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Children of Blood and Bone is a 2018 New York Times Bestselling fiction novel by Tomi Adeyemi. The film adaptation of the novel will be released in January 2027. Although we haven’t heard much about the film for the last couple of years, this week we finally got the cast announcement. The ensemble cast is star-studded including multiple award winners and no shortage of talent. So far, the confirmed cast includes: Idris Elba, Damson Idris, Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Amanda Stenberg, Tosin Cole, Thuso Mdebu, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Lashana Lynch. Considering how rare film studios green-light big-budget Black films, it appears they’re going all in. Production starts this year in South Africa.
Over the last couple of weeks, companies have been dismantling their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Some are doing it quietly and some are doing it loudly. The changing political landscape has caused several companies to stop attempting to do more for minority groups. From Meta to Walmart, they are slowly discontinuing efforts for inclusion. Some of the moves have been enough that some shareholders, specifically for Walmart, are trying to get them to reverse the decision. Despite all this, banks like JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley aren’t following the crowd, but are doubling down on their DEI efforts. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan stated "We are going to continue to reach out to the Black community, the Hispanic community, the LGBT community, the veterans community.”
Disney+ released the trailer for a docu-series called "Harlem on Ice" which follows a team of figure skaters from Harlem. The girls are all members of a team from Figure Skating in Harlem, a non-profit organization that aims to "empower every young girl with the skills and foundation to achieve her dreams." See the trailer below.
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Nigerian investor Adebayo Ogunlesi joined the board of OpenAI board of directors.
HBCU, Xavier University of Louisiana is celebrating its centennial.
Twenty words from Nigeria and Ghana have been added to the English dictionary.
The trailer for Opus, starring Ayo Edibiri was released this week.
Lencia Kebede has been announced to play Elphaba on Broadway. She will be the first Black actress to do it full-time on Broadway.
Kenya announced easier entry for almost all citizens of other African countries.
Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky partner with Mela Vitamins to address Vitamin D deficiency. More than 80% of Black women are vitamin D deficient. Conversations this week
Designer Tolu Coker answered some questions for Vogue Magazine.
Morehouse students and faculty reflected on the legacy of Dr. King with Vogue Magazine.
Photographer Tyler Mitchell took The Museum of Modern Art for a tour of his studio and answered some questions. See the video below.
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