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,…
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…
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…
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…
The premier award event for film and television in South Africa, the South African Film and Television Awards, is coming up in March and the nominees have recently been announced. There will be 258 nominees competing for awards in 89 categories. This year’s event is on March 16 and will be using ‘SA has…
Rachel Lindsay, the newly-announced lead on ABC’s The Bachelorette, isn’t just a big deal because she’s been announced as the new Bachelorette before the end of this season’s The Bachelor. The 31-year-old personal injury lawyer is the first African-American lead Bachelorette in the history of the show, which began in 2002. The announcement was…
A United Kingdom, starring David Oyewolo and Rosamund Pike, examines one of the first publicized interracial relationships of the modern era. In a world currently fraught with racial issues regarding immigration and law enforcement, the movie is a timely piece of cinema. The film highlights the love of a black man and a white woman…
Jeremy Meeks, the man who earned the nicknames “Hot Felon” and “Prison Bae” after his dreamy mugshot went viral, now has a successful modeling career. His modeling star reached a new height this week when he made his runway debut at New York Fashion Week. Meeks opened Phillip Plein’s show at the New York…
I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary directed by Raoul Peck that tells a story of race in America through the unfinished James Baldwin novel, Remember This House. All the narration comes from Baldwin’s novel, and is read by Samuel L. Jackson. Critics and viewers seem to agree that I Am Not Your Negro…
