Harriet Tubman: Last News

A contestant's reaction to an incorrect answer on "Jeopardy!" has gone viral. College students Justin Bolsen and Stephanie Pierson were competing Monday in the High School Reunion Tournament. Bolsen was asked a question about Black history.

Cynthia Erivo is wicked good, and GLAAD knows it.

Brent Lang Executive Editor DeWanda Wise will star in “Killer Bee,” an adaptation of the upcoming graphic novel from David Crownson that Tommy Oliver’s Confluential Films will produce for the screen. Confluential, an award-winning, Black-owned and Black-founded film, television, and documentary production company, will co-finance the action film.

Cynthia Erivo's role in a highly praised 2019 historical drama garnered her not just one, but two Academy Award nominations.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Poker Face” Season 2 is continuing to build out its guest cast with Cynthia Erivo, Margo Martindale, and BJ Novak all joining the next installment of the Peacock series. The trio will appear alongside series lead Natasha Lyonne in the mystery-of-the-week series. They join previously announced guest stars Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumal Nanjiani, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Ben Marshall, and Katherine Narducci.

Changes are starting to happen at Saturday Night Live ahead of its upcoming 50th season.

American musical, and Jackson has been hailed as a genius. The writer speaks to me from the remote Irish island of Inisheer, where he is taking a few weeks’ rest. It follows a frenetic few years in which A Strange Loop first opened Off-Broadway in 2019, before moving to Broadway two years later and started hoovering up awards.

took to Twitter to imagine a moment from the show where the host asked a contestant about a random piece of trivia and the player’s response. “Jeopardy be like: Host: The 2nd Earl of Winchester wrote this 1887 symphony about the tributary to the 42nd-largest river in Obscuristan,” tweeted the historian. “Contestant: What is ‘Aksjducpïsudintal in A Minor?’ I’ll take History for $100.”“Host: Name a Black person who did anything,” continued the tweet “Contestant: [silence]” Since being posted, the now-viral tweet has been viewed nearly 958,000 times.

Jonathan Majors is set to become a huge star in 2023 thanks to his roles as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Dame Anderson in Creed III.

Cynthia Erivo is to star in upcoming thriller series Raising Wild - which will be executive produced by Renée Zellweger.The British actress, 35, will also co-executive produce the Apple series alongside Oscar-winner Renee, 53, reports Deadline.The project is still in early stages but will tell the story of a neuropsychologist - portrayed by Erivo - that is wanted for fraud, kidnapping, and murder.Raising Wild will show Erivo's character public fall from grace. According to the synopsis, the viewers will question whether she was a victim of a dark conspiracy that was framed or is actually a danger to the government and society.  New venture: Cynthia Erivo is to star in upcoming thriller series Raising Wild - which will be executive produced by Renée Zellweger Erivo took to Instagram to announce the project is in the works on Thursday.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Growing up in Texas toward the tail end of the 20th century, I was not taught about Emmett Till. I’ve learned about him since, of course. Till’s name adorns this year’s overdue federal antilynching act, and his tragic fate has inspired plays and films, including 2018’s Oscar-nominated short, “My Nephew Emmett,” and now a powerful new feature from Chinonye Chukwu, who gave Alfre Woodard one of her greatest roles in 2019 Sundance winner “Clemency.” Till’s story — that of a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago who was kidnapped in the middle of the night and lynched while visiting his family in Mississippi — may have been omitted from my Southern schooling for racist reasons, though I suspect it had as much to do with Western culture’s “great man” bias. History, as a field of study, celebrates the achievements of heroic individuals. Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks. Those names were all taught. But Emmett Till was a kid whose murder galvanized the American civil rights movement, and it has taken a different kind of thinking — à la “Say Their Names” campaign or Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” — to position victims in the public’s mind.

