Mahershala Ali
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Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Benjamin Cleary Invite You to Witness Their Swan Song
'I think it’s really important that we use this moment right now to become the people holistically who we should be,' Ali explained to The Root.
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Golden Globes 2022: Will Smith, Tracee Ellis Ross, Mahershala Ali, Issa Rae Among Nominees
After nearly a year wrought with controversy, the upcoming ceremony is set to take place on Jan. 9, 2022
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Black Girl Writer Cinematic Universe: Stacy Osei-Kuffour Will Write Marvel's Blade, Starring Mahershala Ali
You know how you have to wait for a while to see the post-credits scene during a Marvel movie because the cast and crew of a major action film is understandably dense? Well, we’ve been waiting even longer for the moment to finally be able to say Marvel Films has a Black woman writer! According…
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Marvel Studios Is Seeking Black Writers for Blade, Starring Mahershala Ali
Last summer, Marvel Studios announced the lead of its upcoming Blade reboot and everyone collectively lost their shit with excitement because that person is Mahershala Ali. According to some insider sources, Blade is expected to premiere sometime in the fall of 2022, but with coronavirus-based delays, who knows if that’s solid. For now, though, the…
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What Is 'Morris Chestnut Fine'?
Much like her daughters, my mama is always here for some good eye candy. Whenever she sees a particularly attractive man, she refers to him as a “stud muffin,” and it cracks me up every time. So, I immediately thought of her when I realized the reason “Morris Chestnut” was trending on Twitter Wednesday. It…
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Mahershala Ali to Play Legendary Black Boxer Jack Johnson in HBO Limited Series
Mahershala Ali has been tapped to play Jack Johnson, the world’s first Black heavyweight champion, for an upcoming limited series on HBO. According to a report from Variety, the Oscar-winning actor will star in a retelling of Johnson’s life that focuses heavily on the challenges he faced as a talented and outspoken Black athlete in…
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Where Was the Color at the 2020 SAG Awards? On the Red Carpet!
No, Cynthia Erivo didn’t snag the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture (say that seven times fast) for her titular role in Harriet. But she did win one of The Glow Up’s Best Dressed nods for the incredible custom Schiaparelli couture ball…
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Marvel Announces Blade Reboot With Mahershala Ali. Black Twitter Catches the Holy Ghost
Marvel rocked the annual gathering of people who read cartoon books and dress up in capes on Saturday, revealing that Mahershala Ali will star in the reboot of the greatest black superhero movie since Meteor Man when the Oscar-winning actor assumes the role of the iconic vampire daywalker in Blade. The announcement from Marvel Studios…
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It Takes a (Very Stylish) Village: THR Celebrates the Stylists Behind the Stars
Any style junkie knows 2019 was not an awards season to sleep on, and that black talent, in particular, showed up and showed out—not only all season, but all year long, from Black Panther to Beale Street to Sorry to Bother You to BlacKkKlansman to, yes, even Green Book. But while awards season is taking…
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2019 Oscars: Regina BEEN King
There may not have been any Kevin Hart yelling “nooooo, I wasn’t ready!” to any of the nominees, but the 91st Academy Awards brought the blackness. February 2019 has provided us a horrible Black History Month so far, but queens such as Regina King and blackety-black films such as Black Panther swooped in to save…