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Her latest film Antebellum will be released on demand on Friday, rather than open as planned in theatres, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Janelle Monae headlined a socially-distanced outdoor screening of the horror movie in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Monae and several of her co-stars … Read more
Janelle Monae got candid about how ‘triggering’ it was to film her upcoming horror movie Antebellum last year. In the film the 34-year-old plays a writer in the 21st century who as a result of supernatural forces is trapped in a reality where she is enslaved. ‘Oh, I brought all of my ancestors home with … Read more
Country music group Lady Antebellum announced last week that they were changing their name to Lady A, apologizing for using the name for 14 years because of its connotations to slavery in the South. However, the group was seemingly unaware that, for the past 20 years, a black artist named Anita White had been performing … Read more
Nashville band Lady Antebellum yesterday announced plans to re-brand themselves ‘Lady A’ because of the word ‘antebellum’ and its association to slavery. However, RollingStone reports that the name ‘Lady A’ has already been in use for over two decades, by Seattle blues singer Anita White the interviewed and was said to be distressed and emotional … Read more
‘We are deeply sorry’: Country group Lady Antebellum changes its name after 14 years to Lady A due to association with slavery in America Country band Lady Antebellum have changed their name due to the word ‘antebellum’ and its associations with slavery The ‘antebellum south’ describes a period in Southern United States history between 1830-1860, … Read more
Gone With The Wind has been temporarily removed by HBO Max from its streaming platform after it was criticized for romanticizing slavery, amid a nationwide re-evaluation of cultural values. The 1939 Civil War epic, starring Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara, is based on a novel written three years previously … Read more