Source: Paul Bergen / Getty Back in the 90’s, Black folks started realizing that we’re more powerful together than we are apart. In 1994, young D’Angelo penned a song for the soundtrack to Panther and featured some of the biggest male voices in rhythm & blues at the time, including Tevin Campbell, El DeBarge, Gerald Levert, Tony Toni Toné, Boyz II Men, Al B. Sure!, Lenny Kravitz, R. Kelly, Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight, Silk, Keith Sweat and more. The supergroup went by the name “Black Men United” and created a song that still speaks volume to the state of Black people in America together. So loves, stand with them in boycotting divisiveness and for coming together for a cause. I love us, for real.
Source: NICHOLAS KAMM / Getty Ever since Barack Obama ‘s presidential portrait was revealed at the National Portrait Gallery on Monday, folks have been posting memes making fun of the Kehinde Wiley painting. This portrait is amazing, but I really hope there’s another version with the tan suit and a cigarette pic.twitter.com/3OhSyibQOo — Jesse Sachs (@JesseSachs) February 12, 2018 Despite the many reinterpretations, one meme has surfaced that might take the cake. Someone reimagined a young Obama sitting fly for a Gucci campaign. Check it out below. Now that’s one painting you might want to have on your wall. If you missed all the other funny takes on Obama’s painting, swipe through to check them out!
Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios Could Lupita Nyong’o ‘s character, Nakia, be trouble in Black Panther ? Or will the movie change her complicated history with T’Challa? Lupita’s very presence and involvement in Black Panther is one of the main reasons we are so excited to see the movie. We’ve been waiting for more Black women to show up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and we’re ready to soak up all of the magic she and the rest of the cast are about to supply. We know that her character Nakia has some romantic connection to Chadwick Boseman ‘s T’Challa. Nakia is easily the closest thing that T’Challa has to a love interest in Black Panther . Their chemistry is undeniable, and they work well together. Viewers might assume that they’re a couple, but they are decidedly not–and not because Nakia isn’t interested! In Black Panther lore, Nakia was selected to be one of the Dora Milaje, or “adored ones,” which is The Black Panther’s army of female warriors. We’ve already seen them on the big screen; remember the Black woman who warned Black Widow, “Move. Or you will be moved”? That was one of the Dora Milaje, and that one exchange alone quickly established that they are not to be crossed! Aside from being T’Challa’s personal and carefully selected security detail, they are also his wives in waiting. In short, the women on that team are first in line to get chose . Potentially, T’Challa could pick any of the ladies among their ranks and marry her, and she would become Queen of Wakanda. And it makes sense that The Black Panther would be expected to marry someone that is his physical equal because, in Wakanda, they seem to understand that a great king requires a powerful queen by his side. Knowing this, Nakia began to develop feelings for T’Challa. Unfortunately, in print cannon, this is a one-sided love as T’Challa generally sees her as more of a student. She may be Dora Milaje, but he’s still Black Panther and as such the best warrior in all of Wakanda. On-screen, it seems that T’Challa and Nakia do have a romantic history and we’ve seen some flirtation between them in trailers. So, from clips eager audiences have seen, they might have been together at one point. Unfortunately, in the comics, Nakia’s unrequited love turns her into the villain Malice! It’s not clear whether that will come up or even be hinted at during Black Panther . As far as we can tell, Lupita is simply going to be beautiful, fearsome, and all-around phenomenal for this movie. Would it be too much to hope for that Ryan Coogler is shelving the scorned woman narrative? Maybe not! We’ll have to find out for sure once Black Panther debuts in theaters nationwide on Friday. RELATED STORIES: We Are Wakanda: Who Is Erik Killmonger? #NYFWNOIR: Welcome To Wakanda Brought Blackness And Fashion Together Black Panther’s Ode To Black Hair Is Exactly What Hollywood Needs
Over 400 students from New Bedford & Richmond, California made this video for #BHM called “Black Made That.” This goes pretty hard, right? The creator Brandon “Griot B” Brown runs the curriculum company “School Yard Rap.” Stream / Buy Griot B’s Album, ‘Ourstory’ Now! https://song.link/album/us/i/1329122629 Griot B performs “Black Made That” in partnership with the #STEAMtheStreets Initiative and Yes We Code from the First Ever Black History Album, ‘Ourstory’.
