Keke Palmer And Uzo Aduba On What They Want Young Black Girls To See In Their 'Lightyear' Characters

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLincoln Center has announced a musical tribute to Greg Tate, a veteran music writer and musician and a ‘godfather of hip-hop journalism’ who died in December at 64.The performance will feature more than 30 members of Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, the group that Tate founded (head here for more information). “For this homecoming concert, curated and presented with The Tate Family at one of his favorite venues, more than thirty BSAC members will perform in celebration and tribute to one of the most essential voices in the history of 21st Century Avant Groidd music and thought,” the announcement reads.Titled
“More Than Posthuman: Rise of the Burnt Sugar Arkestra Mojosexual Cotillion”
An “Oh the Utter Negrocity of It All,” the tribute is one of three in Tate’s honor being held this summer: one last week at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and another, also featuring Burnt Sugar, on August 20 at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem as part of New York’s SummerStage concert series.

Barbershop 2: Back In Business as a child, the 28-year-old became the youngest-ever talk show host in history, a singer, Emmy award-winning actor and was named on TIME’s list of ‘most influential people in the world’ in 2019. We discovered another notch in her belt too: her incredibly detailed knowledge of her Lightyear co-stars, which she demonstrated during a recent game of 'Knowing Me Knowing You' with ELLE UK.

Tiffany Red Tiffany Red is a Grammy-winning songwriter and songwriter advocate who has written hits for Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Jason Derulo and Zendaya, among others. She is founder and executive director of the 100 Percenters, a 501 c3 organization with the stated goal of advocating “for all music creatives with a focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and marginalized creatives.” She has spoken at length about the challenges faced by songwriters; this is her second Juneteenth essay for Variety.I think we can all agree that black culture drives pop culture.

Reginald Ponder Hailing from India by way of Brooklyn, filmmaker Urvashi Pathania had to learn to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations — starting at home. As a child immigrant, Pathania had to adapt to a new culture and new ways of existing that didn’t quite mesh with her parents’ upbringing. “I was always bringing these American ideas home and having to talk to them about how I was experiencing life versus how they grew up,” she says. By the time her short film project “Beasts” was selected for Indeed’s Rising Voices program, the producer-director was already well-versed in tackling challenging subjects in a way that brings people together. “I think I found a way to tell tough stories, but in a way that doesn’t alienate people,” says Pathania.  While Pathania had to navigate various personal and cultural minefields over the course of her life, her career path has always been clear and direct. She entered her first film festival when she was just seven years old; once she discovered the power of film to inspire and educate, she pursued this path with a fierce intentionality. “One of the reasons I love being a filmmaker is because I get to dive really deep into whatever project I’m working on and immerse myself in different communities and see how different people live in the world,” says Pathania.

Twitter post has shocked a lot of people as apparently it should be upside down with the bendy part in the drink, not on the outside.A photo demonstrated how you should drink a juice box, and how you shouldn’t - with the straight part of the straw inside and the bendy bit out labelled as wrong.According to the drawing, a straw should be positioned in the juice box so the bendy part is completely inside and it reaches the bottom of the drink - with the straight part on the outside.Twitter user @romanbuso21, who posted the controversial snap, declared: “My life has been a lie.”And, it seems like he is not the only one in a state of disbelief.One person blasted: “They LIED! THEY LIED TO US ALL!!!”Another user confessed: “I refuse to do that even if I'm wrong.”Whilst a third person voiced: “I feel bad for using it wrong my entire life. Why God why!”Someone else slammed: “There's no instruction telling me this so I ain't hearing it.

Universal Pictures' Jurassic World Dominion dominated the box office over Father's Day weekend by earning $58.6M domestically out of 4,697 US theaters.The sixth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise - which brought back OG stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill - has earned a total $623.4M at the box office globally.Colin Trevorrow's $185M-budget movie currently has a dismal 30% critic approval rating (out of 343 reviews) and a 78% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Dino-tastic! Universal Pictures' Jurassic World Dominion dominated the box office over Father's Day weekend by earning $58.6M domestically out of 4,697 US theatersJurassic World Dominion also stars Chris Pratt, BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, and Omar Sy.Disney's Toy Story spin-off Lightyear took second place with $55M domestically from 4,255 US theaters for a total of $85.6M global debut.

Louis Walsh has admitted he "didn't want" Girls Aloud in his roster.The music mogul, 69, was given the girl group to coach when he was on the 2002 talent series, which saw the girls going up against a boy band.But he has now confessed that he wasn't that keen to be in charge of the group because "girls don't like each other in bands".Speaking on the White Wine ­Question Time podcast, Louis said that in his opinion girls in groups all want to be the main one.And, seemingly throwing a bit of shade at Cheryl, who was previously married to footy ace Ashley Cole, he said they "all want to go out with the footballer"."I thought I was going to get a boy band - I was convinced," he told host Kate Thornton."And they gave me the girls. I didn't want them.

X Factor panellist let slip that he “never wanted them” during the 2002 stint of Popstars: The Rivals. Despite Girls Aloud ultimately winning the show and securing the top spot in the charts, Louis has since opened up two decades later that he wanted a boy band instead.

