Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Barry Jenkins Says He’s Not An Activist The 91st Annual Academy Awards are tonight and while we’re happy to see ‘Black Panther,’ Regina King, Mahershala Ali, ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ Spike Lee, Ruth E. Carter and Barry Jenkins nominated across a number of categories we’re convinced that ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ should have been recognized as a Best Picture nominee. In a year that saw a diverse range of black films – ‘Black Panther,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman,”The Hate U Give’ and ‘Sorry To Bother You’ were among our favorites – ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ was, as Regina King called it at one screening attended by our editors, ‘a visual symphony.’ The film truly struck a chord, pun intended, with our Sr. Director of Content Janeé Bolden, who spoke with Barry Jenkins in a one-on-one back in October, just before midterm elections, in a conversation that touched on the magnitude of reimagining James Baldwin for the big screen, the power of revealing the intensity of love between two dark-skinned lead actors and the importance of Regina King’s character as a symbol of black motherhood. The first question Janeé asked though, was about the music, which speaks so deeply to the emotions conveyed in the film that it may as well have been another character. Janeé Bolden: Can you talk about the score for the film and the song selection? The film was visually stunning, but the music played such an important role. Barry Jenkins: “Nicholas Britell who did the score for Moonlight did the score for this film. It’s interesting, we were in Belgium together at this composers conference at this music Q&A and this other composer said “Oh wait, you never heard Nick’s music before you did ‘Moonlight?’” I didn’t realize it, but it was like, no I didn’t — it was just a vibe. What happened was, as we watched, the film tells us what the music should feel like. We started out with this idea of jazz — you know brass, saxophone, French horn, things like that and as Nick started writing music in that way, we actually realized it wanted it to be strings but as brass compositions, so we organically began the film playing basically as a chamber orchestra but with jazz compositions, and by the end of the film we are playing with jazz instruments these orchestral compositions. It was a really organic process and what happens is, as you cut the film, when you watch it, the music is meant to feel like Tish is feeling, the way Fonnie is feeling, so a lot of the way the score ends and begins is dictated by the characters. And then with the needle drops, with the songs that play, I always just have in my head what the characters are vibing with. We’re just mixing and matching, put things in, you know Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Al Green, all those just things felt appropriate with the time period for these characters. Janeé Bolden: The film does a great justice to the book and I almost imagined that if James Baldwin could have seen this film he’d have been extremely happy with the result. Did you feel pressure to make the movie as Baldwin would have? Barry Jenkins: That was part of it for sure. Not that I was asking myself, ‘What would Jimmy do?’ in a certain way, but it was in the back of my mind. And just knowing how much of a cultural critic he was, how engaged he was, you know he wrote film criticism, he wrote about music, it was important for me to have a soundscape that reflected the things he listened to. He actually mentions a lot of music in the book. Music that I felt wasn’t the right fit for what we were doing, but it was a nice compass to have in my head. Not everything in the film is meant to be literally faithful to the book, but to be in the same spirit. Hit the flip for Jenkins’ take on Kiki Layne and the importance of casting a dark skinned actress for ‘Beale Street.’
