After being one of the youngest contenders for the “Best Actress” Academy Award in 2013, our little honeybee is not slowing down on building her acting career. Quvenzhané Wallis has joined the voice cast of Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet, an animated feature film written and directed by Roger Allers. The Prophet is a best-selling book that…
If there were ever any doubts that white feminists are disengaged from and apathetic to the concurrent racism that Black feminists must navigate in an increasingly hipster and kyriarchal society, look no further than their deafening silence when satirical website, The Onion, called 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis a “cunt” on Twitter. The arc of white feminist dialogue…
I struggled with whether to report this or not, but the fact is we can’t allow our women and children to be denigrated and disrespected and remain silent about it. Last night, the satirical website The Onion tweeted this about 9 year-old Oscars Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis: Everyone else seems afraid to say it,…
On the heels of her Oscar nomination for “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, Quvenzhane Wallis will star in the “Annie” remake! Sunday night, Sony Pictures announced that Wallis, 9, will pay Annie in a present day adaptation of the Broadway musical and the “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip. “With the recent Academy Award nomination…
She’s the hottest name in the streets this awards season and she’s only 9-years-old. If you don’t know who we’re referring to then you must be sleeping under a soundproof rock, because Ms. Quvenzhané Wallis has been making noise ever since she became the youngest best actress nominee … ever! Quvenzhané is already a star…
This has been a groundbreaking year for black women in Hollywood from Kerry Washington being the first black woman in 38 years to nab a lead role in a primetime TV series (with “Scandal”) to Quvenzhané Wallis becoming the youngest actress ever nominated for a “Best Actress” Oscar. Both these remarkable ladies are profiled in…
New media darling Quvenzhané Wallis is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly‘s special “Oscar” issue. The Beasts of the Southern Wild’s breakout star who is nominated for The Academy’s “Best Actress” award at the tender age of nine — which makes her the youngest ever to receive such an honor — enjoys engaging folks who want…
The fashion industry is buzzing about Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest actress ever nominated for a best actress Oscar. Fashion journalists vacillate between praising Wallis for her tremendous accomplishment to speculating about what a nine year-old might wear to the biggest awards show in Hollywood. For a child who has yet to celebrate her tenth birthday,…
If you haven’t heard of Quvenzhane Wallis, then please give me the pleasure of introducing you. The 9-year-old actress gave a larger-than-life performance as Hushpuppy in the independent film Beasts of the Southern Wild, and now, she’s the youngest person ever to receive a best actress Oscar nomination. This award’s season is looking bright for…
It’s that time of year again! Awards season brings much excitement to the entertainment world and this year’s Oscars nominations has everyone buzzing. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognized the work of Denzel Washington, Quentin Tarantino, and Quvenzhané Wallis for the 2013 ceremony. Washington is nominated for best actor in a…
