See Lupita N’yongo for Allure March 2018 give that BLACK HAIR AFFAIR!
Lupita Nyong'o fronts Allure's March cover in dazzling, bejeweled braids created by her longtime hairstylist, Vernon François. Inside the hair-themed issue, the Oscar winner opens up to editor-in-chief Michelle Lee about her fraught relationship with her hair growing up in Kenya and the lessons she's learned from shaving it all off. She also talks fame and what it was like to star in the history-making "Black Panther."
In an interview with Michelle Lee, Allure’s editor-in-chief, Nyong’o went deep about her relationship with her hair, the struggle of relaxers, and natural haircare. Black Panther, which finally hits theaters this week, made sure to represent a variety of traditional black hairstyles, from braids to fros and wigs, on screen. It goes without saying that black textures are more openly celebrated, but Nyong’o remembers having a hard time embracing her hair growing up. She recalls begging her parents to have her hair straightened:
“I was really kind of envious of girls with thicker, longer, more lush hair. In my tween years, I started begging my mother to have my hair relaxed. She wouldn’t allow it, though her hair was relaxed. She felt that that was a decision I could come to when I was maybe 18. Around 13 or 14, I had such a rough time with being teased and feeling really unpretty. My dad intervened and spoke to my mom about my hair, and she finally agreed.
Nyong’o says she stopped getting relaxers and felt liberated when she finally went bald, after her dad jokingly suggested she shave all her hair off. “It was almost a dare to myself: Can I live without hair?” she says, adding that her mother was “horrified” upon seeing her without hair. That reaction is probably familiar to many of us—the state of your hair as somehow a reflection of your mother’s love and achievements, not to mention her financial commitment since parents end up footing most of those salon bills:
I remember her saying that: “I’ve been growing that hair since you were born—how can you? Then I felt really self-conscious. It was hard to see the horror on my mother’s face. She was so disapproving, and I was so sensitive about it at the time, that I started to get scared that I had done the wrong thing.”
Another relatable struggle for me: Nyong’o says after leaving Kenya, she couldn’t find a decent hair-braider in the States:
Moving to the U.S. was very difficult because I didn’t have the same kind of support system. [Braiding] services were not readily available in Amherst, Massachusetts. For a long time I would braid my hair in Kenya and then spend months with the braids in when I got to the States so that I didn’t have to worry about my hair. Also, my hair did something very different in freezing weather, which I didn’t know how to handle. My hair needs moisture. It needs warmth. All of a sudden I was in this very cold environment, and my hair was bristly and dry and really hard to manage. One of the summers I went back home, I asked my aunt to teach me how to braid hair because I wanted to be able to do my own hair. I worked in her salon, and she taught me cornrowing, and twisting and plaiting.
There’s definitely great freedom in learning how to braid and upkeep hair that’s perceived as “difficult.” Nyong’o adds:
Even in Kenya—you’d think we are predominantly African and black out there—but when I finally had my hair natural, the hairstylist that I had been going to for so long with my relaxed hair didn’t know what to do with my natural hair and just kept offering me different chemicals to put in it. In the end I was like, “Why don’t you know?” And he was like, “We don’t learn how to do natural hair in school.” That baffled me. I just felt it was so unacceptable. So I couldn’t really learn what was good for my hair until I left, which is bizarre. Now, of course, things have really changed.
There’s now, as she notes, better visibility and a buttload of resources available to black women about natural haircare. With all this public knowledge about black hair, there’s also been new, debatable terminology. Nyong’o says:
But the term “African-American hair” is inaccurate because I’m not African-American. And I think the term “African-American” is often used as a racial term when it’s a cultural group that does not encompass every single person of African descent. So there’s that. So when you say “African-American,” you’re not actually addressing what you think you’re addressing. That’s a national identification, and it cannot be about the hair. I like the term “kinky.” Some people don’t like that term, but when I think about my hair, I think of it as African kinky hair.
Nyong’o, who gets done up by her hairstylist Vernon François, says she’s still learning herself. “You go on YouTube, and there are just so many different ways of upkeep of one’s natural hair. It’s honey and rosemary water and avocado-paste conditioning and whatnot. I’ve tried it all,” she says. “Now I love my hair. I love it because I’ve also been able to really embrace the stuff it can do. It’s like clay in the right hands.
Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands.”
#RHoA: Did Kenya Moore FAKE her Pregnancy story in order to save her job on RHoA?
Kenya Moore’s “pregnancy scare” Sunday night on The Real Housewives of Atlanta was reality show un-reality at its finest, according to sources
After the newlywed, 47, refused to include her new husband, Marc Daly, in the Bravo show, producers told her she wasn’t allowed to go on the Barcelona trip with the rest of the ladies, causing her to lose $100,000 for not being in the episodes a show insider previously revealed.
So, she concocted a scheme to keep herself from getting axed from the ATL, the source said.
“Kenya was in trouble with the production company after her husband refused to film with her at all. They told her she was going to get fired, and she had better do something to stay on the show,” the insider told Radar. “That was filmed after the women got back from Barcelona, not before.”
As previously reported, Moore took a urine and blood test at the doctor’s office after saying she was “six weeks late” and hopefully pregnant. The doctor told her the urine pregnancy test was “inconclusive,” and that they needed to do a blood test for better results.
It’s also said the producers did not believe Moore actually believed she was pregnant.
“No one believes a word that Kenya tells them. They knew she was desperate to stay on the show, so she made it all up. And it isn’t working, she’s getting fired after this season,” the insider claimed.
What do you think?
#EMPIRE: Fox Orders Legal Drama Pilot From Danny Strong & David Elliot
Fox has given a pilot green light to a drama from Empire co-creator Danny Strong and feature writer David Elliot (Four Brothers).
The untitled project (fka Infamy), a legal drama set in an wrongful conviction firm, had a script plus penalty commitment from the network. It hails from 20th Century Fox TV and studio-based Danny Strong Productions.
Penned by Elliot, the drama revolves around a legal team led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice. They reopen investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were “proven” guilty. Our lead’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity. While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies— one of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit. We will watch her defend others as she fights to maintain her own innocence.
Elliot executive produces with Danny Strong Prods.’ Strong and Stacy Greenberg.
Fox now has picked up pilots this season from the key auspices behind its biggest drama series, Empire: co-creators/executive producers Lee Daniels (comedy Our People) and Strong (untitled Strong/Elliot drama) and executive producer Ilene Chaiken, who served as showrunner for the first 3 1/2 seasons (untitled Chaiken/Melissa Scrivner Love drama).
#NEWMUSIC from Tinashe “Faded Love” Feat Future
With her sophomore album Joyride on its way, singer Tinashe enlists Atlanta rapper Future for her newest single, “Faded Love.” The R&B-pop fused effort is the follow up to the Migos Offset assisted track “No Drama,” also featured on her forthcoming album.
When discussing having Future featured on the track, Tinashe disclosed the following, “I thought this song was an interesting song to put him on because I felt like it was more unexpected, kind of being like a bit more muted and not necessarily a trap song or something that would be obvious.”
The song is a groovy difference from its predecessor.
LISTEN HERE
Joyride also features appearances by French Montana and West Coast artist Ty Dolla Sign.
#HIPHOPNEWS: Artist Accuses Kendrick Lamar Of Stealing Artwork For ‘All The Stars’ Video
Lina Iris Viktor, a British-Liberian artist, is accusing Kendrick Lamar of a copyright violation, claiming that her work was used without permission in the video for “All the Stars,” the SZA-assisted single off the Black Panther soundtrack.
Viktor claims that her gold-on-black design, as seen in her “Constellation” series, was copied for the background in scenes from the visual, which was directed by Dave Meyers and the little homies (Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free), according to the New York Times.
Her lawyer has reached out to TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith with a letter explaining her complaint. “The infringement of Ms. Viktor’s rights is willful and egregious,” the letter states. She is now willing “to discuss a resolution of all her claims, consisting at a minimum of a public apology for the unauthorized use and a license fee.”
Viktor claims that the video “incorporates not just the immediately-identifiable and unique look of her work, but also many of the specific copyrightable elements in the ‘Constellations’ series of paintings, including stylized motifs of mythical animals, gilded geometric forms on a black background, and distinctively textured areas and patterns, arrayed in a grid-like arrangement of forms.”
