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Viola Davis Says She Betrayed Herself And Community With
Tamar Braxton's Sisters Break Silence On Hospitalization: 'Pray For Our Family'
When The Help was released in 2011, there was some criti- cism that the film harkened back to an old movie tradition of showcasing Black women as maids and white characters as their saviors.
Viola Davis defended her role at the time, which earned her an Oscar nomination. Over the years, she has expressed re- gret in playing Aibileen Clark and now she is opening up more about her thoughts on the film.
In a new interview with Van- ity Fair, Davis said, “Not a lot of narratives are also invested in our humanity. They’re invested in the idea of what it means to be Black, but...it’s catering to the white audience. The white audi- ence at the most can sit and get an academic lesson into how we are. Then they leave the movie theater and they talk about what
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it meant. They’re not moved by who we were.”
She continued, “There’s no one who’s not entertained by The Help. But there’s a part of me that feels like I betrayed my- self, and my people, because I was in a movie that wasn’t ready to [tell the whole truth],” the Oscar winner added.
TAMAR BRAXTON
played out on "Braxton Family Values," the family rushed to Tamar's side at the hospital and are turning to faith in their
‘The Help’ Role
Tamar Braxton shocked fans when she was rushed to the hospital after a possible suicide attempt in the late hours of Thursday, July 16. Now, the 43-year-old's family is speaking out for the first time since her hospitalization asking their loyal fanbase to "pray 4 our family." Three of Tamar Braxton's sisters, Towanda Braxton, Trina Braxton, and Traci Brax- ton addressed the scary situa- tion on their Instagram pages on Friday, one day after their younger sister's possible over- dose. Despite the drama
time of need.
Trina Braxton, 45, took to
social media and posted a photo with a white background and a red love heart. She cap- tioned the picture with a love heart and prayer hand emoji. Fans immediately sent her positivity in the comments, praying for Tamar Brax- ton's recovery.
"I'm praying hard for y'all," one fan posted in support. "Sending prayers to all of you and wrapping Tamar in love and positive energies." added another. "Constant prayers sis" shared someone else.
Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Los Angeles, CA – The Michael Jackson Estate an- nounced today that THE MICHAEL JACKSON CHAN- NEL has officially launched on SiriusXM as of last Thursday, July 16.
The channel will be available on the SiriusXM app, internet- connected devices and smart speakers in your home. Addi- tionally, channel 50 will be- come The Michael Jackson Channel from July 15 at 12:00 pm ET through July 21.
THE MICHAEL JACKSON CHANNEL chronicles the recorded music and planet-tilt-
On the streets of New Or- leans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user.
The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others ex- hibit a deadlier reaction.
But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dan- gerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a se- cret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and
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The Michael Jackson Channel Launches On SiriusXM
And Dominique Fishback Team
Up For Project Power
Oprah Winfrey Donates $3M To COVID-19 Relief In South Los Angeles
risk-taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.
ing career of the trailblazing legendary singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, philan- thropist and mogul who is the #1 catalog streaming artist in
the world. Michael’s music is relevant now more than ever with his messages about unity, love and the Black experience in America.
Oprah Winfrey is going above and beyond to support those who continue to be in need amid the coronavirus pan- demic. Now that Los Angeles is seeing the largest number of newly confirmed cases and hos- pitalizations, the 66-year old media mogul is stepping in to help.
On behalf of her Oprah Win- frey Charitable Foundation, the media mogul presented a dona- tion of $3 million to South LA Forward, a coalition of three Los Angeles based organizations:
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SoLa I Can Foundation, Watts Healthcare Corporation, and SEE-LA for their collective COVID-19 relief efforts.
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