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2 Mar

Wakanda Eternally’ Lead Hairstylist, Camille Friend, Talks Showcasing Black

Wakanda Eternally’ Lead Hairstylist, Camille Friend, Talks Showcasing Black
When the time to start filming for “Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally” rolled around in 2020, the very first thing director Ryan Coogler did was take the film’s solid and crew to go to Chadwick Boseman’s gravesite.  “Something magical happened there,” said Camille Friend, lead hairstylist for the “Black Panther” film series. “We got to wish and dance and sing, there have been drummers — I feel that moment healed everybody’s heart and allowed us to be like, ‘OK, we’re going to make ‘Wakanda Eternally’ — we’re going to do that for Chadwick.’” Boseman, who passed away in August 2020 resulting from stage-four colon cancer, played the titular role of the Black Panther, or T’Challah, within the series’ first film, which premiered in...
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18 Dec

We Love How ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly’ Honors Haiti

We Love How ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly’ Honors Haiti
The Walt Disney Company via Getty Images Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Winston Duke, Letitia Wright, Ryan Coogler Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Endlessly” immerses us over again within the fictional African Kingdom of Wakanda, a Black refuge from the predatory nation states of Europe and the US. The Black Panther, often known as T’Challa, was the previous king of this wealthy and hyper-modern asylum from the colonialists and capitalists who impoverished the actual continent of Africa, but he perished in the primary “Black Panther”released in 2018. [Editor’s note: SPOILER ALERT, but if you haven’t seen the film yet, what are you waiting for?] The sequel contains a stunning revival of his legacy after we learn that the Black Panther left behind a son...
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13 Dec

Star Gazing: ‘Wakanda Without end’ Hits Theaters, Rock &

Star Gazing: ‘Wakanda Without end’ Hits Theaters, Rock &
As audiences prepare for his or her long awaited return to Wakanda, the celebrities of Black Panther: Wakanda Without end have been hitting red carpets world wide with regal looks to advertise the subsequent chapter of the Marvel comic. Meanwhile, pop music legend, cultural icon, and ESSENCE Festival of Culture headliner Janet Jackson stepped out for the newest round of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions which included her longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Elsewhere, celebrities were captured in stunning photos on the CFDA Fashion Awards, Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Yr Awards, and more. Try our favourite star snaps of the week below. 01 Jimmy Jam, Janet Jackson, and Terry Lewis Janet’s longtime collaborators stopped for a proud picture...
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27 Nov

We Love How Black Panther: Wakanda Without end’ Honors

We Love How ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly’ Honors Haiti
We Love How Black Panther The Walt Disney Company via Getty Images Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Winston Duke, Letitia Wright, Ryan Coogler We Love How Black Panther Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Without end” immerses us over again within the fictional African Kingdom of Wakanda, a Black refuge from the predatory nation states of Europe and america. The Black Panther, generally known as T’Challa, was the previous king of this wealthy and hyper-modern asylum from the colonialists and capitalists who impoverished the true continent of Africa, but he perished in the primary “Black Panther”released in 2018. [Editor’s note: SPOILER ALERT, but if you haven’t seen the film yet, what are you waiting for?] The sequel incorporates a stunning revival of his legacy after we...
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