CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died.
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According to Aloe Blacc, hip-hop music won’t move away from misogynistic themes anytime in the near future. Hot New Hip Hop picked up on comments from the performing artist this week in which he claimed that misogynism would always play some role in the genre.
During an interview with the United Kingdom’s iNews, Aloee said he’d “love to see it,” but he doesn’t think it’s going to go away. In fact, Blacc said it was going to stick around “forever.” Blacc says it’s up to market forces to eliminate
.CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died.
untimely death.The Black Panther star died at his home in the Los Angeles area aged 43, four years after being diagnosed with colon cancer. He was best known for his role as the regal T’Challa in the Marvel cinematic universe, the franchise’s first high-profile black superhero.Black Panther was considered a cultural milestone as the first mega-budget movie to have an African-American director and a predominantly black cast.
This Morning's Alison Hammond is set to explore Black history in a brand new series for ITV. As part of Black History Month, the presenter will go on the ultimate school trip as she travels the length of Britain to visit key historical sites, re-examining the history taught in schools from a different angle.
Pulse Films, the U.K. banner behind recent Sky smash Gangs of London —launching on AMC later this year —is flexing its unscripted muscles, and is set to produce a documentary about how hair shapes Black experiences in modern Britain.
Naman Ramachandran MTV International has launched “MTV Generation Change: Black Lives Matter,” a 10-part short-form series designed to support the global Black Lives Matter movement.The series features international artists, reality stars and change makers including Leigh-Anne Pinnock from British girl group Little Mix, model and activist Munroe Bergdorf, singer/songwriter Ray BLK, reality TV star Nathan Henry, model Duckie Thot, rapper Serious Klein and more as they tackle issues affecting
Naman Ramachandran Black, Asian and minority ethnic television talent in the U.K. industry aren’t nurtured, while their white counterparts get multiple opportunities until they’re established, says Noel Clarke, star of The CW and Sky drama “Bulletproof.”Clarke (pictured, left) was speaking on a panel about British drama at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Tuesday.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWe at Variety try to shine a light on good deeds, and although we can’t say we condone Beggars Group CEO Paul Redding’s ambitious goal of swimming the English Channel in an effort to raise £200,000 for coronavirus relief and Black Lives Matter, we do applaud his intentions (and optimistically assume that he knows what he’s doing!).Redding aims to raise £200,000 for two music charities, the PRS Foundation (in the U.K.) and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (U.S.).
The Bachelor, the current administration, and racism, you can stream her Netflix special Not Normal. As a British comedian, Yashere brings an outsider’s perspective along with a critical eye when providing social commentary on U.S.
Pitch Black director David Twohy says it would have been a “fate worse than death” if he had been forced to cast Steven Seagal as the lead in the movie instead of Vin Diesel.Twohy told Yahoo Movies UK the studio were keen to hire the action man for the ambitious sci-fi story, but the director fought to bring in someone else instead.“I fought hammer and tongs to make that not happen, even though somebody along the line had promised [Seagal] the role,” the 64-year-old said.He added: “I had to
While urging youngsters, especially young Canadians, to stop going out and partying during the pandemic Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds revealed what he’s doing at home to stay busy. The 43-year-old Green Lantern actor answered a call to action from British Columbia Premier John Horgan and revealed that he’s watching a hit show by wife Blake Lively at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cilla Black. The television presenter, who now boasts 1.5 million followers on Instagram, has amassed a legion of fans after tugging on the nation's heartstrings in her role as a judge on popular talent competition show, Britain's Got Talent.
We applauded with encores and standing ovations as the fourth season of Insecure came to an end, now, we wait impatiently for season five for our fix of just... "everything" a black woman wants and needs from a binge-watchable series.
Here’s an interesting one with a semi-interesting story. Like Netflix back in the day, HBO Max has to fill its content coffers and one way the streaming service is doing that—just like Netflix and Amazon did originally—is license previously made content and repackage it as something relatively new.