Chadwick Boseman Wins Posthumous SAG Award for Best Male Actor for Ma Rainey s Black Bottom
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Chadwick Boseman won a posthumous SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
His widow Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award and gave an emotional speech on his behalf during the virtual ceremony, which aired on Sunday night on TNT.
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Ledward thanked the cast and crew of the film, including playwright August Wilson whose 1984 play was adapted into the Netflix film starring Boseman and Viola Davis.
Thandiwe Newton Reverts to Original Shona Spelling of Her Name
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British actor Thandiwe Newton is reverting to the original Shona spelling of her name, after decades of being known and credited as “Thandie Newton.”
The Emmy-winning “Westworld” actor was born Melanie Thandiwe Newton Parker. “That’s my name. It’s always been my name. I’m taking back what’s mine,” the actor said in an interview with British Vogue. The Vogue article also states that “the W was carelessly missed out from her first credit.”
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The actor is of Shona heritage, from Zimbabwe, on her mother’s side. Thandiwe means “beloved.”
Sharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68
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1of6Associated Press national writer Sharon Cohen poses for photo in Chicago on July 26, 2017. Cohen, a matchless reporter who told American stories with great skill and compassion over more than four decades at The AP, died Monday, April 5, 2021, at her Chicago home. She was 68.Kiichiro Sato/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Associated Press journalist Sharon Cohen poses for a photo overlooking the Seine in Paris in 2019. Cohen, a matchless reporter who told American stories with great skill and compassion over more than four decades at The AP, died Monday, April 5, 2021, at her Chicago home. She was 68. (Courtesy of Mike Robinson)Mike Robinson/APShow MoreShow Less
Apr 5, 2021 “This last year also acted like a giant savings account for many people, which means they now actually have the means to treat themselves.”
The president of Rakuten believes that after a year at home, people will be ready for some “revenge shopping” when the pandemic ends. “The advent of revenge shopping will resemble what we saw during the Roaring Twenties a surging economy that will drive people to shop for more of the finer things that many felt they were deprived of due to the pandemic,” said Kristen Gall. “This last year also acted like a giant savings account for many people, which means they now actually have the means to treat themselves.” (