Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN Kenan Thompson Stops By Desus & Mero To Talk Comedy Kenan Thompson is the longest running Saturday Night Live cast member in the show’s history, but he’s so humble, you’d never know just how big of a deal that is. The comedian stopped by Desus & Mero last week to talk about his time on the series, also discussing how his relationship with Kel is today, what it’s like being a dad, future projects he’s got coming up, and so much more. Check out the interview down below to hear what he has to say about his contributions to the world of comedy:
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN Alicia Keys Speaks On Her Son’s Fear Of Being Different Alicia Keys took to Instagram recently to vent to her fans about how labels are getting in the way of people embracing who they really are. She opened up about these frustrations on Instagram after an incident with her four-year-old son, Genesis, who she took to the nail salon recently. While they were there, the toddler struggled with whether or not to go through with getting the rainbow colored nail polish he wanted. “He’s in the chair and he’s like, ‘I want [a] rainbow.’ So he tells the lady that he wants rainbow colors on his nails. And she brings all of these colors and she paints each nail a different color. And after she painted his nails, he looked at me and he said, ‘Mommy, I don’t want this on my nails,’” Keys said. When the songstress asked her son why, Genesis went on to explain that could have problems with the colors on his nails. “Can you believe this? 4 years old. He’s 4!” she said. “And he already understands the concept that someone is gonna judge him because he chose rainbow colors on his nails.” View this post on Instagram Been thinking about how over labeled and over judged we all are… can u feel me?? A post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) on Nov 9, 2019 at 5:43pm PST Alicia encouraged her son to wear his nails proudly, telling her Genesis that people would love his nails because it showed off his creativity. She also assured the 4-year-old that a lot of men enjoy painting their nails. Ultimately, this incident left the singer thinking about how judgemental the world has become. “The way I see it, there is masculine and there are feminine energies inside of us all, period. It gets concerning to me that we can’t just explore these different sides of ourselves. These different energies that are within us.” She continued, “Even for me, myself, I oftentimes express the masculine energy that’s inside of me. And, all the time, if that happens, there are the judgments, and there’s the stereotypes, and there are all the energies that come towards that. And for my boys, [it’s] similar, if they want to express the feminine energy that’s inside of them. There’s all of these judgments, and all these rules, and stereotypes, and vibes.” Alicia wrapped up her venting session, saying, “We should be able to explore and express [our masculine and feminine energies] however we want to.”
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty 21 Savage Is Back For Another Back To School Drive It’s that time of year again–and 21 Savage is here to host another back-to-school drive for the youth in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. For this year’s festivities, 21 is partnering with Amazon Music, Leading by Example Foundation, and Momma Flystyle for the event that takes place on Sunday, August 4. Since his rise to stardom, 21 Savage has made an effort to continually give back to his community as much as he can. The purpose of his annual back-to-school drive is to giveaway school uniforms, school supplies, and free haircuts for both boys and girls before the start of the new year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saint Laurent Don (@21savage) on Jul 27, 2019 at 2:42pm PDT 21 Savage has focused a lot of his energy on his philanthropic efforts this year, which includes expanding his 21 Savage Bank Account Campaign by teaching a monthly online seminar on financial literacy, as well as promising to give jobs to at-risk Atlanta youth. Before last year’s back-to-school drive, the rapper spoke with VIBE on the importance of helping his community in Atlanta. When talking the about the event, 21 said, “I went to school in Dekalb and Gwinnett County. This is important since we didn’t have this as kids.” His co-manager Meezy added, “It takes being from here to understand what is needed. This is Dekalb County, I grew up here and I want to make sure these kids have nothing to worry about.” Shoutout to 21 Savage for always luuhhhhhvin da kids!
Source: Courtesy Netflix / Courtesy Netflix Netflix Drops Trailer For Adventure Flick “Rim Of The World” Netflix just dropped the trailer on a new flick that has ALL the elements of a classic. Summer Camp. Aliens. And let’s not forget misfit friends! Check it out below: Here’s the full synopsis: Summer camp at Rim of the World has barely begun when four misfit teenagers — Alex, ZhenZhen, Dariush, and Gabriel — find they’ve got bigger problems to face than learning how to canoe and climb ropes when aliens suddenly invade the planet. Alone in a campground once teeming with people, the kids are unexpectedly entrusted with a key that carries the secret to stopping the invasion. Without any adults or electronics to help guide the way, it’s clear what they must do: band together, conquer their fears, and save the world. An epic action-adventure directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels). Directed by McG; Written by Zack Stentz; Produced by McG, Mary Viola, Susan Solomon-Shapiro and Matt Smith ; Executive Produced by Steven Bello, Corey Marsh, Zack Stentz and Brad Mendelsohn; Starring Jack Gore, Miya Cech, Benjamin Flores Jr., Alessio Scalzotto and Andrew Bachelor. “Rim Of The World” arrives on Netflix May 24th.
Source: Allen Donikowski/ Getty Images / Getty Little Boy Singing Anita Baker While Playing Piano Is Amazing Yesterday we discovered this singing cutie after Questlove reposted a video shared by The Waverly School, a Pasadena K-12 institution offering “progressive education for creative and curious individuals.” View this post on Instagram This is it! A post shared by Jennifer Dakan (@thewaverlyschool) on May 3, 2019 at 11:41am PDT How cute is he? So much soul!