It’s award season and we’re always looking for the out for the Grammys, Oscars and what we consider prestigious awards. As we celebrate it’s important to respect and honor any and all awards out there. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not only defends African Americans well being in world wide but it also celebrates the achievements of African Americans and minorities in the arts. The NAACP just release it’s nominations for it’s Image Awards. Here’s the list of nominations: Entertainer of the Year Beyoncé Chadwick Boseman LeBron James Regina King Ryan Coogler MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Michael B Jordan – Creed II (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios) Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 2 (Columbia Pictures) John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Stephan James – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Sanaa Lathan – Nappily Ever After (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures Production for Netflix) Viola Davis – Widows (20th Century Fox) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Brian Tyree Henry – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Mahershala Ali – Green Book (Universal Pictures, Participant Media, DreamWorks) Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Winston Duke – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Danai Gurira – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Letitia Wright – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Lupita Nyong’o – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Regina Hall – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Outstanding Independent Motion Picture BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Nappily Ever After (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures Production for Netflix) Sorry To Bother You (Annapurna Pictures) Traffik (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate Entertainment) Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Storm Reid – A Wrinkle In Time (Walt Disney Studios) Letitia Wright – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Winston Duke – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Black Panther (Marvel Studios) BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Widows (20th Century Fox) Outstanding Motion Picture Black Panther (Marvel Studios) BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) TELEVISION Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta (FX Networks) Black-ish (ABC) Dear White People (Netflix) Grown-ish (Freeform) Insecure (HBO) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC) Cedric the Entertainer, The Neighborhood (CBS) Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX Networks) Dwayne Johnson, Ballers (HBO) Tracy Morgan, The Last O.G. (TBS) Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black (Netflix) Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO) Logan Browning, Dear White People (Netflix) Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC) Yara Shahidi, Grown-ish (Freeform) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jay Ellis, Insecure (HBO) John David Washington, Ballers (HBO) Laurence Fishburne, black-ish (ABC) Marcus Scribner, black-ish (ABC) Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Essence Atkins, Marlon (NBC) Marsai Martin, Black-ish (ABC) Natasha Rothwell, Insecure (HBO) Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black (Netflix) Yvonne Orji, Insecure (HBO) Outstanding Drama Series How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) Power (Starz) Queen Sugar (OWN) The Chi (Showtime) This Is Us (NBC) Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jason Mitchell, The Chi (Showtime) Keith David, Greenleaf (OWN) Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar (OWN) Omari Hardwick, Power (Starz) Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC) Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Alfre Woodard, Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix) Naturi Naughton, Power (Starz) Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar (OWN) Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX) Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jesse Williams, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) Joe Morton, Scandal (ABC) Jussie Smollett, Empire (FOX) Romany Malco, A Million Little Things (ABC) Wendell Pierce, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Prime Video) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series CCH Pounder, NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf (OWN) Sanaa Lathan, The Affair (Showtime) Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us (NBC) Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO) Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series Erika Alexander – Black Lightning – Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowery (CW) Kendrick Lamar – Power – Happy Birthday (Starz) Kerry Washington – How to Get Away with Murder – Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC) Loretta Devine – Love Is_ – Rose (Going Home) (OWN) Tisha Campbell-Martin – Empire – Without Apology (Fox) Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Behind The Movement (TV One) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Seven Seconds (Netflix) The Bobby Brown Story (BET) The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (Lifetime) Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Michael B. Jordan, Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Russell Hornsby, Seven Seconds (Netflix) Woody McClain, The Bobby Brown Story (BET) Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Anna Deavere Smith, Notes From the Field (HBO) Gabrielle Dennis, The Bobby Brown Story (BET) Jeanté Godlock, The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (Lifetime) Regina King, Seven Seconds (Netflix) Toni Braxton, Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story (Lifetime) Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) A Thousand Words With Michelle Obama (BET) AM Joy (MSNBC) Angela Rye’s State of the Union (BET) Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama (OWN) Unsung (TV One) Outstanding Talk Series ESPN’s First Take (ESPN) Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) The Real (Syndicated) The View (ABC) Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series) Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN) Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network) RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) Shark