Homecoming Shares Pop Culture Moments They Wish They Could Forget

“To have a Black woman and an Asian woman in a relationship on TV is the type of representation that we need,” Janelle Monáe says when discussing her role on Homecoming in Variety’s 2020 Power of Women Issue. On the Amazon psychological thriller, Janelle portrays a character who’s in a romantic relationship with Hong Chau’s character Audrey.

Kate Aurthur editorFor the 2020 Power of Women issue, Variety spoke with several women in the entertainment industry who are using their voices to benefit worthy causes. For more, click here. Janelle Monáe, the musician and actor, has always been political, and during this dreadful year she has been further ignited.

Last week, the musician and actor Janelle Monáe sent a message to her 4.7 million social media followers, offering a remarkable delineation of the responsibilities of modern pop stars. “I do not consider myself an activist or an organizer,” she wrote amid ongoing protests decrying the racist killings of Black victims like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.

Rasheeda Frost’s husband, Kirk Frost shared a message that impressed him about the George Floyd case. Check out the words that managed to get to his fans as well.

A spirit of togetherness. On Thursday, singer and actress Tinashe virtually stopped by Daily Pop and opened up to E!'s Erin Lim about her positive experience protesting for Black Lives Matter.

is in a reflective mood. The actress, whom many will know as Rory Gilmore's best friend, Lane Kim, on, confessed that it's a surreal time celebrating the accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this month against a backdrop of uncertainty, tragedy and shifting perceptions of the Asian community due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Janelle Monae is more than just an incredible singer, dancer, songwriter and actor. She’s an activist and a community leader.

It’s one thing for an actor to replace a superstar in the second season of a TV series. For Amazon Prime’s “Homecoming” that meant Janelle Monae effectively needing to fill the shoes of one of the few real movie stars left in the world, Julia Roberts.

She takes one step, and then another, and scores!!

Tina Knowles, 66, just proved that her and her daughter Beyonce, 38, were practically twins as infants. The proud mom took to Instagram on May 23 to share an adorable side-by-side snap of herself and Queen Bey when they were tiny tots, and the it’s almost impossible to tell the mother-daughter duo apart.

Nicole Kidman is recovering!

So much is happening in pop culture this week to help stave off your boredom. From the launch of (i.e.: you can stream Friends again!) to the release of Lady Gaga's sixth album, Chromatica, you will be more than occupied—and, more than likely, dancing.

When, the half-hour drama about a caseworker working at a mysterious facility that helps soldiers transition back to civilian life, debuted in 2018, it marked Julia Roberts’ first starring TV role three decades into her celebrated career. Not long after the Amazon original premiered, it was revealed that the star would not be returning as Heidi Bergman despite the show’s initial two-season order. 

Laguna Beach is one of those that, to me, never gets old. Watching the frothy exploits of a group of privileged Southern California teens is just as thrilling now as it , when the series first aired and became a cultural phenomenon.

Chris Cuomo's daughter Bella admits that all the attention on her dad and uncle is interesting, to say the least!

Back in March Master P and Romeo Miller opened up about stepping away from WeTV’s hit reality show “Growing Up Hip Hop.” They have accused the producers of trying to create storylines that are not true for ratings, and now they are dropping the evidence to show everyone the reason as to why they decided to depart from the show.