Twitter posted a side-by-side photo of the two contestants, writing, “#Jeopardy this didn’t count, but then this one did??”Goldberger’s answer was: “Who is Harriet Tubman?”“Apparently according to #Jeopardy producers, one of theses [sic] says ‘Waiting for Godot’ while the other does NOT say ‘Harriet Tubman.’ #MakeItMakeSense,” another viewer chimed in.#jeopardy this didn’t count, but then this one did?? pic.twitter.com/xsr2RUBLv3The official “Jeopardy!” website states that written answers to the Final Jeopardy! clue don’t have to be spelled the right way in order to win, “but they must be phonetically correct and not add or subtract any extraneous sounds or syllables.”One person suggested the show goes digital in the future. “I don’t quite get why contestants don’t have keypads for Final Jeopardy.

An ice cream shop isn’t the sort of place you would expect to be busy on an overcast Thursday morning, but Just-Ice on Park Lane in Poynton is no ordinary ice cream parlour. While it does serve some of the best sundaes and waffles in the area, what makes this café unique is its mission to offer sympathetic and supportive employment to survivors of modern slavery.

Hillary Clinton stunned as she graced the Met Gala last night following a 21 year absence.The former United States Secretary of State, 74, dazzled in a deep burgundy number which was embroidered with the names of historical women that she admires.Taking to the red carpet, the former first lady stunned in the evening gown which perfectly fit the Gilded Glamour and White Tie theme of the event.The dark red number featured long sleeves and a straight neckline which flashed Hillary's shoulders.Nipping her in at the waist, the garment fanned out in a beautiful A-line shape, leaving the wife of former resident Bill Clinton to pick up the fabric as it skimmed the floor.The intricate number was custom made by Joseph Altuzarra who had sewn over 60 names onto the garment, including that of Madeline Albright, Abigail Adams, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Lady Bird Johnson, and Hillary's mother, Dorothy Rodham.The dress's designer told Vogue magazine that it was important to create a dress of "significance" for the political figure.Altuzarra said: "I knew that I wanted the dress to have a personal component for her.“When someone like Hillary goes to the Met, it’s not just like, ‘there’s Hillary at the Met and she’s wearing a dress.’ It has a lot of significance.“I felt like I had to be very thoughtful about what the dress would mean to the theme and to the occasion.”

Kanye West is poking some fun at his long list of feuds.

Kanye West could be facing legal trouble following last month's incident where he was accusedof pushing and punching a fan seeking an autograph.Los Angeles law enforcement have nearly completed their investigation into the case and will be forwarding it to theL.A. City Attorney's Office, who will then decide whether to file criminal charges against the 44-year-old rapper, per TMZ.Though West was not interviewed by the police — allegedly due to his busy schedule — sources believe thatpaparazzi video of the incident and witness statements could provide enough evidence for a criminal charge.

Kim Kardashian met up with Chelsea and Hillary Clinton this past Monday. The three visited Hot & Cool Cafe, in Los Angeles, to discuss the Clintons’ new TV series, which will feature Kim as a guest.Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS will outfit the female members of Team USA for the Beijing 2022 Winter OlympicsKim Kardashian, Demi Moore and Madonna honor Thierry Mugler with emotional tributesFor the coffee date, Kim wore a long black coat, dark sunglasses, and bright green high boots.

Cynthia Erivo earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination on Tuesday for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic limited series Genius, a role she approached with the utmost R-E-S-P-E-C-T as a longtime fan.

Olivia Simmons, the older sister of the NBA pro, Ben Simmons, thinks the Kar-Jenner clan isn’t all they’re cracked to be. The basketball player’s sister took to her Twitter account to slam the Kardashian and Jenner family, arguing they don’t care at all about mental health issues as they pertain to black men.

T.I. has a few words for Kanye West these days.

Piers Morgan has described Kanye West’s appearance at his rally in South Carolina as ‘troubling’ and urged his wife Kim Kardashian to ‘save’ him.Kanye held the rally on Sunday night as part of his bid to run for president in 2020.He made controversial comments about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, saying she ‘never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people’.In his latest Mail Online column, the Good Morning Britain presenter called the rally ‘one of the most shocking and disturbing celebrity meltdowns I’ve witnessed’.Piers went on: ‘It was obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that Kanye’s absurd announcement several weeks ago that he was running for president – one an ecstatic Kim greeted with an emoji of an