Little People, Big World fans are still reveling in the happy news: Jacob Roloff is engaged to girlfriend Isabel Rock. This good news is compounded by the happy news that Jacob, once the black sheep of the Roloff family who left home with a lot of anger, is mending fences with his family — even with sister-in-law Audrey. A new and very telling Instagram post suggests that this may have been the doing of Jacob’s fiancee, Isabel. As you’ll see in the photo below, Isabel Rock — full name Isabel Rock Garretson — is cuddling up to Tori Roloff and Audrey. Tori being in the middle may very well be because her hair stands out. Everybody likes a little balance ot their composition, folks. Seeing the three so cuddly together is kind of important. Well, Tori gets along pretty well with most folks. It’s seeing Isabel and Audrey getting along so well that’s a relief to many people. The biggest deal of all is that Isabel used the photo to promote Audrey’s online shop. Hawking goods for your future sister-in-law is one hell of an olive branch. Isabel wrote this in the captions: “I’m so lucky that I gain three sisters by coming into this family. To receive encouragement from, endless support and to always have them to lean on Love you ladies, just missing you Molly.” She’s with Tori and Audrey, of course, who are both tagged in the sweet, sisterly pic. Molly Roloff, of course, does not live on Roloff Farms, and sometimes misses out on family photos for just that reason. (That’s life) But to understand the significance of this photo, we have to backtrack a little and talk about how Jacob and Isabel haven’t always been super close with Jacob’s family. Jacob stormed off of Roloff Farms, blasting Little People, Big World as scripted. He was angry with his family for forcing him into doing a reality show. He’s since expressed that he felt that he didn’t have a lot of choices growing up — which is, in many ways, true. Last year, in a move that was heralded to fans with a photo of his dog being affectionate with his mom, Amy Roloff, Jacob returned to the area and started the gradual process of repairing his relationships with his family. He didn’t come back alone, however. He’d been traveling with long time friend turned girlfriend, Isabel Rock. And now they’re engaged. (We still can’t help but smile as we think of the details of Jacob Roloff’s proposal to Isabel in Iceland) But just because Jacob came home doesn’t mean that there weren’t any bumps. In December, news of a Jacob vs Audrey feud erupted when fans realized that Jacob had unfollowed his brother’s wife on Instagram. Sure, Audrey plugs her own products a lot, but considering that Jacob was willing to let his mom “exploit” him to sell stuff online , we don’t think that it’s a huge issue for him. People instead point to Jacob and Audrey’s ideological differences. Audrey, like a number of the Roloffs, is a devout Christian. One of Jacob’s gripes about his childhood — one that is hardly unique to him — is that he was not given a choice regarding religious adherence. He is now agnostic, which is a pretty far cry from Audrey’s worldview. But then came Jacob’s 21st birthday (gosh, that’s incredibly young to get engaged, but he and Isabel have known each other for 7 years), where we saw Jacob and Audrey bury the hatchet . So … what happened? Fans think that Isabel happened. After the news of their engagement broke, Audrey Roloff seemed the shade Jacob and Isabel with a sex-shaming post about people “dabbling in sexuality” before marriage. But now we see that Isabel’s response is to not only embrace Audrey as a sister, but to promote her clothing — she tagged her own sweater with Audrey’s online shop, folks. Jacob may not have demonstrated the sociopolitical maneuvering skills to make nice with his sister-in-law on his own, but it looks like Isabel has him covered on that front. If her response to what looks like an epic vaguepost aimed at her is to go out of her way to be even nicer, then yeah, we can definitely see Isabel being responsible for helping to repair the Roloff family. If so, we look forward to seeing Jacob spend more time with his precious little niece, Ember Jean. View Slideshow: Ember Roloff at 5 Months: What Can She Do?!?
