The Black Lives Matter global movement, which was founded after the death of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin, who was fatally shot in 2012, has steadily been gaining momentum, particularly of recent. Following the circulation of a harrowing video, showing a policeman kneeling on the neck of a Black-American, George Floyd, […]
Cynthia Erivo
Double Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo certainly proved she’s EGOT- worthy during last night’s 2020 Oscars. The multi-talented actress and singer took the stage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night to perform her song, Stand Up from her film Harriet and boy! She did impress. Clad in gold floor-length gown with a thigh-high gap, […]
British-born Nigerian actress and singer Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo has been nominated for Best Actress and Best Song in Harriet at the 2020 Oscars. “To receive two Oscar nominations for a film paying tribute to Harriet Tubman, a person whose heart and spirit are the embodiment of courage, makes this morning’s […]
A Hollywood studio executive once suggested that Julia Roberts should play iconic African-American activist Harriet Tubman in a biopic. In a recent Q&A, screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard talked about the “Harriet” biopic. Apparently, it took 26 years to get to production. At the time the effort started, he said, Hollywood was not […]
British-Nigerian Singer/Songwriter and Actor, Cynthia Erivo, recently released a new song titled “Stand Up”. The song is inspired by and is the soundtrack of Kasi Lemmons’ forthcoming biopic “Harriet”. She takes her audience into the studio as she records the original song she co-wrote for the movie. “Harriet” is based on […]
British-Nigerian Actress, Cynthia Erivo, takes on the role of the iconic Harriet Tubman in the forthcoming biopic titled “Harriet”.