“Avengers: ENDGAME” Stars Hit The TCL Chinese Theatre For Handprint Ceremony Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios Avengers fans in the building? Check out a gallery of photos from yesterday’s handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX ® in Hollywood, featuring Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: ENDGAME stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and producer Kevin Feige. Hit the flip for more!
Source: NBC / Getty John Legend Talks His Song “Preach” & The Michael Jackson Doc John Legend can make anything sound good, and he proves exactly that while up at Power 106 with his unconventional cover of “Baby Shark.” During the rest of the interview (before he’s joined by a mariachi band), he explains the meaning of his song “Preach,” his thoughts on the Michael Jackson documentary, and more. Check out the entire thing down below:
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Professor Praised For Holding A Student’s Baby While Teaching Class Nathan Alexander, a visiting professor at Morehouse College , said he was just trying to help when he allowed a student to bring his infant daughter to his class on Friday, also volunteering to hold the child as he taught. Pictures of the unconventional classroom dynamic have garnered a lot of positive attention on social media, with a lot of people praising Alexander’s efforts to assist the student, Wayne Hayer, when he came to class while unable to find childcare. “I’m not an exception,” Alexander said in a telephone interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . “We have teachers who (assist students in similar ways) every day.” Alexander said that he initially discussed the idea of the same student bringing his child to class a few weeks back, when Hayer said he couldn’t stay for office hours because he needed to go pick her up. Much t o the surprise of the professor’s, his student took him up on his offer and Hayer arrived to algebra class with his adorable baby girl dressed in a pink outfit. In the beginning of the class, Alexander noticed that Hayer was distracted with watching his child, which is when he offered to hold her, saying, “Hey, I’ll take her so you can take some good notes.” Alexander joined the Morehouse faculty in 2017 and said this was not his first experience allowing a student to bring a child to class. He recalled a student once bringing an 8 or 9-year-old to his class in the past. Nathan explained that these allowances are part of the mission of colleges such as Morehouse, the nation’s lone college for African-American men — men finding ways to help other men. The professor does not have any children himself, but said he believes it’s important to make such accommodations, when necessary, and knows many educators make similar decisions. “Teachers do this in their own way every day,” he said of those in his profession around the country. “This is what they do.” Check out some reactions below from everyone who has been touched by this precious story. Bravo, @ProfessorNaite . And to your dedicated student. https://t.co/2a7OPApTTT — Ava DuVernay (@ava) March 2, 2019 @professornaite is one of my favorite professors!! Genuinely cares for the students and sacrifices his personal time always to help in any way possible. nothing but respect (Ps. Sorry i wasnt in class today lol) — Q (@mustbethehype) March 1, 2019 I was married before I graduated from undergrad, and had twins a couple years into PhD. I’m only faculty now because of my advisor who was supportive like you. Thank you thank you for this. — Cynthia Lee (@cynthiablee) March 1, 2019
Bounce & Scripps Howard Foundation Kick Off National Reading Day With Book Fair Source: Bounce / Bounce On Wednesday, Bounce television network and the Scripps Howard Foundation kicked off National Reading Day with a Scholastic Book Fair rally at Heritage Academy Elementary School in Atlanta. Bounce General Manager Cheryle Harrison was on hand to make a few celebratory remarks and took time to read the book I Am Enough , written by actress Grace Byers. Clifford, The Big Red Dog , also stopped by to say hello to the students and get them excited for their books. Source: Bounce / Bounce The Book Fair is a part of the Scripps Howard Foundation’s annual “ If You Give a Child a Book… ” literacy campaign that has distributed more than 180,000 books to children in three years. The campaign is a partnership of the Scripps Howard Foundation, employees of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) and members of the Scripps family. It receives donations from Scripps employees and matching dollars from the Foundation and family. Bounce, part of The E.W. Scripps Company, raised enough money for “If You Give a Child a Book…” to earn a book fair for students in the network’s hometown, with Heritage Academy, a Title 1 elementary school in the Atlanta Public School system, being selected for the event. The funds raised by Bounce – which the Foundation matched – went toward the purchase of books for the fair, where over 1,000 free books were given to Heritage Academy’s K-5 students. The books were purchased at a discount through a partnership with Scholastic Book Fairs .
Bounce & Scripps Howard Foundation Kick Off National Reading Day With Book Fair Source: Bounce / Bounce On Wednesday, Bounce television network and the Scripps Howard Foundation kicked off National Reading Day with a Scholastic Book Fair rally at Heritage Academy Elementary School in Atlanta. Bounce General Manager Cheryle Harrison was on hand to make a few celebratory remarks and took time to read the book I Am Enough , written by actress Grace Byers. Clifford, The Big Red Dog , also stopped by to say hello to the students and get them excited for their books. Source: Bounce / Bounce The Book Fair is a part of the Scripps Howard Foundation’s annual “ If You Give a Child a Book… ” literacy campaign that has distributed more than 180,000 books to children in three years. The campaign is a partnership of the Scripps Howard Foundation, employees of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) and members of the Scripps family. It receives donations from Scripps employees and matching dollars from the Foundation and family. Bounce, part of The E.W. Scripps Company, raised enough money for “If You Give a Child a Book…” to earn a book fair for students in the network’s hometown, with Heritage Academy, a Title 1 elementary school in the Atlanta Public School system, being selected for the event. The funds raised by Bounce – which the Foundation matched – went toward the purchase of books for the fair, where over 1,000 free books were given to Heritage Academy’s K-5 students. The books were purchased at a discount through a partnership with Scholastic Book Fairs .
