| No Images? Click here   Jordan Peele's Oscar-nominated "Get Out" almost didn't happen.Peele, 38, spoke about the honor in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published Tuesday, in which he explained why he had given up on his directing dreams early in his career.“I left my dream of being a director behind long ago, and I think that was because, while I have a great respect for film, I didn’t really believe there was a place for very many black directors,” he told the newspaper.“I thought it would be harder for me as a person of color to convince someone to let me use their money to make a movie. Many years later after an odyssey through acting and comedy, I came back to my original dream. And the fact that it’s been received the way it has been received teaches me a lot about how I internalized the system.”  Tracee Ellis Ross is speaking out about leaked reports that indicated her “Black-ish” co-star Anthony Anderson, who’s also the show’s executive producer, had a significantly higher salary than her.Ross, who plays Bow on the hit ABC show, responded to a Hollywood Reporter article that claimed she said she would appear in fewer episodes if she wasn’t brought up to Anderson’s level.The actress tweeted on Saturday that she never made that threat and that she just wants fair pay for her work.“There has been a lot of conversation and speculation the last few days regarding my blackish salary. I was in a renegotiation, like many actors find themselves in during the fourth season of a successful show,” she wrote. “I wanted to be compensated in a way that matches my contribution to a show that I love for many reasons, including the opportunity it allows me to reshape what it is to be a fully realized black woman on TV.”
  Erykah Badu might be trying too hard to be empathetic to people who don’t deserve it.In an interview with Vulture, the neo-soul singer said she sees “something good” in Adolf Hitler, whom she claims “was a wonderful painter.”Badu didn’t say she supports the infamous Nazi leader, but that she’s “an observer who can see good things and bad things.”“If you say something good about someone, people think it means that you’ve chosen a side. But I don’t choose sides,” she added. “I see all sides simultaneously.”As you might have expected, Black Twitter wasn't having it.Read some of their responses here.  I have a secret: I support franchises I probably shouldn’t.As a pop culture critic who emphasizes the importance of proper representation and diversity, I’m expected to like everything that’s diverse and hate everything that isn’t. This is especially true where social media’s court of public opinion is involved — there’s no room for being imperfect on the internet. Any sign of human fallacy and you’re done.But I like things I probably shouldn’t; I have… problematic faves.
 Mary J. Blige scored big on Tuesday when she became a two-time Oscar nominee for her role in "Mudbound." Blige, who wrote the song “Mighty River,” is now the first person ever to receive an acting and songwriting nomination within the same year. She’s also the first actor to be nominated for a film directed by a woman of color. Congrats to her and the cast and crew of this powerful.  A Chicago student’s journal entry has gone viral after he set his teacher straight in response to a whitewashed history lesson.Eight-year-old King Johnson wrote the entry after speaking with his mother, Robin Johnson, about the meaning of Columbus Day, his mom told HuffPost.In the entry, King confronts his teacher after learning Christopher Columbus discovered America.“My mom said that the only Christofer we acknowledge is Wallace. Because Columbus didn’t find our country, the Indians did. I like to have Columbus Day off, but I want you to not teach me lies. That is all.”This young king is going places! Read his entire letter here. Stay plugged in with the stories on black life and culture that matter.Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? Subscribe here! Like what you see? Share with a friend! Want more? Check out Black Voices.©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 |
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