Rodgers & Hammerstein s Cinderella. It s enchanting, it s magical, it is an amazing cast people that [viewers] probably know, and the music will change your life, Brandy tells PEOPLE ahead of the film s Friday streaming debut. And I feel like everybody that sees it will come away inspired, will come away happy and joyful. And I just hope that for everyone, because right now we need it more. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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In the musical, which aired on ABC in 1997 to 60 million viewers, Brandy takes on the title role of Cinderella. The singer and actress made history as the first Black woman to play the character on the screen in a production that employed colorblind casting years before
For more than two decades, Sharon McDougle was one of the last people seen by NASA astronauts before launch and one of the first people they saw after landing.
Based on the book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,
Gucci tells the story of the murder of Maurizio Gucci (Jeremy Irons) with Lady Gaga playing his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of plotting his death. Adam Driver, Jared Leto, and Al Pacino also star in this movie which is out in November 2021.
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Finally, the biopic that Aretha Franklin has always deserved! Starring Jennifer Hudson in the title role,
As both inspiration and impetus, and in celebration of Black History Month this February, we delved into the archives to shine a light on some key Black tech pioneers who may have been overlooked by history.
Roy Clay
Any history of Black contributions to the field of computer science has to include Roy L. Clay, Sr., the founder and former CEO of ROD-L Electronics, a manufacturer of electrical safety testing equipment.
Before founding ROD-L, Clay was a programmer. He started his career in 1956 programming IBM and Burroughs computers for McDonnell Aircraft. In 1958, he moved to what is now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, operated by UC Berkeley for the US Department of Energy. Clay went on to develop software languages for Control Data mainframe computers, before joining Hewlett-Packard as the lead developer for the HP 2116A minicomputer and later as part of its research and development department.
According to Collider, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (
Hidden Figures,
The Shape of Water) has entered negotiations to star opposite Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in Apple Studios’ upcoming musical reimagining titled
Spirited based on the classic tale
A Christmas Carol. Should the deal pushes through, this project would mark Spencer’s latest collaboration with Apple TV+, which is currently working on the second season of
Truth Be Told.
Spencer is reportedly set to portray the role of a good-natured colleague to Reynolds’ Scrooge-like character. Her unnamed character will help Ferrell’s Present teach the man kindness during the holiday season.