Janelle Monae has added her name to a long list of performers scheduled to perform at the Women’s March on Washington this weekend. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The event that began as a grassroots Facebook event quickly blossomed into a national movement, following discontent after the 2016 presidential election. However, the official Women’s March […]
When a movie moves your soul, clenches your heart from it’s deepened trenches, you know a film is a gem. Enter Moonlight. From the mind of Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell McCraney’s “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue” play, Moonlight shines as a thrilling and emotional ride into the life of Chiron, an inner city minority in […]
Hollywood starlet Taraji P. Henson attended the Chicago International Film Festival, talking her new role as NASA’s math genius, space scientist and American physicist Katherine Johnson, at a panel discussion. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information AMC Theater, the Streeterville theater located in downtown Chicago, hosted the red carpet event, where media and ticket holders previewed 25-minutes of […]
Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer have joined forces to teach us a part of history many of us never knew. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s upcoming book of the same title, Hidden Figures, tells the untold true story of the three Black women who helped launch the first American astronaut John […]
The true story of the black women who served as mathematicians during NASA’s race to space are having their stories being told on film in a new production by 20th Century Fox. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) portray the brilliant […]
Kendrick Lamar has had quite a year. Even though his To Pimp a Butterfly album came out in the spring of 2015, it’s still the topic of conversation, the result of making powerful and timeless music. It is now leading him to a top-notch performance at The White House. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Lamar is performing […]
The 2016 Essence Music Festival has started with a bang. From the nightly concerts at the Mercedes Benz Superdome, featuring New Edition and Babyface on Friday, July 1, the daytime events hosted a variety of events at the convention center. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information At the Theaters at Canal Place, the cast and other […]
When you call out another award show’s tribute to arguably one of the most prolific artists to walk the earth, you had better come correct. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With the stakes high and a record 7.2 million viewers tuned in on Sunday night, BET did just that. Following their not-so-sneak diss of Madonna‘s […]
BET has officially announced announced the artists slated to pay tribute to the Purple One. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information After throwing epic shade at the Billboard Music Awards for their lackluster tribute that featured Madonna, BET released the all-star lineup that includes The Roots, D’Angelo, Janelle Monae and the icon’s former drummer/lover, Sheila E, that will pay […]
America has been taking strides to better the unequally structured justice system. With a change in society comes a change in Hollywood. The industry and actors struggling against being typecast have made an effort to change how things are done. They are asking for more roles for African-Americans, lead roles for African-American women and more. Visit […]
After leaving us all hanging off a balcony anticipating the next season of Empire, Taraji P. Henson has already landed a new role drastically different from her Golden Globe winning performances as Cookie Lyon. Henson is starring in a new movie titled Hidden Figures alongside Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a […]
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted heads of the five Nordic nations for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit, which was followed by a star studded State dinner on Friday, May 13 where celebs showed up and slayed. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Check out the photos of Common, Janelle Monae, Jidenna and more […]
Prince was a cultural icon and musical genius who created art that has touched the hearts, souls and lives of people around the world for over three decades. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As we continue to celebrate his life and begin the journey towards preserving his extraordinary legacy thorough his music, here’s a look […]
FLOTUS Michelle Obama has been known to kick some rhymes, but for her new campaign she’s tapping the big guns. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In time for Women’s History Month, the First Lady has teamed up with Kelly Rowland, Missy Elliott, Zendaya, Lea Michelle, Kelly Clarkson and Janelle Monae for “This Is For My Girls,” an anthem celebrating […]
Some of entertainment’s most esteemed are shining light on a major crisis and giving back at the same time. Directors Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler, singer Janelle Monáe and actor Jessie Williams are teaming up to support #JusticeForFlint. The initiative stems from the lack of urgency over a huge lead problem in Flint, Michigan’s water […]
Superbowl Sunday is the one day the world intentionally tunes in to what we regularly tune out: commercials. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Super Bowl 50 is proving we won’t even have to wait until Sunday to catch the extra special commercials the football finale’s known for. Corporations like Bud Light, Heinz and Pepsi are […]
Janelle Monae has become one of the leading ladies in fashion, from her ability to spice up her signature black and white style by mixing in a pop of color, to her stunning Cover Girl campaigns that keep us in awe. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The songstress took to her Instagram to debut a […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jeezy–or Pastor Young–dropped his most recent album, Church In These Streets, this past November, debuting in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 for the 6th consecutive time, an impressive feat. One of the album’s clear standouts was the Janelle Monae-featured “Sweet Life,” a somber, enjoyable cut about stepping out […]
Singer-songwriter Janelle Monae is using her platform of celebrity to help fight police brutality and the ills of systemic racism in America, but it seems Monae’s views on the controversial subjects were too much for the producers of NBC’s ‘Today’ Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Atlanta artist appeared on Today on August 14 to […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The “Classic Man” is back with another dope record, but he isn’t singing this time. Channelling the minimalist, electronic style of the 1980’s, Jidenna “Long Live the Chief,” in which he drops lyrical gems to match his sharp style, showing us all why the Wondaland rep is a boss in his […]
