‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ inspires renewed bill to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from FBI building

Tennis star Naomi Osaka condemned recent hate crimes against Asian Americans in a Saturday tweet. "If people loved Asian people as much as they love bubble tea, anime, mochi, sushi, matcha etc," the 23-yeard-old champion wrote.

Michelle Obama is set to deliver the keynote speech at Girl Talk, a POPSUGAR event being broadcast on Thursday, alongside other strong women like Kelly Clarkson and Kristen Bell.MORE: Michelle Obama opens up about daughters in amazing video with Jennifer GarnerThe former First Lady of the United States will be appearing at the event, hosted by Sofia Wylie, to help drive action and raise awareness of adolescent girls' education across the world.The event will also fundraise for the Girls

Sparks will be released in US and Canadian cinemas later this year.The Sparks Brothers takes a deep dive into the careers of Ron and Russell Mael over five decades, complete with an archive of TV and concert clips. A string of musical guests were interviewed for the documentary, including Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers.The Sparks Brothers premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

Focus Features said Friday that it is releasing Edgar Wright’s documentary The Sparks Brothers, about the influential indie electronica pop band Sparks, on June 18, 2021 in North American theaters.

Waffles + Mochi, a new cooking show featuring Michelle Obama, premieres this Tuesday (16 March) on Netflix. The six-episode series features the former first lady alongside an array of celebrity chefs and guests, including Sia, Mandy Moore, Rashida Jones, Common, Jack Black, and more.

Naomi Judd gave an update on her daughter Ashley’s recovery process during an appearance on Thursday’s “Watch What Happens Live”.

Judas and the Black Messiah took top honors from the African American Film Critics Association, the world's largest group of Black film critics. The film was named best picture, with star Daniel Kaluuya winning best supporting actor for his portrayal of Black Panther Party deputy chairman Fred Hampton and Dominique Fishback named best supporting actress for her role as Deborah Johnson, Hampton's fiancee and mother of his child.

Also Read: 'One Night in Miami' Writer Kemp Powers on the 'Painful' Process of Reworking His Play for the ScreenOther acting awards went to Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” and the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Day and Boseman won Golden Globe acting awards last week.Powers also co-wrote and co-directed “Soul,” the Best Animation winner.

Angelique Jackson “Judas and the Black Messiah” has been named best film by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), leading the list of winners at the 12th AAFCA awards with four awards, including accolades for stars Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback.

African American Film Critics Association has released its annual list of recipients for the 12th AAFCA Awards with Judas and the Black Messiah being named the year’s Best Picture by the world’s largest group of Black film critics. The Fred Hampton-Bill O’Neal drama took home the most awards with a Breakout Director nod for Shaka King as well as Best Supporting Actor and Actress wins for Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback, respectively.

Activist Rose McGowan says the political divide in America contributed to her decision to move out of the United States to Mexico last year. Speaking with Fox News from her new home, the former "Charmed" actress detailed her current path to healing after feeling rather depleted in the wake of Harvey Weinstein's early 2020 New York trial as well as the build-up to the presidential election.

The first thing to understand about the social dynamics in Mexico around police is that they differ greatly from how the public in the United States relates to law enforcement officers. Stateside, both the uncritical reverence some feel toward them—namely the Blue Lives Matter crowd—and the terror they incite among BIPOC communities emanate from their violent efficaciousness and status as inflexible figures reveling in a lack of accountability.

Neon has scooped up North American rights to Céline Sciamma’s sixth feature directorial Petite Maman, bringing the Oscar-winning film studio back in business with the French filmmaker behind 2019’s award-winning pic Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Already there is great word of mouth brewing from critics on Sciamma’s new title out of its world premiere at the Berlinale.

The Mandalorian actor Bill Burr has defended Gina Carano, who was fired from the show after sharing a series of offensive and controversial social media posts.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.In a recent episode of The Bill Bert Podcast with Bert Kreischer,

Bill Wright was the first Black golfer to win a United States Golf Association (USGA) event, 1959’s Amateur Public Links Championship in Denver.Wright was a standout golfer and basketball player when he attended high school in Seattle, as well as at Western Washington University. He was in his senior year of college when he entered the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship.

Chase Stokes and Madison Bailey not only star in the Netflix series Outer Banks together, they’re also starring in a fashion campaign together!

Natalie Oganesyan editorLeading Black filmmakers, producers and writers opened up about what inspired them to enter cinema and the importance of capturing the Black diasporic experience on screen during a virtual panel co-hosted by the American Cinematheque and the African American Film Critics Association.In celebration of Black History Month, the “Black Identity Through Cinema” panel featured Cynthia Erivo, Philippe Lacôte, Franklin Leonard, Ekwa Msangi and Euzhan Palcy, as well as Shaka King