Source: C Flanigan / Getty During a surprise appearance at Madlib ’s concert in Denver on Saturday, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) announced that he and former rhyme partner Talib Kweli would be reuniting to release an album in 2018. Listen for yourself below: The duo’s 1998 album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star is considered a classic by Hip Hop heads worldwide, but the pair hasn’t released a follow up in two decades.
In this Church Announcements , Bernice Jenkins reveals a new seating policy for the congregation. Since it’s black history month, the church is making greater strides to honor its people! Click on the audio player to hear more in this exclusive clip from “ The Rickey Smiley Morning Show .” Listen to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” LIVE every weekday from 6/5am C. RELATED: Church Announcements: How Illiteracy Killed 94-Year-Old Deacon [EXCLUSIVE] RELATED: Church Announcements: Member’s Grandson Tried To Snort A Whole Snowstorm [EXCLUSIVE] RELATED: Church Announcements: Why Security Might Be Needed At The Next Usher Board Meeting [EXCLUSIVE] The Latest : LET’S MAKEUP: Achieve A Romantic Brown Smokey Eye From Brock Collection Church Announcements: New Seating Policy For Black History Month [EXCLUSIVE] Woman Thinks She’s Married To Tyler Perry Although They’ve Never Met Petition Calls For Marvel Studios To Give 25% Of “Black Panther” Profits To The Black Community TTO K.T. Drops Visual For “Loving It” [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Self-Love: Tracee Ellis Ross Jokes About Her Lazy Eye On Instagram Why Janet Jackson Didn’t Play Lena Horne In A Biopic A Fake African Lawyer Has Been Arrested For Fraud — But It’s His Hair That Has Folks Talking Headkrack & Rickey Smiley Talk About The Best Pranks They Pulled Off In School [EXCLUSIVE] JAY-Z Grabs Mic To Speak At Trayvon Martin Peace Rally [ione_media_gallery src=”http://blackamericaweb.com/” id=”98449″ overlay=”true”]
As far as movies go, Black Panther is all anyone can talk about at the moment. Be sure to cop your tickets, as the highly anticipated Marvel film hits theaters next Friday. Swipe left to see all the dope looks.
Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios Black Panther has received nothing but positive reviews about everything from the cinematography to the all star cast — and it hasn’t even hit theaters yet. The film’s success is a direct reflection of how the Black community has been waiting for a box office hit that reflects us as powerful, royal and complete, as opposed to being someone’s slave. One Change.org user, Chaz Gormley , feels that Black Panther is so important to the culture, he created a petition calling on Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company to invest 25 percent of the profits for the film into the black community. The Walt Disney Company: 25% of Marvel Studios Profits From The “Black Panther” Film Invested in Blac… https://t.co/tbfYSz23CH via @Change #BreakBreadMarvel — TheRealMs.Wright (@JustLWright) February 8, 2018 Gormley says in the petition, that Marvel and Walt Disney Co. have “targeted the black community with their advertisements” for the film. He added, “ Through a clever, well-manufactured marketing campaign Marvel Studios and their parent company The Walt Disney Company have targeted the Black community with their advertisements for the upcoming ‘Black Panther’ film, due to release on February 16, 2018. As marginalized groups have become more vocal, corporations and their savvy public relations departments have turned to catering to these groups – to turn a profit – and this film by Marvel Studios is no different.We cannot continue to recklessly support these conglomerates, allowing them to profit off of us without demanding something more than just their products in return.” Thus #BreakBreadMarvel was born. Let's build a real-world Wakanda #breakbreadmarvel — Chrycka Harper (@Chrycka_Harper) February 8, 2018
