“For her entire career, the Hollywood powers that be have constantly told Gina Prince-Bythewood one story: her critically acclaimed films, which center Black women and the stories of marginalized people (like Love & Basketball and Beyond the Lights), don’t travel well overseas. Now the award-winning director’s latest project, The Old Guard, is a big-budget
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States and lockdowns began nationwide, media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey has been looking for ways to help. After signing a major development deal with Apple TV, she’s been releasing a series of free coronavirus-related content on the platform to help viewers cope with our new reality.
Eddie Murphy is back like he never left, starring in the new Netflix film Dolemite Is My Name. I sat down with Murphy to talk about his legacy. Here’s a brief clip from our chat: Watch all of my celebrity interviews, from Oprah to Ava DuVernay and subscribe to my
Brooke Obie is the new managing editor of Shadow and Act, the premier digital destination dedicated to covering Black talent and entertainment across television, film, internet and Broadway. In her first interview in the role, she sat down with iconic director Spike Lee to talk legacy, criticism, and the work
On September 20, Brooke Obie moderated a Q&A with director Amma Asante (Belle, A United Kingdom) after a screening of her latest film, Where Hands Touch, at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater. The conversation ranged from the presence of Afro-Germans in concentration camps in Germany to the specific lens through which
From Guideposts.org: Can you save the world without sacrificing yourself? In Marvel’s latest superhero film Black Panther, the answer is complicated.
From Guideposts.org: Ask and it shall be given unto you. Stuntwoman and actress Janeshia Adams-Ginyard took that Scripture to heart when she started thanking God in prayer every day for landing a role in a blockbuster film that hadn’t even begun auditions yet. “[Every day my prayers] always started off with, ‘Lord Jesus,
From The Root: In the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, across the tracks from where Homer A. Plessy was removed from a train, sparking the infamous Supreme Court decision “separate but equal,” is visual artist Brandan “Bmike” Odums’ Studio Be. Outside the 35,000-square-foot warehouse, the walls are spray-painted yellow and red.
From The Root: New Orleans Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell didn’t set out to make history. But as the city celebrates its 300th anniversary this year, she, too, will become part of its story as its first female mayor. For nearly 30 years, the Xavier University grad has been making New Orleans her
From The Glow Up on The Root: It’s dinnertime in the dining hall of the famous New Orleans soul food haven Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. Executive chef Leah Chase goes table to table with her walker, greeting and taking pictures with patrons who have come to dine on her world-famous fried chicken and gumbo.