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Janelle Monae Joins Cast of Harriet Tubman Biopic

In her return to the silver screen, Janelle Monáe is joining forces with Cynthia Erivo, Vanessa Bell Calloway and more to memorialize the life and legacy of #HarrietTubman in a new biopic, “Harriet.”  According to Variety, Erivo will play the iconic abolitionist, alongside a star-studded cast, including Leslie Odom Jr. …

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Kenan Thompson Opens Up About Kanye West’s Pro-Trump Rant on “SNL”: “We’re All Entitled To Our Own Opinion – I Don’t Know If That’s The Moment to Hold People Hostage Like That”

On Saturday, Kanye West appeared on the season 44 premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” performed three songs and held the cast “hostage” to unleash a longwinded Pro-Trump rant, so says longtime cast member, Kenan Thompson.  In a recent interview with Seth Meyers, Thompson opened up about West’s political rant, where …

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WNBA President Steps Down To Join Time’s Up as First-Ever President and CEO

After three seasons with the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the league’s president, Lisa Borders, is stepping down from her position to head the monumental, “Time’s Up” movement. As the first-ever President and Chief Executive Officer of Time’s Up, Borders looks to continue the organization’s work towards equal opportunities and …

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Woman Wins Nobel Prize In Physics For The First Time In 55 Years

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been jointly awarded to three scientists for their “groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics,” and for the first time in over half a century, a woman is one of the winners. Prof. Donna Strickland, a Canadian professor from Waterloo, Gerard Mourou …

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