“I love you Cameron Tanner. Always have. Always will.” Most husbands adore their wives’ words of love. Cameron’s (Mahershala Ali, Moonlight) ambivalence stems from his secret, painful ordeal. He’s dying and his wife Poppy (Naomie Harris, Moonlight) doesn’t know it.
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Black talent being shut out of the Golden Globes is not just a travesty but also a testament to the power of the work and the narratives being told that challenge the status quo. Why folks assume that awards shows invested in the same media industries that continue to perpetuate and recycle the vilest stereotypes of black identity and behavior would somehow acknowledge the stories, performances and behind-the-scenes work that challenges dominant ways of thinking about Black people on and off-screen is befuddling.
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“It was the first time I had that kind of responsibility,” Ali said, telling reporters at the Dolby Theatre he usually “contribute(s) to stories in a more limited way. … This was the first time I got to stretch my legs.”
The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of our favorites walked away with statuettes, some after a 30-year uphill climb.
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How sick is Coach Nick Saban? Alabama Crimson Tide are after the 44-16 upset by the Clemson Tigers in the game of the year. There is no looking back today. Coach Dabo Swinney, who should play him in a movie? The Clemson Tigers roared and Alabama was rolled. The Tide may have to look away. Clemson and the NFL Trevor Lawrence can’t wait for him. Here are some games are dock for this week are on tab. Alabama vs. Clemson. QB Philiphia Eagles’s Nick Folies miss him in rookie play.
Green Book emerged as the early favorite in the Oscar sweepstakes at the Golden Globes Sunday night after prevailing in three categories: Best Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.
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Gina Brown was pregnant with her daughter when she received the news that she was HIV positive on April Fool’s Day in 1994.
Mahershala Ali has a regal aura. It’s in the way he walks, stands, listens and speaks. Here is something else, he emits gratitude and not the false type where he loads his award speech with a laundry list of industry acknowledgments.