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Why Aurora Perrineau Won’t Ever Play a Latina

Virginia IsaadOctober 23, 2019July 26, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 23, 2019July 26, 2020013818

Actress Aurora Perrineau, 25, recently shared that she often gets mistaken for being Latina but she refuses to portray one so as to not misrepresent herself. During an interview with SiriusXM host Clay Cane the Prodigal Son and When They...

Meet the First Black Female 007: Lashana Lynch

Virginia IsaadJuly 15, 2019August 2, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJuly 15, 2019August 2, 202001534

Sorry, Idris Elba, there’s a new contender for the 007 role and it’s a Black woman. Lashana Lynch, a 31-year-old British actress, has been confirmed to take over the infamous codename in the upcoming film currently dubbed “Bond 25.” According...

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Broke Box Office Record for Films Starring Black Women

Johanna FerreiraMarch 27, 2019August 12, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMarch 27, 2019August 12, 202001450

When I first learned that Jordan Peele — the writer, director, and creative genius behind the movie Get Out — was releasing another psychological thriller this year, I was all in. Peele’s 2017 masterpiece, left so many of us shook....

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Why Aurora Perrineau Won’t Ever Play a Latina

Meet the First Black Female 007: Lashana Lynch

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Broke Box Office Record for Films Starring Black Women