Tank (ABC) The Voice (NBC) Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) 2 Dope Queens (HBO) Black Girls Rock! (BET) Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (Netflix) Outstanding Children’s Program Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior) Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest (Disney XD) Motown Magic (Netflix) Sesame Street (HBO) Top Chef Junior (Universal Kids) Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series) Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi (Showtime) Lonnie Chavis -T”his Is Us (NBC) Lyric Ross – This Is Us (NBC) Marsai Martin – Black-ish (ABC) Miles Brown – Black-ish (ABC) Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) Joy Reid – AM Joy (MSNBC) LeBron James – The Shop (HBO) Lester Holt – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (NBC) Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN) LL Cool J – Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network) Queen Latifah – Black Girls Rock (BET) RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) Steve Harvey – Family Feud (Syndication) DOCUMENTARY Outstanding Documentary (Film) Amazing Grace (Sundial Pictures/Neon) Making The Five Heartbeats (Green Lighthouse) Quincy (Netflix) RBG (CNN) Whitney (Roadside Attractions/Miramax) Outstanding Documentary (Television) Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement and the Media (NBC) King in the Wilderness (HBO) Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (HBO) Shut Up & Dribble (Showtime) Time For Ilhan (Fuse) WRITING Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Justin Simien – Dear White People – Chapter 1 (Netflix) Marquita J. Robinson – GLOW – Work the Leg (Netflix) Peter H. Saji – Black-ish – Purple Rain (ABC) Regina Y. Hicks – Insecure – High-Like (HBO) Trevor Noah , Steve Budow, David Kibuuka, Zhubin Parang, Dan Amira, Lauren Sarver Means, Mr. Daniel Radosh, David Angelo, Devin Trey Delliquanti, Zachary DiLanzo – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – 23087 Alex Wagner (Comedy Central) Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Janine Sherman Barrois – Claws” – Cracker Casserole (TNT) Kay Oyegun This Is Us – This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life (NBC) Lena Waithe – The Chi – Pilot (Showtime) Patrick Joseph Charles – Black Lightning – Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption (The CW/Netflix) Lena Waithe, Dime Davis, – The Chi – The Whistle (Showtime) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television) Anna Deavere Smith – Notes From the Field (HBO) J. David Shanks – Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death (Netflix) Katrina M. O’Gilvie – Behind the Movement (TV One) Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi – Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Shalisha Francis – Seven Seconds: Of Gods and Men (Netflix) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Boots Riley – Sorry To Bother You (Annapurna Pictures) Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim – Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) DIRECTING Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Donald Glover – Atlanta – FUBU (FX Networks) Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin – Chapter Seventy-Four (CW) Hiro Murai – Atlanta – Teddy Perkins (FX Networks) Ken Whittingham – Atypical – “Ernest Shackleton’s Rules for Survival” (Netflix) Millicent Shelton – Insecure – High-Like (HBO) Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Ayoka Chenzira – Queen Sugar – Here Beside the River (OWN) Deborah Ann Chow – Better Call Saul – Something Stupid (AMC) Dee Rees – Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams – Kill All Others (Prime Video) Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Marvel’s Luke Cage – I Get Physical (Netflix) Zetna Fuentes – How To Get Away With Murder – Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) Ernest Dickerson – Seven Seconds: Until It Do (Netflix) Ramin Bahrani – Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Tanya Hamilton – Seven Seconds: That What Follows (Netflix) Tracy Heather Strai – Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (PBS) Victoria Mahoney – Seven Seconds: Witness for the Prosecution (Netflix) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Steve McQueen – Widows (20th Century Fox) Ryan Coogler – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones – Quincy (A Le Train TrainBob’s Your UncleTribeca Production for Netflix) ANIMATED/CGI Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film) Issa Rae – Bojack Horseman (Netflix) Laya Deleon Hayes – Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior) Mahershala Ali – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel) Samuel L. Jackson – Incredibles 2 (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios) Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel) RECORDING Outstanding New Artist Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) Jade Novah (EMPIRE) Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration) Omar Wilson (BSE Recordings) Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope Records) Outstanding Male Artist Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) Childish Gambino (RCA Records) John Legend (Columbia Records) MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) Raheem DeVaughn (BMG) Outstanding Female Artist Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records) Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) H.E.R. (RCA Records) Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation) Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration “A Good Night” – John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records) “All The Stars” – Black Panther – Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records) “Could’ve Been” – H.E.R., Bryson Tiller (RCA Records) “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records) “Everything Is Love” – The Carters (Roc Nation) Outstanding Jazz Album Facing Dragons – Christian Sands (Mack Avenue) Hollywood Africans – Jon Batiste (Verve) RISE! – Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr. (Ben-Jamin’ Universal Music) The Story of Jaz – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music) Waiting for the Sunrise – Camille Thurman (Chesky Records) Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel) Hiding Place – Tori Kelly (Capitol Records) Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds (Entertainment