She calls this theft. “Why would they do this?” she asked. “It’s an ethical issue, because what the whole film purports is that it’s about black empowerment, African excellence — that’s the whole concept of the story. And at the same time they’re stealing from African artists.” However, Nancy E. Wolff, a copyright lawyer, says that Viktor’s case is “tricky because style is not protected.”
According to her letter, Viktor was contacted by representatives from and/or on behalf of Marvel, the comic book titan behind Black Panther twice in recent years. The first time, she says she was reached by Jay Hart, a set decorator, to feature “Constellations I” in the movie back in November 2016. In December 2017, she claims that she was asked to participate in a promotional campaign for the film. She claims she rejected both offers. It is unclear whether a similar design appears in the film.
Black Panther: The Album dropped on Friday, featuring appearances from 2 Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Future, Jay Rock, James Blake, and Jorja Smith. The Ryan Coogler-directed film is set to hit theaters this Friday (Feb. 16).
Kim Cattrall’s Brother’s Memorial on Hold Due to Weather
The memorial for Kim Cattrall‘s brother will be held later this year because the weather in Alberta, Canada is just too cold to do it now.
Sources close to the family tell The Blast that Christopher was cremated following his untimely passing last week. We’re told the family wants the memorial to be held outdoors, near a lake Christopher particularly enjoyed.
But because temperatures in Blackfalds, Alberta have been below freezing lately, that just isn’t possible right now.
We’re told the family will have the memorial sometime this summer and the whole family will be in attendance.
Kim announced her brother’s passing on February 4 after she had posted a message the day before about his disappearance. His body was eventually found on his property and while there has been no cause of death announced, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have said the death is not suspicious.
Chris’ death sparked a war of words between Kim and Sarah Jessica Parker (or, rather, a one-sided attack by Kim) the highlight of which was Kim saying to SJP, “You are not my friend.”
Did you see the Folks Lifetime casted for The Meghan & Harry Movie? She’s a Spitten Image, Him not so much!
LIFETIME has announced who will be playing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in their upcoming movie and they hit the nail on the head with the similarities. Meanwhile, the Soul Food cast is hinting at a reboot. Everything inside…
By now, we all know LIFETIME can be a hit or miss when it comes to putting real-life celebs and their lives on television. So when we heard the network was doing a movie chronicling the courtship of former "Suits" star Meghan Markle and her soon-to-be husband Prince Harry, we were praying to the TV gods that they don't mess it up.
"Jessica Jones" actress Parisa Fitz-Henley will be bringing Meghan Markle to life on the small screen in LIFETIME's Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance. Casting directors did a good job appearance wise. She looks just like her. Let's just hope she can pull off the role. Meanwhile, "The Loch" actor Murray Fraser will play Prince Harry. They can die his hair and he'll be a very good match.
The film will give viewers a front seat look at how the former "Suits" star and the Prince were set up by friends to meet, follow through their initial courtship when they were able to keep their romance under wraps, and ultimately the intense global media attention surrounding their relationship and Meghan’s life as a divorced American actress. We're sure her crazed family will make it in the film because they have been doing the most.
Menhaj Huda will direct from a script by Scarlett Lacey and Terrence Coli while Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss have signed on as executive producers.
Production has reportedly started in Vancouver and Los Angeles and the film will debut this spring on LIFETIME. Ummmmm They could have casted Philadelphia Eagles Quaterback Carson Wentz instead.
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Jordan Peele wins big at Writers Guild Awards
Jordan Peele’s Get Out was the big winner at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards, taking home the Original Screenplay prize, and Call Me By Your Name took the gong for Adapted Screenplay.
The Writers Guild Awards were simultaneously held in New York City and Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Peele said in his acceptance speech: “This was a passion project. It was something that I put my love into, I put my soul into, so getting this from you means so much.”
James Ivory’s script for Call Me By Your Name took the gong for Adapted Screenplay, and the writer admitted he was shocked by the victory.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” was also among the big winners of the night, with the Hulu show beating off competition from the likes of “Game of Thrones,” “Better Call Saul” and “Stranger Things” to take the Drama Series prize.
The show also outdid “American Vandal,” “The Deuce,” “Ozark” and “GLOW” in the New Series category.
