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Angelina Jolie doesn't often talk about her six children in detail during interviews, choosing to keep their lives private.

Angelina Jolie couldn’t be prouder of her daughter. The actress and activist brought up her 15-year-old, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, during a discussion about the power of African voices and Black Lives Matter with Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. Angelina adopted Zahara from Ethiopia in 2005, when she was just six months old. While speaking with Vanessa for their TIME 100 Talk, Angelina questioned how American schools cover Black history.

Angelina is shining a light on African voices.

2 min read Following the raid of an LGBTIQ homeless shelter in Uganda in April resulting in 19 gay men and trans women being jailed for 49 days, damages have been awarded for police violating their rights.

HRAPF Executive Director Adrian Jjuuko outside the Nsangi Court in Uganda after the group’s release in May (Pic: SMUG)

Christopher Vourlias When the Six-Day War broke out in his native Congo two decades ago, documentary filmmaker Dieudo Hamadi—whose film “Downstream to Kinshasa” is the first Congolese film to be an official selection in the history of the Cannes Film Festival—was living in the Musicians’ Quarter in downtown Kisangani, “relatively untouched by the belligerent shells that clashed mainly in the outskirts of the city,” he tells Variety.But the devastating toll of that conflict between Ugandan and

LABELS & PUBLISHERSStrictly Confidential has announced a new worldwide publishing agreement with Ghostpoet. It has also entered into a new partnership with Ugandan label Nyege Nyege Tapes and its Hakuna Kulala imprint.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSUniversal Music Greater China has named Nan Jin its new Head Of Communications.

A riotous, rule-ignoring Ugandan romp in which giddy exuberance obliterates amateurish filmmaking and a threadbare child-kidnapping plot.

Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins are reflecting on what it means to be white parents to a black daughter in light of nationwide outrage and protests over the death of George Floyd.

Country singer Thomas Rhett has broken his silence about America’s race divide, insisting it’s time for him to speak up as the father of a black child.

Amid nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd, Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins have spoken out against racism with their daughters in mind.  On Sunday, the Grammy-nominated country star and his wife of nearly eight years took to social media with statements expressing both their uncertainty with what to say and also their desire to speak up.

Country singer Thomas Rhett has broken his silence about America’s race divide, insisting it’s time for him to speak up as the father of a black child.

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are speaking out about their dedication to the fight against racial injustice in the name of their daughter, Willa.

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are speaking out about their dedication to the fight against racial injustice in the name of their daughter, Willa.

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are opening up and standing in solidarity.

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins spoke out on Sunday, May 31, about the death of George Floyd and revealed racism they have personally faced after adopting their daughter, Willa.

Comedian and actress Chelsea Handler is set to front her first stand-up special in six years as part of a new HBO Max special.

2 min read Nineteen gay men and trans women who were arrested in a raid on an LGBTIQ shelter in Uganda in March are finally free after charges against them were dropped. The director of public prosecutions officially withdrew all charges against the traumatised individuals who’d been refused bail and access to their lawyers for 49 days.

Chelsea Handler is to return to stand-up for the first time in six years with a new special for HBO Max.

Chelsea Handler is returning to stand up after years away from the comedy artform!

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Nineteen men who were arrested in a violent raid on an LGBT youth homeless shelter in Uganda on 29 March have still not been granted bail.

Hearts striker Uche Ikpeazu reckons Craig Levein is one of the best managers he has ever worked with.

Kelly Clarkson got emotional when Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins virtually appeared on the April 30 of her talk show. Kelly asked the couple how they decided to adopt their first child, Willa Gray, 4, back in 2017, and the response moved her to tears.

Jane Fonda is bringing back her Fire Drill Fridays despite the entire world being under quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The star has also shared the video himself

Drake's latest Hot 100 chart topper "Toosie Slide" has become a viral dance sensation, with people across the globe showing the way they "right foot up, left foot slide, left foot up, right foot slide."

Drake is bringing attention to kids who really need it.

Ugandan police are facing pressure from activists and international human rights organisations after 20 homeless LGBTQI people were jailed for disobeying social distancing rules and risking the spread of COVID-19.

By Kate Aurthur

A six-year-old boy has made an emotional appeal for help to bring his father back from Uganda where he's trapped by the coronavirus lockdown.

Ugandan pop star and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who released a song urging Africa’s people to wash their hands to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, is criticizing African governments for not maintaining better health care systems for the continent’s 1.3 billion people.In his new song, "Corona Virus Alert," Wine and collaborator Nubian Li highlight prevention measures against the virus, which now has been reported in at least 46 of Africa’s 54 countries.Speaking to The Associated Press

A family from Bolton appeared on The Family Chase but failed to take home their £11,000 cash pot.

A new report on violence perpetrated against LGBTQI individuals in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Uganda has been published.

[Note: In the wake of SXSW's cancellation this year, The Hollywood Reporter is reviewing select fest entries that elected to premiere digitally.] Hearing the term "Wakaliwood," most cinephiles will think of Bollywood, Nollywood and other portmanteaus used to designate a large region of cinematic production — often one viewed with some condescension (if seen at all) by the more entrenched parts of the film industry.

A fed-up Scots mum took her young children on a 'life-changing' trip to Africa to stop them complaining about being poor.