Today, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates her 48th birthday. As a journalist who has followed her career, I can say she’s one of the most important writers of our time. Why She Matters Adichie burst onto the literary scene with Purple Hibiscus in 2003. But it was her 2013 novel Americanah that really put […]
Ego Nwodim has announced she is departing Saturday Night Live ahead of the show’s 51st season, ending a seven-season run that began in 2018. She shared the news on Sept. 12 in an Instagram post, thanking Lorne Michaels, castmates, writers and crew for “seven unforgettable seasons.” “The hardest part of a great party is knowing […]
Nearly two months after actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, his widow, Tenisha Warner, has announced two initiatives in his memory: River & Ember and the Malcolm-Jamal Warner Foundation. She shared the news in a Sept. 12 Instagram post, noting the following day would have marked the couple’s eighth wedding […]
Severance star Tramell Tillman made history at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first Black man to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Tillman, who portrays the exacting floor manager Seth Milchick in Apple TV+’s dystopian drama, triumphed in a field that included castmate Zach Cherry, James Marsden (Paradise), […]
Today, Tyler Perry turns 56. The man who rose from homelessness and rejection to become one of the most powerful figures in entertainment is not just celebrating another year of life, he is celebrating decades of lifting others with him. Perry’s story has been told countless times: a playwright who hustled tickets in church parking […]
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