Harvard University has named Rihanna as their 2017 Humanitarian of the Year. In honor of the late Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, the award recognizes “prominent public-spirited leaders.” Past honorees include James Earl Jones, Kofi Annan, and Malala Yousafzai. Rihanna’s recognition is due to her extensive charitable work. S. Allen Counter, director of the…
“Oh, what a night!” The 89th Academy Awards ceremony honored the best films and actors of 2016 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday evening, February 26, 2017. Host Jimmy Kimmel kept the pace going for the long exciting evening, where glitz and glamour prevailed. Hollywood’s finest didn’t disappoint, as gorgeous stars…
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…
As the newest installment of one of the world’s most beloved science-fiction franchises, Star Trek: Discovery has had a mixed reception among both critics and fans. On one hand, there are those fans who are classical purists and believe that the show doesn’t fully live up to the spirit of the original TV series and…
Kazuo Ishiguro has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In a recent interview, the British novelist says he heard about his win after his agent called him informing him that he had won the coveted prize, just as he was about to take brunch at home. The author, however, assumed that this was…
The global chocolate industry is largely divided into two groups: bean-to-bar and Big Chocolate. Major brands such as Nestlé and Hershey’s are part of Big Chocolate; companies that realize sales in excess of $100 billion per year, and the bulk of their profits come from chocolate bars that retail for a couple of dollars. The…
Is there any couple who embodies #RelationshipGoals more than Barack and Michelle Obama? This week, the former President and First Lady celebrated 25 years of wedded bliss. While Michelle was taking part in the Pennsylvania Conference for Women along with Shonda Rhimes, Barack popped in on a surprise video. As Michelle blushed and the ladies in…
