Viola Davis
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10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade
The stench of stagnant progression is in the air as we look back at the history of Oscar nominations in the 2010s. The Hollywood Reporter recently highlighted every Oscar-winning actress (in both lead and supporting categories) in the 2010s and in doing so, found one glaring bit of news: only five actresses of color were…
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I Was Hangin' in a Chow Line at the Final Dress Rehearsal of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family & Good Times
Ok, so I didn’t literally hang in a chow line at the dress rehearsal of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family & Good Times, but I bet catering and craft services backstage was looking right! On Tuesday night, I was honored to be invited to witness the final dress rehearsal…
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Meet the Cast Who Will Be Scratchin’ and Survivin’ on Good Times: Live in Front of a Studio Audience
Ain’t we lucky—the new cast of Good Times has been announced! Until now, ABC has been pretty mum about the cast, but now we have the scoop on just who will be “hangin’ in a chow line” to portray the iconic characters on stage, live in front of a studio audience—you know, just like the…
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Viola Davis Speaks Out Against Diabetes With New Documentary
With a career spanning over thirty years, Viola Davis is tackling a new venture to bring awareness to diabetes within the black community. Davis is no stranger to us; whether she’s getting away with murder on our screens or getting away with a slay in a photograph on our timelines, the actress has become a…
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#RelationshipGoals: Codie and Tommy Oliver Discuss Black Love in an 'Instagram Society'
Whenever I visit my mama in Chicago, we partake in our recent habit of watching marathons of Black Love, a docuseries on OWN. From Tina Knowles Lawson’s sassy quips with Richard Lawson to Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe’s love origin story, the laughs never stop. Behind the relationship tea are real-life examples of black…
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How To Get Away With Murder: Viola Davis, Aja Naomi King and Rome Flynn Play 'Frame, Murder, Kill'
So…how do you get away with murder? By playing a harmless hypothetical game about it, of course! We are gearing up for the ultimate and final season of How To Get Away With Murder (HTGAWM) and to bring in the occasion, we decided to play a black ass game with the cast. Y’all know the…
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Because She’s Worth It: Viola Davis Is the Newest Face of L'Oréal
Among the demographics celebrated by the beauty industry, darker-skinned and older women have historically been ignored. While the marginalization of darker skin has been dramatically shifting in recent years (thanks to Fenty Beauty, among others), the industry has been significantly slower to embrace aging as a facet of beauty. But as both the fashion and…
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How to Get Away With Killer Arms: Viola Davis to Portray Michelle Obama in New Showtime Drama
What do you get when you mix the Forever First Lady and the Forever Monologue Queen? Um, the best hour of television you’ll ever set your eyes on, of course! According to Deadline, there’s a one-hour drama in the works at Showtime centering around the lives of first ladies in the White House and Viola…
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Paying Tribute to a 'National Treasure': How We Remember Toni Morrison
“At some point in life, the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough. No record of it needs to be kept and you don’t need someone to share it with or tell it to. When that happens—that letting go—you let go because you can.” —Toni…
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2019 Primetime Emmys: When They See Us and Pose Score Major Nominations [Updated]
It’s just about that time for the Television Academy to shine again! The nominations event for what is considered to be the biggest night in television took place on Tuesday morning, with Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians, You Complete Me, Ho) and D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Barry) taking over as emcees this year. I…