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Actor Idris Elba Plans Move to Africa to Support Film Industry There

Photo by Courtesy of Netflix – © 2023 Netflix, Inc. London-born actor Idris Elba plans to move to his ancestral Africa within the next few years to support the film industry there. He told the BBC that he aims to build a film studio in the Zanzibar islands of Tanzania and another in Accra, the capital…

Idris Elba Discusses Hollywood Racism and Why He Stopped Describing Himself as a Black Actor

Idris Elba has shared that he no longer refers to himself as a Black actor, and doesn’t want his career achievements to be defined by his race. He feels the label put him in a box that restricted his acting and producing career trajectory. The performer further noted that the media’s obsession with race hinders…

Remembering Michael K. Williams : Q&A / The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, 12 Years a Slave and His Non-Profit Organization

We all shocked to learn about the untimely death of Michael Kenneth Williams, an actor known for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country, has died last Monday, He was only 54. But we also remembered his magnificent performance throughout his career. So I decided to look for my Q&A coverage of…

Friends and Co-Stars Pay Tribute to Emmy Award-Nominated Actor Michael K. Williams

Film and television actor, Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn home yesterday afternoon at the age of 54, the NYPD confirmed to CBS News. Following the public confirmation of the Emmy Award-nominated performer’s death, his friends, former co-stars and filmmakers he worked with expressed their condolences to honor his memory on social…