One) One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr (LMG) Unstoppable – Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspirational) Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album APES**T – The Carters (Roc Nation) Could’ve Been – H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller (RCA Records) Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records) This Is America – Childish Gambino (RCA Records) All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records) Outstanding Song – Traditional Amen – Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records) Better With You In It – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) Beyond – Leon Bridges (Columbia Records) Long As I Live – Toni Braxton (Def Jam Recordings) Never Alone – Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin (Capital Records) Outstanding Song – Contemporary “A Good Night” – John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records) “As I Am” – H.E.R. (RCA Records) “Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records) “This Is America” – Childish Gambino (RCA Records) Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By – Kendrick Lamar, SZA feat. 2Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Saudi, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, SOB x RBE, Jorja Smith, Anderson Paak, Ab Soul, Reason, Zacari, Babes Wudumo, Sjava, Travis Scott (Interscope Records) Greenleaf, Season 3 (Music from the Original TV series)” – Various Artists (Lions Gate Entertainment) Marvel’s Luke Cage Season Two” – Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Mondo Music) Insecure Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 3 – Various Artists (RCA Records) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture – Various Artists (Republic Records) Outstanding Album Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) Ella Mai – Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) Even More – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) Everything Is Love – The Carters (Roc Nation) I Used To Know Her: The Prelude – H.E.R. (RCA Records) LITERARY Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill) Better Late Than Never – Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing) Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel – Jesse James Holland Jr (Titan Books) Envy – Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone) They Come in All Colors: A Novel – Malcolm Hansen (Atria Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction Barracoon – Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers) Black Girls Rock! Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth – Beverly Bond (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books) For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics” – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With), (St. Martin’s Press) May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem – Imani Perry (University of North Carolina Press) The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row – Anthony Ray Hinton (Author), Lara Love Hardin (With), (St. Martin’s Press) Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author Heads of the Colored People: Stories” – Nafissa Thompson-Spires (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books) Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement” – Janet Dewart Bell (The New Press) Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice” – Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Author), Clinton C. Wilson II (Author), (Rowman & Littlefield) Small Country: A Novel” – Gaël Faye (Hogarth) Us Against The World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family ” – David Mann (Author), Tamela Mann (Author), Shaun Saunders (With), (W Publishing) Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography Barracoon – Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers) Becoming – Michelle Obama (Crown) The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke – Jeffrey C. Stewart (Oxford University Press) The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela – Nelson Mandela (Author), Sahm Venter (Editor) (Liveright Publishing) Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist – Franchesa Ramsey (Grand Central Publishing) Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration – Carla Hall (Author) Genevive Ko (With) (Harper Wave) For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With), (St. Martin’s Press) Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond – Karima Mariam-Arthur (Palgrave Macmillan) Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life – Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner (With), (Currency) Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves – Glory Edim (Ballantine Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry Confessions of a Barefaced Woman – Allison Elaine Joseph (Red Hen Press) Ghost, Like a Place – Iain Haley Pollock (Alice James Books) Refuse – Julian Randall (University of Pittsburgh Press) Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart – Alice Walker (Author) (37 Ink/Atria Books) The Gospel According to Wild Indigo – Cyrus Cassells (Crab Orchard Review & Southern Illinois University Press) Outstanding Literary Work – Children Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man – Tonya Bolden (Abrams For Young Readers) Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race – Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator), (Harper) I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t – Diane Dillon (The Blue Sky Press) The 5 O’Clock Band – Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator), (Abrams For Young Readers) The Word Collector – Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens A Very Large Expanse of Sea – Tahereh Mafi (Harper) Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin – James L. Swanson (Scholastic Press) Harbor Me – Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy M. Paulsen) The Journey of Little Charlie – Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Press) We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide – Carol Anderson (Author), Tonya Bolden (With), (Bloomsbury YA)
In cased you missed the Vitamin Of The Day on the Quick Silva Show… The Vitamin of the Day “Stay strong and keep fighting. At times it feels like the weight of our aspirations are to heavy to bare. You have to get it through your mind that you are enough and you have the keys to keep fighting. If you want to see the full vitamin watch the full video above.
