Tonja Renée Stidhum

Sep 21

Twitter Just Helped This High Schooler Land A Major Opportunity With Jordan Peele

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Image via Because Of Them We Can Written by Tonja Renée Stidhum We may have heard the adage, “you never know who’s watching,” but it’s true! Especially in today’s social media age, where people of influence are easily accessible -- just an @ or a retweet away. More often, we are seeing cases in which people are provided opportunities via…

Sep 21

Solange’s Masterful Performance at Guggenheim Is ‘An Ode To’ Black Women

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Solange performs "An Ode To," a stunning visual performance of her album 'A Seat At The Table.' Krisanne Johnson / Red Bull Content Pool Written by Tonja Renée Stidhum Solange Knowles graced the Guggenheim for a Red Bull Music Academy event that was billed as an “interdisciplinary performance piece and meditation examining themes from A Seat at the Table“—and it was…

Sep 21

Yara Shahidi Gets Her Own Spinoff of ‘Black-Ish’

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Yay, we have a deal! Freeform has officially ordered 13 episodes to the Yara Shahidi comedy College-ish (working title), a spinoff of ABC’s Black-ish. The much-anticipated comedy, also starring Deon Cole (who portrays the eccentric and unpredictable, Charlie on Black-ish), is set to premiere in 2018. Continue Reading From Black-ish executive producer Kenya Barris, College-ish follows the Johnson’s eldest daughter…

Sep 21

This College Grad Remixed Kendrick Lamar’s DNA To Summarize Her College Journey

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Stand up! No need to be humble! Continue Reading Recent college graduate Nahla Ward pushed all humility to the side when she chose Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” as the muse for her rapping about the transformative power of higher education on Instagram this past Monday. In the video, the 21-year-old Temple University grad spits bars about her college accomplishments, decked out…

Sep 21

Mo’ Nique Doubles Down On Claims That She Was Blackballed in Hollywood

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Remember when, two years ago, Mo’Nique (Blackbird) accused Lee Daniels (Empire) of blackballing her after her 2010 Oscars win? She had claimed that because she didn’t shout him out during her Best Supporting Actress winning acceptance speech as well as failing to campaign for the film, Precious, properly. Her subsequent absence from the limelight post-win was squarely blamed on Daniels,…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Twitter Just Helped This High Schooler Land A Major Opportunity With Jordan Peele

Solange’s Masterful Performance at Guggenheim Is ‘An Ode To’ Black Women

Yara Shahidi Gets Her Own Spinoff of ‘Black-Ish’

This College Grad Remixed Kendrick Lamar’s DNA To Summarize Her College Journey

Mo’ Nique Doubles Down On Claims That She Was Blackballed in Hollywood

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