Barry Jenkins Explains Why ‘The Underground Railroad’ “Isn’t A Show About Slavery”

recall effort in San Francisco that led to the ousting of three school board members for prioritizing wokeness over the well-being of their students. Maher then asked Brooke Jenkins, the former assistant San Francisco district attorney who is leading the recall effort against liberal DA Chesa Boudin, if it was “about time to chuck” the masks on kids. Jenkins agreed. “Having a 5-year-old in school right now, I would like to see them go,” Jenkins said. “They don’t need them,” Maher responded, referring to face coverings. “I mean, kids are the least, least vulnerable.

Charlotte Church has emotionally opened up on suffering a tragic miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Singer Charlotte, 35, got emotional as she discussed losing her daughter, whom she shared with husband Jonathan Powell, in 2017. Charlotte has three children daughter Ruby, 14, and son Dexter, 13, with her ex Gavin Henson as well as daughter Frida, whom she welcomed in August 2020, who she has with husband Jonathan Powell.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has revealed his eight year old son Eric played an important role in his marriage proposal to partner Lauren Silverman. The couple, who have been together for 13 years and share son Eric, got engaged on Christmas Eve during a romantic sun-soaked holiday to Barbados. Simon, 62, got down on one knee and popped the question to his partner Lauren, 44, who didn’t hesitate and said yes immediately.

Priyanka Chopra shared a moving post dedicated to her late father on Friday. The Bollywood superstar, who has just welcomed her first child with husband Nick Jonas via surrogate, posted a sweet throwback photo to mark her parents' wedding anniversary.MORE: Are Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas parting ways with their London love nest?The Matrix Resurrections star took to Instagram to share a special moment between her dad Dr. Ashok Chopra and her mother Dr.

Presenting double act Ant and Dec have confirmed on BBC’s The One Show that their popular show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! will return to the Australian jungle for the next series after two years in Wales. The popular TV hosts, both 46, revealed the news fans have been waiting for when they appeared on BBC show The One Show on Thursday.The ITV favourite show had been forced to relocate for the past two series to Gwrych Castle in Wales due to Covid travel restrictions but the 2022 series is due to return to its rightful home in the Australian outback.

We like to think we know most celebrities well, but there's actually a whole lot we're unaware of when it comes to stars and their lives away from the cameras. While we're familiar with Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and Chris and Liam Hemsworth, there's many celebrities whose brothers and sisters stay out the limelight. From Rihanna and Paris Hilton to Alexandra Burke and Geri Halliwell, numerous celebrities have siblings we didn't know about.

A Scots woman has learned how to walk again after catching a deathly illness on holiday.

Greenock-born actor Martin Compston has been left 'beaming' after a Line of Duty event taking place near where he grew up sold out in less than one minute.

Olivia Bowen has long spoken candidly about her mental health and has since discussed with OK! Online about "fighting" her anxiety since becoming pregnant. Olivia, 28, announced the exciting news on New Years Day that she was expecting her first child with husband Alex Bowen, 30, and has since been documenting different stages of her pregnancy on social media to her 2.8 million followers. After sharing their joyful news, Olivia opened up on her mental health in a candid chat with OK!.

Self-employed Shabnam, 43, lives in West Yorkshire with her husband Nadeem, 44, and their four children. Here, she tells her story... I was busy making TikTok videos with my 10-year-old daughter last month when my 17-year-old son Qais – who is obsessed with politics – came running into the bedroom.

Vicky Pattison fans are convinced the star has got engaged to Ercan Ramadan during their romantic trip to Dubai. Former Geordie Shore star Vicky, 34, sparked speculation as she shared a gushing post of her and her man locking lips with a cryptic caption.The snap shows Vicky wearing a brown two-piece drop top and skirt as she held onto her beau Ercan's head as they share a passionate kiss on the beach. Meanwhile, Ercan is wearing a grey polo shirt and white shorts as he held on to his stunning girlfriend's waist.

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a number of selection dilemmas to solve at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.

Leaders say that they have been ‘all talk and no action’ on regeneration but forthcoming concrete plans for Oldham will prove to be a ‘game changer’.

Manchester council is spending almost £200m towards tackling climate change.

Giovanni Pernice is now preparing to kick off his next venture without his champion dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis. He shared a glimpse into the rehearsals for his This Is Me tour - and said: "Am who I'm meant to be."MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis leaves Strictly cast member in tears over iconic Giovanni Pernice danceThe message comes shortly after both he and Rose parted ways from their Strictly Come Dancing commitments having met back last summer.

Michelle Keegan has been making her fans green with envy by jetting off to Turks and Caicos with her husband Mark Wright and their families. In a new photo, shared on sister-in-law Jessica Wright's Instagram, the couple looked delighted as they posed for a fabulous group shot.MORE: Michelle Keegan stuns in must-see behind-the-scenes snaps from Jess Wright's weddingIt's safe to say that all the attention was on Jessica and her blossoming baby bump.

Apple have reportedly pulled their sponsorship deal with Kanye West.It comes after West, who is now known officially as ‘Ye’, revealed earlier this week that the only way to listen to his forthcoming album ‘Donda 2’ will be via his own Stem Player.The player is a device that was first released in conjunction with ‘Donda’ last year and allows users to remix the album’s songs using stems of vocals, drums, bass, samples and more.Now, according to DJ Akademiks on Twitter, Apple have reportedly pulled their sponsorship deal with West over the move.The deal, which is said to be worth $2million (£1.5milllion) was pulled according to Akademiks because they were going to stream his DONDA listening party event on February 22. Akademiks wrote: “Apple pulls $2 million + sponsorship deal from Kanye West after he announced he won’t be putting Donda 2 on Apple Music. They were going to stream the 2/22/22 event.”Apple pulls $2 million + sponsorship deal from Kanye West after he announced he won’t be putting Donda 2 on Apple Music.

Foo Fighters have shared a red band trailer for their upcoming new horror movie, Studio 666 – check it out below.Directed by BJ McDonnell, the upcoming “horror-comedy” will come to cinemas across the UK and Ireland on February 25 via Sony Pictures UK. It follows Dave Grohl and co as they move into a mansion in Encino, California that is “steeped in grisly rock and roll history” to record a new album.Once they arrive, however, frontman Grohl “finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band”.In the new trailer, Grohl tries to introduce the latest teaser for the film, but ends up stumbling over his words in an expletive-laden rant.“‘Studio 666’ is gonna FUCK YOU UP!” the whole band shout, before the trailer begins in earnest.

 is coming to life onscreen thanks to. The Oscar-winning director is turning the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel into a 10-part limited Amazon Prime series starring newcomers and as well as, and.

Director Barry Jenkins has posted a new teaser for his upcoming Amazon Original series “The Underground Railroad”.

Without a doubt, the story in “The Underground Railroad” isn’t going to be full of rainbows and unicorns. The subject matter alone, dealing with the titular route that people would travel to find freedom during the era in the United States where slavery was still the norm, is rough stuff, to be certain.

Another awards show has shifted gears — again — amid the pandemic. Film Independent said Thursday that its Spirit Awards, which are typically held during the daytime in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica the day before the Oscars, will now "break tradition" and air in a primetime ceremony at 10 p.m.

In a relatively short time, John David Washington went from the newcomer starring in “BlacKkKlansman” to one of the biggest actors on the planet thanks to films like “Tenet” and the forthcoming “Malcolm & Marie,” which might land him an Oscar-nomination. So, you would have to imagine that the film world is opening up to Washington in a big, big way, and the actor knows the filmmakers he would love to collaborate with next.