On last Monday's intense episode of The Bachelor , Colton Underwood walked away and seemed to quit the show. He didn't really , of course, but ABC did conclude the installment by fading to black before even airing a rose ceremony, telling fans the storyline would “be continued” this week. Those were the circumstances under which we turned in to The Bachelor yesterday, curious about Colton and where his mind is at these days. But we ended this episode with thoughts about two suitors instead, following their historic decision to truly quit the show. These choices have been teased in our ongoing The Bachelor spoilers section, but you need to scroll down to see how they actually played out… 1. We Started This Week with a Rose Ceremony Gotta make up for not showing it last week, right? Almost right off the bat, Onyeka is sent packing after her explosive fight with Nicole in Miami. 2. What About Nicole? She got the early boot, too, of course. 3. We Move to the Group Date… The women competed in martial arts prior to going to a party, at which Sydney confronted Colton about giving other women more opportunities than her. 4. Why No One-on-One Date? Colton had no answer for Sydney. It’s not like he even picks who is rewarded with these outings. “I feel like ever since someone’s like, ‘Hey, you’re The Bachelor,’ it’s a lot of pressure. Everybody expects me to have everything figured out, and I don’t. I don’t have it figured out,” Colton told Sydney during this emotional chat. “I’m not naive to the fact that there’s other people here and I know every relationship is so different.” 5. Here’s the Thing, Though “My fear is that with the choices that you’ve been making, you are taking a lot of the easier choices with the people that you are pursuing. If that’s what you’re looking for, great,” Sydney told Colton candidly. 6. More from Sydney “I’m kind of at a crossroads because I want something real and I want something magical and I want everything that you’re looking for.” View Slideshow
Source: Image taken by Mayte Torres / Getty There are so many cute babies available for gushing over on the internet that sometimes we can all get caught up in a little bout of baby fever. I mean, look at this baby dancing to some Young Dolph . How could you not just MELT? //RT @naninaaanz : I got tired of baby shark… it’s dolph! pic.twitter.com/uH5heJDbaT — its DOLPHHHHHH! (@YoungDolph) February 7, 2019 It happens to the best of us, especially when all we see online is the positive portrayals of what it’s like to have a little one–so why not make a point of looking at some negative representations of having a child? Here’s where Reddit comes in. A viral thread on the website recently asked parents, “What’s the most illogical thing your toddler had a breakdown over?” and the answers are absolutely hilarious. The type of hilarious that makes you laugh as a complete outsider, but if it happened to you, it would be anything but funny. Take a look at some of these submissions and prepare to wipe all possible baby fever from your memory. It was fun while it lasted… “My toddler lost it because the imaginary door on his imaginary fire truck wouldn’t open, and he was stuck inside.” “My k id screamed at his balloons for an hour because they wouldn’t stop floating.” “My son enjoys My Little Pony . However, we cannot refer to it as ‘My Little Pony’. He can say ‘My Little Pony’, but my wife and I must refer to it as ‘Your Little Pony’ or he loses his little mind.” “My daughter dropped a pretzel and the dog ate it. She started bawling and threw her entire cup of pretzels on the floor. Spoiler alert: the dog ate those too.” “My 2-year-old son heard my wife crumple up a receipt and for the next hour lost his mind that we had a cookie we were holding out on him. No amount of explaining could fix the situation.” “Our daughter cried because she didn’t get to go to her parents’ wedding — seven years before she was born.” “From the backseat my enraged toddler sobbed, ‘He’s looking out my window!’ He was mad because his brother was looking out of ‘his’ window instead of the other one.” “Yesterday, our youngest son (1.5 years old) had a meltdown because I wouldn’t let him pour his apple juice on the cat.” “Our toddler found a photo book of my wife and I before kids having fun on vacation. He melted down saying we went out for fun and didn’t take him. I told him, ‘It’s because you weren’t born yet.’ He fired back, ‘I exist! I’m right here!’” “My son lost it because I wouldn’t let him get into the car parked next to us.” “My son wanted me to wrap him like a burrito for bed. I did, but he was upset that I wrapped him like a bean burrito, crying, ‘I want to be a chicken and rice burrito!’” “My daughter lost it because she wanted a twin sister (she has a twin sister).” “My little guy, who loves hats, was very upset because he wanted to wear two hats. At once. To bed.”
