Rumors have been circulating for some time that Idris Elba might be the next James Bond. Fans eagerly imagined the British heartthrob actor taking his place. Marina Hyde wrote in The Guardian, “Only one star will do….The name’s Elba, Idris Elba.” Others disagreed, like Bond writer Anthony Horowitz, who told The Daily Mail that Elba was a “bit…
The 2017 Cannes Film Festival began on May 17 and will run through May 28. The 70th installment of the renowned annual festival will include more than 50 film premieres. In a break with tradition, some television shows will also be premiered at Cannes this year. The Guardian describes the overall lineup this year as political, with “a repeated…
Some are calling it a “grand slam pregnancy style,” and talk about the elegance! The finest professional tennis player in the world is wearing non-stop radiance these days as she chooses the perfect fashion for her growing baby bump. Serena Williams has never looked better and is killin’ it on the world stage as…
There is definitely no love lost between President Donald Trump and former rival Hillary Clinton, so it didn’t come as much of a surprise when rumors began to emerge several weeks ago that former Secretary of State Clinton was helping to launch a new anti-Trump political action committee called Onward Together. Playing on Clinton’s 2016 campaign slogan…
Gabourey Sidibe was probably sent to earth to show the rest of us how to live a truly authentic life. Her physical appearance is, to most people, the thing most remarkable about her. It is antithetical to everything our culture has trained us to value. Obese and dark skinned, she has nevertheless carved out a stellar…
The moment of reckoning appears to be building up for the most controversial US President in history. Donald Trump, who was elected after a campaign that taught many important and unexpected lessons about the current state of geopolitics, now could be headed towards formal impeachment or a criminal investigation that would potentially render him unfit…
As a deeply modern poet who effortlessly mixes literary style with contemporary slam, Tyehimba Jess is one of the most celebrated American wordsmiths of his generation. After receiving quiet praise for his previous poetry endeavors, Jess received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2016 collection, OLIO. Jess was born in Detroit and raised by…
Last week, Nicki Minaj offered via Twitter to pay tuition and student loans for some of her fans. This week, she’s restated her promise to do a repeat batch of giving soon while also announcing a charity devoted to her mission. In a recent post on Instagram, Minaj shared a screenshot of some of the recent payments…
The annual Forbes Five list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists has been released. As Forbes puts it, “the only thing more predictable than a Diddy name change” is Diddy topping the list. Sure enough, Diddy has held on to the top spot again this year, but Jay Z is right on his tail. The five names on the…
In Senegal, the high cost of health care is prompting tech entrepreneurs to come up with solutions to meet the needs of poor families. To this effect, VoLo and JokkoSanté were two tech startups recognized for their innovations at a late 2015 event organized by the Embassy of Switzerland and an organization representing IT workers and business…
The 2018 Pirelli calendar is out and this year’s theme is Alice in Wonderland. The unique aspect of this year’s photo shoot is that it took a diversity approach casting an all-black cast featuring Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, South African lawyer Thando Hopa, Whoopi Goldberg, Sudanese-Australian model Duckie Thot, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, among others.…
The most promising resource of the African region is also its greatest concern. In 2013, Africa Renewal, a news magazine published by the United Nations, characterized the more than 200 million young people between the ages 15 and 24 as either an opportunity or a “ticking time bomb.” At a time when developed nations in Europe…
More than 2,925 bodies have been recovered from Mediterranean waters this year; they represent the desperation of people from Middle Eastern and African countries where civil society has broken down due to armed conflict, terrorism, lawlessness and economic despair. Over the last few years, the Mediterranean refugee crisis has hung like a specter over European…
Preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are reaching peak momentum in November with the final matches to decide the remaining national teams that will travel to Russia next year. The five spots allotted to the Confederation of African Football have been earned by the Lions of Teranga, the Super Eagles, the Pharaohs, the Eagles…
