Idris Elba may have been deprived of Oscar glory – but so far the British actor isn’t sulking in a corner with bitterness and regret.
Idris Elba
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o may have been cheated out of screen time in The Force Awakens, but it looks like she will be making up for it sooner rather than later.
Star Wars hottie John Boyega is now a global superstar thanks to the successful relaunch of one of the most lauded franchises in movie history.
Despite the unceremonious ousting of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and the bittersweet reunion of former Head of State Muhammadu Buhari who promised to make the permanent removal of terrorists group Boko Haram his administration’s top priority – the reign of terror is still very much in effect with no end in sight.
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has had quite the whirlwind reception ever since she stunned the world with her amazing turn in 12 Years a Slave, the film that launched her now flourishing career. So, it’s no surprise that she’s dominating the cover space for Vogue Magazine’s October edition. She’s earned it!
At the time we reached out to Leslie Fields-Cruz, the long-time executive director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the unfathomable tragedy that is now unfolding with the vile arrest and mysterious death of Sandra Bland hadn’t transpired.
As a Nigerian-American, I continue to weather the confluence that merges the Western antidotes and Nigeria’s version of the Ten Commandments. Okay, there are definitely way more than ten. But the point is that being a female of Nigerian descent comes with a heavy load that not many outside of the Diaspora can fathom.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Scandal star Kerry Washington will star as Anita Hill in a TV movie that will air on HBO. Washington will also serve as executive producer.
Vice News is on a mission to expose an inhumanely vile practice that has been a crippling staple in Tanzania since 2000. Albinos are rapidly becoming extinct and this is due to a long established belief that their body parts are worth more than gold.
Boko Haram is winning. Globally they are a trending topic and that I exactly the kind of notoriety they crave to help fuel their renegade antics. The more attention they garner the better and stealing the innocent girls from their dormitories last April was a genius operation that undoubtedly funded their future quests.