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9 Oct

John Boyega Appreciates How ‘Star Wars’ Supported Moses Ingram,

John Boyega made waves within the Star Wars franchise as the primary Black storm trooper-turned Resistance warrior in The Force Awakens trilogy. But because the actor revealed in a recent interview, that’s the last we’ll be seeing of his character Finn. “At this point, I’m cool off it. I’m good off it,” Boyega told Sirius XM’s John Fugelsang during an interview on his radio show. Despite Disney’s recent push for brand spanking new series and flicks centering on franchise characters, the actor says Episode IX is a superb endpoint for Finn, who was notoriously pushed to the side in The Force Awakens narrative despite being teased as its recent star in early movies. “I believe to be fair, the allies that...
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8 Oct

Spiked Hair Reigned Supreme At The 2023 Christopher John

Last night was a movie, and ESSENCE was live to capture the amazing moments behind the scenes at Christopher John Rogers’ 2023 Resort Collection 010. Rogers, a 26-year-old Savannah College of Art and Design alumnus, shot to prominence in the style world after winning the 2020 Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund prize for young designers and was widely hailed because the face of Recent York Fashion Week’s future. Later, he was given the privilege of dressing Vice President Kamala Harris, who was sworn into office wearing Rogers’ outfit and coat. Philanthropist, Meghan Markle, wore an asymmetrical Rogers’ dress to the N.A.A.C.P. awards in February 2022, and Rogers’ success train is chugging along at full speed, with no breaks in between. Last night, the show was met...
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26 Sep

Sir John Is Bringing Further Diversity And Inclusion To

In April, CTZN Cosmetics, an organization well-known for its broad number of nude lipsticks, made the announcement that Sir John would join the corporate’s board of directors and tackle the role of chief creative officer to assist with brand expansion and future product launches. View this post on Instagram A post shared by S I R J O H N (@sirjohn) CTZN Cosmetics co-founder and head of selling Aleena Khan shared in a press release, “We're thrilled to welcome Sir John as CTZN Cosmetics’ latest Chief Creative Officer. His talent and industry experience might be a useful asset to our company as...
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9 Sep

4 Reasons Bozoma Saint John Is One Of Our

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