Source: New Line Cinema / New Line Cinema Just when it seemed like the DC Extended Universe was dead and buried thanks to the sh*t show that was The Justice League , James Wan’s critically acclaimed Aquaman breathed some new life into the film world of DC superheroes. But can SHAZAM! keep the life support going? Though we still have an issue with the over-the-top ridiculousness of the superhero suit and it’s short cape, the new trailer continues to make the film seem entertaining and fun with a few action sequences followed by comedic moments that reminds everyone that it’s the body of a man but the mind of a teen that’s inside Shazam. Check out the latest trailer below and let us know if you’ll be checking for SHAZAM! come April 5.
Source: Jim Spellman / Getty Remember when Kanye West hopped on stage at the VMAs and interrupted Taylor Swift ‘s Best Female Video win? Of course you do, but depending on your age, maybe you didn’t know Kanye West wasn’t the first Black man to catch the spirit, run up on stage, and suddenly speak his mind at an award show. Back in 1998, Wu-Tang Clan were nominated for Best Rap Album at the Grammys, but lost to Puff Daddy . Much like ‘Ye did in 2009, Ol’ Dirty Bastard intervened and gave everyone a piece of his mind—just as Shawn Colvin was about to accept her award for Song of the Year. Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty MTV reported at the time: “After sneaking to the microphone and kissing presenter Erykah Badu in mid-bumrush, O.D.B. urged the crowd to ‘Please calm down,’ and launched into a confusing speech thusly: ‘I went and bought me an outfit today that cost me a lot of money, because I figured that Wu-Tang was gonna win,’ O.D.B. said, referring to the Best Rap Album that Wu-Tang was nominated for, but did not win earlier in the evening as the honor went to Puff Daddy. “‘I don’t know how you all see it, but when it comes to the children, Wu-Tang is for the children,’ O.D.B. continued. ‘We teach the children. Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best. I want you all to know that this is O.D.B., and I love you all, peace.’ O.D.B. was then ushered off the stage, and a thoroughly confused Colvin was allowed to give her acceptance speech.” [ione_media_gallery src=”https://globalgrind.cassiuslife.com” id=”4104584″ overlay=”true”] When asked what got into him, the late rapper reportedly told MTV News ‘ Chris Connelly backstage at Radio City Music Hall, “Something just jumped into my blood.” O.D.B. also apologized, though he said he believed the Grammy stage was, in fact, the appropriate place to express his thoughts on Puffy’s win. Puffy beat out the Wu-Tang Clan with his debut studio album No Way Out , which features many of his most classic hits to date, including “Victory” featuring Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, “I’ll Be Missing You” featuring Faith Evans and 112, “It’s All About The Benjamins” featuring Lil Kim, The Lox, and Notorious B.I.G., “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down,” feat. Mase and more. Puffy also beat out Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly , Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Deat h, and Wyclef Jean’s Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival . Watch it all go down at the 2:29 mark in the throwback clip up top and let us know if you knew someone Kanye’d before Kanye Kanye’d at the 2009 VMAs? Also, tune into the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, February 10 at 8 p.m. EST.
