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February 16, 2018 No Comments  

Black Panther Pride

(Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images)

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a while. A long while. When you plan to take a 6 month blogger break then boom…Black Panther. This movie, these characters, this feeling of pride that has spread like wildfire among our community…this movement, is something I simply can’t sit out for.

I’m not seeing the movie until Monday morning because I literally could not find a show that fit my schedule before then. You guys snatched those tickets up faster than ice water in a dessert lol. But even the inconvenience of having to wait makes me smile because its evidence of the showing up and showing out that we’re doing for a film that is so very worthy of the response.

Black Panther is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The flick features a black superhero (Chadwick Boseman), a mostly black cast (Michael B. Jordan, Lupita N’Yongo, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Forest Whitaker), and was conducted by a black director (Ryan Coogler). #MelaninMagic is in full effect.

Wakanda, the African country where the film is set, is fictitious but very much indicative of very real countries that reside on the continent. The struggle to change the perception of Africa from an impoverished violent place to the culturally rich land that it is has been long standing. The film’s star, Chadwick Boseman, shared his view on the subject with CNN.

“Having studied at Howard [a historically black university in Washington D.C.] and having various different experiences within our culture, I knew it was an opportunity to pull from real things, real achievements, real African culture and place it in this movie to make it real.” Boseman said. “If anybody believes that Africa didn’t have an empire, didn’t have architecture, didn’t have art, didn’t have science, you see it in this movie.”

The outpouring of support the film is receiving from African-Americans is something that has become quite significant for a community that has championed for proper representation in film and in media and entertainment as a whole. I liken the effect to what was felt around the world when Barack Obama became the first black President. Seeing is indeed believing. Michael B. Jordan expects to be seeing a few new costumes ideas in October. He told CNN:

“I can’t wait for Halloween to see everyone dressing up as the Dora Milaje [the female special forces in the film], Black Panther and Killmonger [the super villain Jordan portrays].”

Mr. Jordan is making big projections for a movie that has only been in the theaters for a few hours but for some reason I think he’s right.

Have you seen Black Panther yet? What did you think of the film?

April 24, 2014 No Comments  

[COVER GIRLS] Beyoncé is One of Time’s Most Influential People & Lupita is People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman

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She’s a grown woman and she does whatever she wants.

Accordingly to Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and Founder of LeanIn.org, Beyoncé is a boss. The diva graces the cover of Time’s Most Influential People in the World issue. In the mag Sandberg says,

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Beyoncé

doesn’t just sit at the table. She builds a better one. Today she sits at the head of the boardroom table at Parkwood Entertainment.”

 

April 5, 2014 No Comments  

Why Lupita Nyong’o Being the New Face of Lancôme is a Big Deal

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Celebrities are chosen as spokespersons for companies everyday, so the fact that Lancôme chose an actress as their new brand ambassador isn’t anything new. The fact that they chose a BLACK actress…now that’s a big deal. Why? She is the fourth Academy Award winning actress to be a part of the Lancôme brand but the first ever black ambassador.

According to Françoise Lehmann, General Manager of Lancôme International, the company’s decision to choose Lupita was because she is “talented and committed, true to her African beauty, and showing a great curiosity

March 21, 2014 No Comments  

Lupita Nyong’o to Star in “Americanah”?

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That Lupita reign just won’t let up!

In the wake of her recent Oscar win, Lupita Nyong’o is keeping the train moving. She is rumored to be the star of the film adaptation of Nigerian author/feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book Americanah. Americah is the story of a Nigerian immigrant woman who came to the United States on a college scholarship. Lupita wrote a letter to Adichie

March 7, 2014 No Comments  

[CELEBRITY STYLE] Women Rocking Natural Hair

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There is nothing wrong with weave, wigs or extensions but aren’t we just as beautiful just as we are ladies? I think so…check out these fierce chicas rocking natural do’s.

March 7, 2014 No Comments  

Lupita Nyong’o Paying the Price of Fame?

I’m sure there are too many perks to count as a result of becoming a household name like Lupita Nyong’o has become seemingly overnight. But there is a downside. The sudden invasion of privacy and space can be overwhelming. In an interview last month with New York Magazine, Lupita shared her feelings on her quick rise to stardom. “I’ve been in a bubble. I haven’t been out much. I haven’t gotten used to being recognized…“There are so many highlights that are no longer highlights,” “I’m living a very swollen life.”

March 3, 2014 No Comments  

The 86th Academy Award Winners Are…

86th Academy Award Winners

Last night during the 86th Academy Award Winners the best performances in film were celebrated. Films 12 Years a Slave (Best Picture) and Dallas Buyers Club produced some of the nights biggest winners, including Best Actor in a Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club), Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave). Cate Blanchett won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Blue Jasmine. 

Check out the Oscars’ Official website for the full list of winners.

March 2, 2014 No Comments  

[WEEKEND ROUNDUP] The United Colors of Lupita, Independent Spirit Awards 2014 & Chris Brown Diagnosis

United Colors of Lupita

If you’ve been under a rock and have not bore witness to actress Lupita Nyong’o slaying red carpets in every color imaginable this award season, here is your chance. Someone pulled a bunch of her recent looks into this gorgeous photo tagged “United Colors of Lupita”.

Speaking of Lupita, she won Best Supporting Female for 12 Years A Slave at the Independent Spirit Awards 2014 on Saturday. 12 Years A Slave also won Best Film. My fave film of 2013, Fruitvale Station starring Michael B. Jordan, won Best First Feature.

February 7, 2014 No Comments  

Vanity Fair 2014 Hollywood Issue Full of “Color”

Vanity-Fair-March-2014-Hollywood-Issue-CoverOn the heels of a tremendous year in film Vanity Fair gives a sneak peek of it’s 2014 Hollywood Issue…and it’s full or color. The fold-out cover includes some of the hottest in Black Hollywood — Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Naomi Harris and Chadwick Boseman.

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