‘Self Made’ Team Talks the Importance of Embracing Natural Hair

Entertainment Weekly), and “a giant, suffocating doughy feast of boredom” (The Guardian), and was met with indifference by general audiences, who simply didn’t show up. (It opened in second place, behind forgotten animated Dr. Seuss adaptation “The Lorax”).

The Carters officially revealed the partnership with a series of photos. “We would like to thank the Shawn Carter Foundation, BeyGOOD, The Carters and the Tiffany & Co. family for including Lincoln University in this amazing gift,” said Dr.

It’s been a minute since Amy Schumer has been at the center of a major film or TV project. After blowing up super fast with “Trainwreck,” the comedian would go on to star in a couple of films (“Snatched” and “I Feel Pretty”) that were, uh, not well received, to say the least.

This season of The Bachelor is finally down to the final two!

A rumor was started by a comic book writer that Dylan O’Brien was eyed to play Dick Grayson / Nightwing in the Batman DC Universe.

When the Oscar nominations dropped on February 8, one of the most surprising and celebrated inclusions was the Bhutanese feature Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom, only the second ever movie submitted by the small Asian nation.

Denise Van Outen will no doubt have melted her fans' hearts on Wednesday as she took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo of herself looking incredible in a wedding dress.The picture was part of a post from a fan account in honour of recent memorable weddings on the Australian soap Neighbours, which is coming to an end in June after 37 years.MORE: Denise Van Outen alludes to split from Eddie Boxshall as she shares big news - fans reactDenise could be seen in a beautiful white gown with her hair worn in a stylish wavy bob.The glamorous West End star joined the cast of the show in 2019, starring as Prudence Wallace for 19 episodes before dying in a shock explosion on her wedding day the following year.WATCH: Denise van Outen's ex Eddie Boxshall shares tearful videoThe blonde beauty re-shared the image to her own account, simply tagging it: "@neighbours."SEE: Denise Van Outen reveals glam living room décor in gorgeous new snapsMORE: Denise van Outen's daily diet: What the West End star eats for breakfast, lunch and dinnerThe Celebrity Gogglebox star has previously expressed her sadness that the programme will soon be coming to an end after British broadcaster Channel 5 dropped it from their schedule. Denise shared the nostalgic image to social mediaSpeaking on an episode of Steph’s Packed Lunch last month, Denise said: "I’m so sad it’s been taken off air in the UK, it is such an institution."It actually has a bigger audience here than it does in Australia.

Fall Guys has launched a limited-time Live Event called Sweet Thieves, which runs until March 13.The challenge went live yesterday (March 8) and sees players doing battle in a capture-the-flag style contest.Announcing the challenge, Fall Guys explained: “Guardians must protect the candy. Find the thieves and send them to jail.

Horizon Forbidden West has dropped, bringing with it a range of fixes and improvements.Patch 1.07 for Horizon Forbidden West has fixed a number of issues found across the main quests of the games. The update fixes issues in quests such as ‘Reach For The Stars’, where the quest would not progress correctly if the second shuttle cable connector was shot first, and another where players could exit the play space.There are also a number of fixes for side quests, like ‘The Second Verse’ where the Talk To Zo objective would not update after abandoning the quest midway.The Horizon Forbidden West patch has also fixed a variety of World Activities issues.

Dune: Part Two.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Midsommar star could be the first franchise newcomer to join the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Javier Bardem.The actor is being considered to play Princess Irulan in the new film, who is the daughter of the Emperor. The Emperor Shaddam IV, who sends the Atreides family to Arrakis, is also yet to be cast.Another role that has yet to be filled is that of Feyd-Rautha, the nephew of the baron who leads House Harkonnen.Dune: Part Two is set to pick up where the first film left off, following Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides fighting to free Arrakis from House Harkonnen alongside the Fremen.When news of the sequel was confirmed last year, Toby Emmerich, chairman at Warner Bros.

Since CBD was legalised in 2018, the industry has exploded across the UK food supplement scene.