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty After a bout with delusion, self-proclaimed King of R&B, Jacquees, is keeping his mind on the music and is hitting the road for The 4275 Tour. He’s expected to karaoke his way across the country, starting with a stop in Salt Lake City, UT this Friday and ending at The Filmore in Silver Spring, MD. Jacquees does have an album of his own. 4275 features the platinum-certified “B.E.D.,” “At The Club,” and “You.” Get tickets HERE . 4275 Tour Dates Jan. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex Jan. 12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant Jan. 17 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory Jan. 18 – Oakland, CA -Grand Live at Venue Oakland Jan. 19 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall Jan. 20 – Fresno, CA – Industry Commerce Building Jan. 21 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades Jan. 23 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego Jan. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo by Microsoft Jan. 26 – Detroit, MI – Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 29 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre Jan. 31 – Lincoln, NE – The Bourbon Feb. 2 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater Feb. 8 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva Feb. 13 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Feb. 14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Feb. 15 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Feb. 16 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Feb. 24 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza Presented Feb. 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts Feb. 27 – Richmond, VA – The National Mar. 3 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring [ione_media_gallery src=”https://92q.com” id=”4067932″ overlay=”true”]
Michael Reunites With Sarah But He’s Got Other Plans For Post-Prison Whew! This one looks like a doozy… After asking Megan NOT to board her flight to meet him as he’s released from prison, Michael reunites with his WIFE Sarah… but it seems he’s still got Megan on his mind… A new episode of “Love After Lockup” airs Friday, December 29 at 9pm ET/PT Continue reading →
Despite his efforts to throw out the conviction, sentence, and judge , Bill Cosby remains in prison. Now that Cosby’s sex tape evidence is public knowledge, he may be more afraid than ever that this prison sentence is just the beginning. In a new phone call, Cosby sounds like he has totally lost his mind. He is paranoid and he compares himself to Jesus. RadarOnline reports that Bill Cosby is making bizarre outbursts from behind bars. The disgraced former comedian is now known as Inmate No. NN7687. In a phone call that RadarOnline obtained, Cosby says some truly outlandish things. “They’re using sonic pressure on my head!” he exclaims. In the phone call obtained by the tabloid, he claims that he believes that he is being possessed by the ghost of his deceased mother. And that’s not the only super weird thing that he’s been saying. Cosby believes that officials at Pennsylvania’s SCI Phoenix state prison are plotting against him or have it out for him. He also claims that he “saved” the women whom he is accused of having heinously assaulted. On top of everything, he is bragging about his intelligence. And maybe he was feeling in a Christmas spirit, because he mentions Jesus. Unfortunately, it was to compare himself to Jesus. That is not going to go over well. Let’s start with Cosby’s apparent paranoia about prison employees. There have been real cases of prison guard misconduct, but that is … not what he is describing. “I think they have some kind of eye in the cell,” Cosby claims. “Every time I start writing it goes up higher to see it.” “I think the mirror is rigged,” he then announces. “There is a huge satellite on the compound.” Cosby theorizes: “Their plan is to make me look totally crazy, so nobody believes anything I am saying!” That sounds more than a little nuts. And then he delves into the more than 60 women who accuse him of sexual assault. “I have empathy for those women!” Cosby insists. “I have understanding for the women.” “I saw what they were struggling through,” he continues. “Did I put those women in a garbage can?” Cosby asks. “Your society put them in the garbage!” According to RadarOnline , Cosby says: “I picked them out of the garbage and helped them!” That almost sounds like a confession, if a heinous one. Then Cosby discusses his smarts. He insists that he knows “more about the economy, more about money, more about the government than all the presidents combined.” At the risk of treading into contentious political waters, does that sound similar to the ramblings of a certain orange man, by any chance? And then, while many households still have Christmas trees up, he compares himself to Jesus. “You don’t take human life like this, and sabotage it, and rip it apart like Jesus Christ!” Cosby reportedly exclaims. He then says: “Now I know what Jesus was going through!” He also predicts some sort of vengeful apocalypse . His insistence that he is some sort of martyr and the victim of a conspiracy continues. “[The cops and judges] are to blame,” he accuses. “I lost my f–king life. I couldn’t get a fair trial! They sabotaged my ass!” “They’re all inhumane living bastards,” Cosby continues. “And they’re going to get nuked in the end!” Yikes. Yikes. Yikes. This is not a good look and it sounds like he has totally lost his mind. Prison can be hell on anyone’s mind, even the guilty, and especially an 81-year-old man. Is Cosby really as off his rocker as he sounds in this phone call? It is always possible. That said, some worry that he is deliberately jabbering in an effort lay groundwork for an escape from prison . After all, if his attorneys come forward with evidence that their client is mentally unwell, they could try to move him to a psychiatric facility. That is … something to consider. Cosby is really, really not enjoying his time in prison. View Slideshow: Bill Cosby: A Look at His Life Behind Bars
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