Janelle Monae has joined the cast of Hidden Figures. The space themed drama also stars Empire’s Taraji P. Henson, and Octavia Butler and is based on an upcoming book, Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race – which is scheduled to be released this September.
Ava DuVernay (Selma) and Ryan Coogler (Creed) are undoubtedly part of the esteemed bunch of Hollywood directors that are making waves in an industry that has come under fire for not making allowances for people of color who have consistently proved their worth.
Saturday Night Live alumn, the ultra talented Maya Rudolph will be back at her old stomping ground – NBC, in May, and we can’t be happier to hear about her scheduled return.
This is the season when contractual obligations in the beauty and fashion division are secured and we are so excited that the uber talented Janelle Monae has been added to the prestigious list of CoverGirl beauties.