside from birthing the #MeToo movement to help the young black and brown girls that she encountered as an activist, she has consistently shown unparalleled grace, generosity and commitment, no matter how high her profile continues to rise. As she recently told Elle…
-
I Can’t Get the Starter Earrings Out of My Ear, Which I Know Is a Dumb Problem, but It’s Still a Problem
Bad Boys II is a very good bad movie. Lots of shit blows up and Will Smith wears a fun shade of purple for a meeting to tell Gabrielle Union to fall back. Either way, this movie is forever seared into my memory for one super-memorable scene: Johnny Tapia is trying to move millions of…
-
Gabrielle Union on the #MeToo Movement: ‘The Floodgates Have Opened for White Women’
On the eve of Time magazine’s announcement that its Person of the Year would be “the silence breakers”—the victims of sexual harassment who have come forward to tell their stories—an interview with actress and sexual assault survivor Gabrielle Union revealed her thoughts on the #MeToo movement and how the voices of women of color have…