LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lupita Nyong’o has written a stirring tribute to her late “Black Panther” co-star Chadwick Boseman, calling him a man whose power will “reverberate for generations.” “I write these words from a place of hopelessness, to honor a man who had great hope,” the actress writes in the message posted to her […]
Although Us was snubbed for a Golden Globe nomination, the psychological horror film has received three awards from the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). Taking home the highest honor, Us has been named the best film of 2019 by the AAFCA. Peele also received the Best Director award, and Lupita Nyong’o took home the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — As Lupita Nyong’o accepted an award from the Harlem School of Arts — and entered the stage to Beyoncé’s anthemic hit “Brown Skin Girl” — the actress mainly had two people to thank for fueling her passion for the arts as a child: her parents. “I was thinking about (the Harlem […]
Black Panther broke down significant barriers in Hollywood as an all-black film, grossing $1.347 billion in box offices across the world. Nyong’o shared with Vanity Fair her thoughts on why the film was such a breath of fresh air. “In Black Panther, I felt that the African experience was allowed to exist aspirationally,” she said. […]
When Jordan Peele, a new filmmaker, creates what is often referred to as a masterpiece on his first try, the stakes became nearly impossible to surpass for his next project. Therefore, like Get Out, Us was expected to be yet another mind-bending film that resonated with the audience and allowed us to ponder on all of […]