Yashua Mack Is Casted As The First Black Peter Pan In "Wendy" with Director Behn Zeitlin [ Wendy hits theaters February 28 ]

Yashua Mack Is Casted As The First Black Peter Pan In "Wendy" with Director Behn Zeitlin [ Wendy hits theaters February 28 ]

The story of Peter Pan is being brought back to life in the upcoming film, Wendy, but this time the famous Disney character will be played by a Black actor.

Director Behn Zeitlin reimagined the 1953 classic and has cast Yashua Mack, a Black boy, to star as Peter Pan after auditioning more than 1500 kids for the role. The Oscar-nominated director, who hasn’t made a film since 2013, told Entertainment Weekly about his decision.

“Yashua lived in a Rastafari camp in Antigua. A lot of places you see in the film are their playground,” explained Zeitlin. “Seeing this little boy...

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Kit Kat Is Reportedly Launching A Cookies And Cream Flavor This Year And People Are Freaking Out.

Kit Kat Is Reportedly Launching A Cookies And Cream Flavor This Year And People Are Freaking Out.


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African American Couple Creates New Social Media Platform For Students Worldwide

African American Couple Creates New Social Media Platform For Students Worldwide

Dwight & Angelique Morrison, are the co-founders of PS Remember, a new social media platform that connects students in over 100 countries. Through it’s unique and powerful search engine, PS Remember allows students currently attending or who have previously attended high school or college to find each other. With over 2.5 million schools in it’s database, students now have the ability to communicate like never before.For example, a student currently attending Howard University can now connect with others students currently attending the University of Oxford in England or the University of Lagos in Nigeria… absolutely free!...

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Bill To Outlaw Discrimination Based On Ethnic Hairstyle Passes First Hearing

Bill To Outlaw Discrimination Based On Ethnic Hairstyle Passes First Hearing

 Dozens of men and women of color went before Colorado lawmakers to tell stories of discrimination, based on how they style their hair. The testimony came before the state legislature’s Democratic Black Caucus.

It met Wednesday afternoon in advance of a committee hearing on a bill by Rep.s Leslie Herod and Janet Buckner. It would outlaw discrimination based on hair texture, type and style.

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Janet Jackson And Jimmy Fallon Perform ‘runaway’ With Classroom Instruments

Janet Jackson And Jimmy Fallon Perform ‘runaway’ With Classroom Instruments

 Janet Jackson hit-up “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday (February 10) where she and the host, along with The Roots accompanying her on classroom instruments, performed a playful version of her hit single “Runaway.”
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