A transgender Army veteran tragically died in her friend's arms after suffering a heart attack in the street.

Millions of households across Scotland and the rest of the UK are facing an even bigger increase in their fuel bills from next month following Ofgem's price cap announcement in February.

Gio van Bronckhorst has blasted back at Rangers flop Dragan Mladenovic over claims his players are arrogant.

This year marks 20 years since Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were murdered by school caretaker Ian Huntley.Their deaths, known as the Soham murders, sent shock waves across the world, and the hunt to find them in their 13-day disappearance has been described as one of the most intense and extensive searches in British criminal history. Huntley was convicted of the double murder on December 17 2003. It transpired he had lured the girls into his Cambridgeshire home where he subsequently killed them - likely via asphyxiation - before dumping their bodies in a ditch.

If the ideal night;s sleep is eight hours long (if only we actually ever achieved this, eh?) then we spend roughly one third of our lifetimes asleep. And what we dream about can offer useful insight into our waking hours, too.

The effects of the crisis in Ukraine has reached West Lothian’s garage forecourts as prices reach record levels.

Loose Women were forced to cut an interview with a guest in Ukraine as bomb sirens began to sound at another studio.

Holly Willoughby was left emotional once again during the latest episode of This Morning as the show provided an update on the Ukrainian girl who went viral for singing earlier this week.

As Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues on after more than two weeks, many companies and businesses around the world are backing out of Russia's economy.

Popular pizzeria Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza has announced it will be opening a brand new restaurant in Chorlton this June.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has downplayed reports touting him as the next Manchester United manager, insisting he ignores speculation over his future.

A’lelia Bundles has denounced Self Made, the Netflix series inspired by her great-grandmother Madam C.J. Walker. 

Netflix’s “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” the story of America’s first self-made female millionaire, takes place between 1908 and 1918. But the music, instead of focusing on the early jazz that might be expected, runs the gamut from ragtime to hip-hop.

It’s the season finale of NBC’s “This Is Us” and Sterling K. Brown is hopping on live with Variety’s Angelique Jackson to discuss tonight’s emotional episode.

Up until recently, most of the people deemed worthy of drawn-out biographical explorations have been white, but it's a new day in Hollywood. In theaters, films like Hidden Figures (2016) and Harriet (2019) brought stories about lesser-known African American heroes from out of the shadows, and with Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Netflix does the holy work of making the self-made millionaire the TV star she should have been long before now.

Over the weekend, a new miniseries arrived on Netflix and instantly became the talk of the town. The online streaming platform dropped a new show called Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker. Based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Bundles, the miniseries tells the story of Madam C. J. Walker, an African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire. She went on to become the first female self-made millionaire. Octavia Spencer plays the lead role. 

Octavia Spencer is no stranger to playing inspiring women, and in her new miniseries, she's portraying a real-life icon.

Finding the look for Netflix’s new four-part series “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” was something costume designer Karyn Wagner describes as “being in heaven, and a smorgasbord of design.”

Octavia Spencer initially appears as Madam C.J. Walker — the legendary turn-of-the-century hair entrepreneur and America's first self-made millionairess of any race — as a boxer in the ring.

Black women are working together to honor the legacy of Madam C.J. Walker in the limited Netflix series, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. 

Up until recently, most of the people deemed worthy of drawn-out biographical explorations have been white, but it's a new day in Hollywood. In theaters, films like Hidden Figures (2016) and Harriet (2019) brought stories about lesser-known African American heroes from out of the shadows, and with Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Netflix does the holy work of making the self-made millionaire the TV star she should have been long before now.

Last year, the director Kasi Lemmons did something interesting, if not consistently successful, with the character of Harriet Tubman: She turned her into a modern action hero. Lemmons’s film “Harriet” had the beats and the posture towards its audience of a thrill-ride multiplex feature, but set in the 19th-century South instead of the present day and starring Cynthia Erivo instead of, say, Liam Neeson.

Octavia Spencer is sending her best to Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and all those affected by coronavirus.

Octavia Spencer is sending her best to Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and all those affected by coronavirus.