On March 14, Snoop Dogg released the video for his new song, “Lavender (Nightfall Remix).” The song is a cover of a BADBADNOTGOOD song featuring Kaytranada. In the newly released video, the whole world is full of clowns, yet still beset by the police brutality and violence that we see so much of today.…
Joni Sledge died unexpectedly this week at age 60. Joni, along with her sisters Debbie, Kim, and Kathy, founded the group Sister Sledge in 1971. Best known for their hit “We Are Family,” the group spanned many genres including disco, R&B and soul. Joni passed away in her Phoenix, Arizona home. The official cause…
In late February 2017, news reports appeared on social media sites relaying the supposed arrest of Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene. The headline, originally published on the fake news site, te1egraph.co.uk, stated that Ms. Kunene had been arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport with two kilograms of cocaine hidden in coffee bags. The story was…
The 2017 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) are getting closer. Here is a look at the contenders for Best Feature Film. Noem My Skollie Noem My Skollie, or Call Me Thief, was South Africa’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Though it ended up not being nominated,…
We knew it was coming. The feud between Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma is as intense as ever, if not more so. Fuel was added to the fire this week after Nicki Minaj released “No Frauds” in response to Remy’s “shETHER.” She performed it for the first time with Drake in Paris, a few…
Get Out, the new film written and directed by Jordan Peele of “Key and Peele”, is a deep departure for the actor-writer on some levels. Sure, he’s never written or directed a horror film before, but if you’re familiar with his other racially-charged work, the premise of this new number one film won’t surprise…
Our favorite ‘transracial’ black girl is back in the news, and the reason is predictably laughable. Just weeks before her Memoir, In Full Color, is released, Rachel Dolezal announced that she has legally changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo. Along with her new African name, she is doubling down on her claim that despite…
Super opulent might be the best way to describe The Daily Show host Trevor Noah’s new mid-Manhattan digs. The price tag isn’t for the faint of heart at $10 million, but look at what he’s just bought: It’s a four-bedroom duplex penthouse in Stella Tower, measuring 3,600 square feet, featuring a wraparound 930-square-foot terrace with…
The South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) are once again moving forward in the shadow of a boycott. Two of South Africa’s most beloved soaps, Muvhango and Skeem Saam have withdrawn themselves from the awards in an effort to shed light on the unfairness of the award ceremonies. Their objection is that television…
The 2017 Oscars will go down in the history books for all the wrong reasons. Film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs spoke out soon after the Best Picture disaster, saying that the two accountants responsible will no longer be allowed anywhere near the Oscars. Isaacs particularly pointed the blame at Brian Cullinan who was…
