The 89th annual Academy Awards were full of surprises, Hollywood stars rubbing elbows, and of course wonderful golden statues being handed out. Even after the huge mix-up for the Best Picture award, the star-studded event concluded with accolades of praise, recognition, and appreciation. The 2017 awards showed definite progress from 2016’s #OscarsSoWhite fiasco,…
Oscar Night 2017—a night of high profile actors and actresses, prestigious awards, and extreme pressure for all those organizing the event. So how did host Jimmy Kimmel do during his debut? Well, Kimmel killed it—that is, at least until the massive snafu for Best Picture. But besides that, let’s look at how the…
The 2017 SAFTAs are using the theme of ‘SA has got it, let’s celebrate it’ and one thing they are celebrating is acting talent. In this golden age of television, South Africa has just as much acting talent on display as other parts of the world. Here is a look at some of this…
Every prestigious awards show builds up excitement, especially when it’s the SAFTAs—the South African Film and Television Awards. This year’s 2017 SAFTA nominees have been announced in a field where 400 production companies submitted their work for entries. SAFTA is also known as the Golden Horns, and each award winner receives a stunning Golden…
Kenya, the first East African nation to successfully deploy a mobile digital wallet and banking system a decade ago, has no intentions of slowing down in terms of smart technology adoptions. Similar to the way M-Pesa empowered thousands of Kenyan families to overcome the challenge of not being able to access the banking system,…
After a difficult childhood and years of playing small roles, Viola Davis is finally a leading lady getting the recognition she deserves. With her third Oscar nomination this year, she has set the record for African-American women. She was also the first black woman to ever win an Emmy as a lead actress. She’s…
Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and raised in Maryland, Yvonne Orji was expected to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. However, Orji was bit by the acting bug a bit late in life when she participated in the Miss Nigeria in America pageant at 22, where she performed a stand-up comedy routine. After receiving…
First Lady of Zimbabwe Could Prolong the Mugabe Dynasty As President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe celebrated his 93rd birthday in February, the international press wondered whether he has enough vitality left in him to make it to the end of this decade as the first and sole ruler of this nation, which gained independence…
It’s really inspiring when famous people put their multiple resources, huge global presence and unselfish kindness into helping others achieve greatness. Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah come to mind. The talented actress teamed up with the ethical fashion designer to establish Studio 189. That’s the new line owned by Ms. Dawson and features Ghana-based,…
There is a meaningful quote by author John Kenneth Galbraith that reads,“There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.” The way each of us looks and who we are on the inside makes us perfectly unique, and when we accept our individual beauty and persona, we…