“Will & Grace” — which returned to screens last year for a ninth series, 12 years after its eighth season ended in 2005 — picked up the Episodic Comedy accolade for “Rosario’s Quinceanera,” which was penned by Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally.
“Veep” lost out in that category but had a huge prize to celebrate when the political satire show picked up the Comedy Series award.
“Better Call Saul” had two nods in the Episodic Drama category and prevailed with Gordon Smith’s “Chicanery” episode.
The WGAs recognize the best writing in film, TV, video games and advertising. Amber Ruffin hosted the ceremony in New York and Patton Oswalt presented in Los Angeles.
Gladys Knight Gives a Classy Response To those Plastic Surgery Rumors
Gladys Knight took to social media and offered a classy response to the plastic surgery rumors surrounding her youthful appearance.
The 73-year-old R&B diva credited her good genes and clean living for her God-given beat.
She also gave props to her hubby and glam squad for keeping her poppin in these streets.
Last, but certainly not least, she let everyone know her slayage will continue so get ready!
I feel like I won a gold medal 🎖with all the compliments. You guys keep me young! Thankful for these God given genes and clean living. My activity of choice has been tennis, working my way up to be as good as @serenawilliams and @venuswilliams .
Of course I can’t do this alone, I have the best glam squad and team that keeps me looking fresh and on point. My husband William @fortuneandmind has an eye for fashion and helps me with the majority of my looks. I think he missed his calling as a stylist.
I also have to give credit to my amazingly talented hairstylist Tre @treworldhairsalon in Las Vegas for my Bedhead Pixie Cut. My makeup artist Miss Kayla @tress2impresskp had me GLOWING at the Clive Davis Grammy Party with @maccosmetics Skinfinish highlighter. You know that friend that stays real with you, I’m lucky to have one that travels me. Thank you Ms. Blondie!
Watch out 2018 so much more to come! #2018 #cleanliving#trezyhair #specificbeauty #feelinggood
Work Auntie Gladys!
#WINTEROLYMPICS2018: Chloe Kim Takes Gold For U.S. In Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe
The 17-year-old wins with a near-perfect 98.25 score.
American snowboarding prodigy Chloe Kim has taken the gold medal in the women’s snowboard halfpipe at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, topping the field with a phenomenal 98.25 score in the final, while fellow American Arielle Gold took the bronze.
Kim, the 17-year-old Californian, served up the near-perfect score on her last of three runs in the daytime final on Tuesday, a mark that none of the 11 other competitors could match. She is the youngest ever gold medalist in the halfpipe event.
It was the third gold of the Games for the United States, following fellow 17-year-old Red Gerard’s win in the men’s snowboarding slopestyle competition, and Jamie Anderson taking gold in the same event for women.
Even though Kim’s winning score came in her final run, she had secured the gold with her first score of 93. Her second run failed to impress, getting a 41 from judges, but her flawless third effort clinched her top position in what is her first Winter Olympics.
Chloe Kim has thrown down the HAMMER with her first run. #WinterOlympics http://bit.ly/2Bpnb13
Kim, a four-time X Games gold medalist, was joined by fellow U.S. snowboarders Kelly Clark and Maddie Mastro in the final, who placed fourth and 12th, respectively.
Gold, who had missed the 2014 Sochi Games due to injury, took bronze with a top score of 85.85.
Donna Summer’s ‘State Of Independence’ VS Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’ Is a copy or Not?
Quincy Jones gave an interview with Vulture Mag claiming Michael Jackson stole from Donna Summer’s 1982 single “State of Independence” for “Billie Jean” . Well here is some good news for Donna fans streams of her song skyrocketed within 48 hours!
According to Billboard, on February 7 and 8, “State of Independence” streams jumped 12,000% with 150,000 on-demand audio and video streams – all the way up from the 2,000 streams it received two days before.
It may be because people wanted to compare the two songs. Well you listen below and tell me if they sound alike.
“State of Independence”
Your Thoughts?
#EGGPLANT NATION! Meet BEARnard🐻
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AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES?
‘FEELIN’ SQUIRRELLY’
Squirrel Master ain’t always gonna be there for you fish. I’m gonna come around and I’m gonna want some cocktail…fruit!
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
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