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IT’S been two decades since Louis Walsh created Girls Aloud on Popstars: The Rivals – but today he reveals: “I never wanted them.” The talent show veteran claims all-female bands are dogged by friction, body obsession and — in a thinly veiled dig at his long-time nemesis Cheryl Tweedy — a desperation to become Wags. Louis, 69, was a judge on the 2002 ITV series that saw hundreds of hopefuls battle to win places in a girl group and boy band, before the two were pitched against each other in a race for the Christmas No1. He said: “I thought I was going to get a boy band — I was convinced.

Everett Peck, whose comic-book creation Duckman was adapted into a late-1990s animated series with Jason Alexander voicing the lewd private-eye title character, died Tuesday, June 14, of cancer in California. He was 71.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDisney and Pixar’s “Lightyear” blasted off with a respectable $5.2 million in Thursday previews.The film, a spinoff of the “Toy Story” franchise, looks at the fictional astronaut character who was in a movie the inspired the Buzz Lightyear action figure who enchanted Andy and who later became BFFs with Woody (got that?). But this Buzz Lightyear, much to Patricia Heaton’s rather evocative dismay, is voiced not by Tim Allen, whose dulcet pipes graced all four “Toy Story” flicks, but by the Star Command-ing cadences of one Chris Evans.“Lightyear” is expected to launch to between $70 million to $80 million and will screen in 4,200 North American theaters. That should be a big enough number to secure first place at the box office, as well as all the attendant bragging rights that come with that perch.

Tara McNamara Imagine an astronaut facing impending doom on the moon, whose only connection to humanity is the voice of mission control. Who do you picture? In writer-director Shanrica Evans’ Indeed Rising Voices short “Amina,” the titular astronaut is a Black queer woman and the voice from Earth is her wife Noa, grounded because she’s pregnant with their baby.  Neither any real-life space agency nor the astronauts of typical Hollywood fare have achieved that level of representation for gay Black people, but Evans, who was raised by her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother in Decatur, Ga., has made it her mission to create a more inclusive world through art — starting with her own community.

animated film “Lightyear” from the country’s cinemas after refusing to cut scenes promoting homosexuality.The Film Censorship Board said it approved the movie with parental guidance for those under 13 on the condition of modifications. Scenes and dialogues that it “found to contain elements promoting the LGBT lifestyle which violate key aspects of the Guidelines on the Film Censorship” were ordered to “be cut and muted,” the board said in a statement.“However, the film distributors did not agree to comply with the instructions” and decided instead to cancel the screening, the board said, adding that it would not compromise on any LGBTQ scenes.

Actor Chris Evans has spoken out in response to criticism about the same-sex kiss that’s featured in the latest Disney and Pixar animated film Lightyear. Evans voices the main character, Buzz Lightyear in the film and has been nonplussed by those who have expressed anger towards a scene which shows Buzz’s fellow astronaut Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) kissing her partner of the same sex.  In an interview with Variety, the actor said that “there’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold onto what as before. But those people die off like dinosaurs.

TM to the Lightyear press tour, but Keke Palmer is bringing the fashion. For her latest look on June 16, was photographed outside of ABC Studios wearing a pleated gold and white dress that feels perfect for any summer occasion, whether it's brunch with the girls or an outdoor wedding. The star styled the dress with a pair of white pumps and minimal jewelry, completing the ensemble with a soft makeup look and a glossy lip. Just look at how the dress moves!Though this is one of Palmer's more accessible looks—the meme queen is known for taking fashion risks—she spiced things up later in the day. In more photographs outside of ABC Studio, Palmer was seen in an open, floor-length yellow top, which she wore with green pants and a pair of black heeled booties. Frankly, Keke Palmer is eating up every red carpet and press appearance as she promotes the Disney Pixar film.

Hollyoaks star Jennifer Armour is best known for playing scheming Wendy Blissett on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks.Viewers recently saw Wendy return to the village, deciding to exploit John-Paul McQueen's accident to her advantage. Her character is also seen working with Silas Blisset to turn Mercedes McQueen' son Bobby Costello against the family.But fans may be shocked to learn that when actress Jennifer, 36, is not playing one of soap’s biggest villain’s, she has a successful second job and even a famous husband.The American-born star has built a second career as a successful voiceover artist, having voiced numerous popular video games.Fans may recognise her voice from PlayStation 4 action-adventure game Hidden Agenda, or Sony’s action role-play game, Horizon Forbidden West.

Love Island narrator Iain Stirling has landed a huge new job voicing the stateside version of the show.

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2. Star WARS is literally in our nameThe franchise’s defense of LGBTQ characters comes as the brand was celebrating Pride month by releasing special covers of its comics during “a time dedicated to uplifting, honoring, and supporting the LGBTQIA+ community’s impact in the world.”The variant covers were “created by LGBTQIA+ artists and showcases LGBTQIA+ characters of the galaxy, featuring trade dress with a rainbow burst and a classic logo with a rainbow trail.” Celebrate #PrideMonth with Jan Bazaldua’s incredible cover for Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #24, out today! More info here: https://t.co/TgLG4au6Bhpic.twitter.com/G82ZFiOYndThe pushback on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric also follows Chris Evans’ defense of ’s inclusion of a gay kiss between two married female characters, which has resulted in the animated film being banned in certain countries. “Every time there’s been social advancement as we wake up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and that’s what makes us good,” Evans told .

R.L. Ford Inspired by her experience working remotely from her Los Angeles apartment to help a friend escape Afghanistan, it was slated to be a micro-budget production, paid for with money from her savings account.