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5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Tia Mowry Opens Up About Black Identity And Belonging
If you're a millennial like me, then there's a big chance Tia Mowry played a part in your childhood. From shows like Sister, Sister and The Game to movies like Seventeen Again and Twitches, she and her twin sister Tamera were everywhere. And if you knew them, then there's an even higher chance you knew their younger brother, Smart Guy's Tahj Mowry, as well. Nowadays, Tia is widely known for sharing bits and pieces of her personal life online and connecting with fans on a deep and fun level. So, over the weekend, she posted a vulnerable message to Instagram to celebrate Juneteenth, where she opened up about her experience as a mixed-race woman, and why she's proud to call herself Black. She wrote her reflections on her Notes app and accompanied them with photos of herself and her family. "There were moments I questioned where I belonged. Even as a mixed kid, I knew I was Black. But growing up, the world around me didn't always reflect that back to me. I had to go on a journey to fully understand who I was and what it meant to walk through this world as a Black woman." "As a kid, I noticed the difference. When I was with my mom, who's Black, she was treated with suspicion. Not receiving an application for our dream home. Questions in first class. But with my white dad, people were welcoming. That's when I realized how much the color of your skin shapes how the world treats you." Tia said it "took time" for her to find her "place" in the world. She felt like everyone was in a clique in school, whether they were separated by interests or by race. Although she didn't always know where she fit in, she did always know where she stood. "It made me want to be loud about my pride," Tia continued. "To be Black and proud. To celebrate where I come from. And to use my voice and platform to make sure my community is seen, heard, and celebrated." "Representation matters. I'll never forget the messages I got: 'I never saw someone who looked like me on TV until you.' Moments like that helped me fully land in who I am and who I stand for." The mother of two revealed she looked into her ancestry. While she already knew her grandmother came from Eleuthera, an island in the Bahamas, she would later learn that her family lineage traces all the way back to Ghana and Nigeria. "We were taken, displaced, and yet survived. There is strength in that. And I carry that strength with me every day." Motherhood has also given Tia a new perspective on Blackness and how she wants to teach her kids to be proud of who they are and where they come from. But it hasn't come without obstacles. "My children are already feeling the weight of the world. At five, my son was called a monkey. He was told his skin was 'ugly.' And that's why I speak up, so they know they are loved, valued, and protected." "Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. But it's also a reminder that we're still pushing, still fighting, still rising. I carry that with me in my work, my purpose, and my motherhood." "I am Black. I am proud. I am loud with my love for this community. And I'll keep using my voice to create space for others to be proud too." What a beautiful message to commemorate the holiday and celebrate the culture. Fans absolutely loved it too: You can read her full post below:
France 24
a day ago
- Entertainment
- France 24
Taryn Simon explores ‘The Game' of Democracy
Culture 11:57 Her images reveal the impossible, the invisible and the many, many layers behind a photograph. Taryn Simon's singular and meticulous approach to fine art photography produces pictures that interrogate our political structures, our social conventions and our governing principles. Her latest exhibition 'The Game', on show at the Almine Rech gallery in Paris, zooms in on symbolic and significant moments during the presidential election last year in the United States, questioning the random nature of democratic processes. We talk about the power of photography in a world of smartphones and Artificial Intelligence and reflect upon the universal moment of mourning during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Game Expresses Solidarity With Fellow L.A. Residents Amid Anti-ICE Protests
As protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensify across Los Angeles, Compton native and rapper The Game is making it clear where he stands. On Monday (June 9), the veteran artist took to Instagram to voice his support for immigrants and the city's growing resistance against what many residents see as a targeted assault on minorities. 'Ever since I could remember… it's been black & brown in this city,' The Game's message began. 'From the early days of my childhood til now, we've been side by side through it all. All of us. All the time. Not always seeing eye to eye but we've shared Los Angeles for a very long time.' The post included a powerful series of black-and-white photos from recent protests, including one particularly striking image of a protester holding a sign that read: 'BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES. DEPORT ME??? WHERE YOU GOING DEPORT ME TO??? BACK TO THE HOOD???' The Game continued, emphasizing unity and shared struggle while quoting lyrics from late rapper 2Pac Shakur's 1996 track, 'To Live & Die in L.A.' 'I stand with y'all like I know you'd stand with us. We might fight against each other… but I promise you this… we'll burn this b!%?! down get us pissed !!!!!' He concluded with a familiar sentiment that resonates deeply across generations of Angelenos: 'To live & die in L.A.' The rapper's post comes in response to escalating tensions in Southern California after former President Donald Trump reportedly ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A. to bolster ICE's deportation efforts. Protesters and activists have flooded the streets, arguing that the crackdown represents a broader war on marginalized communities. The recent detainment of international TikTok sensation Khaby Lame by ICE agents while in Las Vegas has further inflamed tensions. Despite his global fame, Lame's detention underscores what many view as the indiscriminate and unjust nature of current immigration enforcement, affecting individuals regardless of class or notoriety. See The Game's Instagram post below. More from The Game Loses California Home To Sexual Assault Accuser Over $7M Debt The Game Bombs On Ye For Attempting To Call Him Out: "F**k You!" This Legendary MC Refuses To Guest On 'Drink Champs,' But Watches Faithfully
Irish Independent
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘Hell for Leather' review: This stylish history of Gaelic football is marred by the usual pretentious, self-mythologising GAA nonsense
Hell for Leather: The Story of Gaelic Football is a new a five-part history of the sport showing on RTÉ1 Pat Stacey Today at 17:35 My late, great friend and fellow Independent/Herald scribbler George Byrne mischievously coined the terms 'bogball and stick fighting' to describe Gaelic football and hurling. I can easily guess what George would have thought of Hell for Leather: The Story of Gaelic Football (RTÉ One, Monday, June 9 and RTÉ Player), a five-part history of the sport from Crossing the Line Productions, which did a similarly epic job on hurling in the 2018 series The Game.
RTÉ News
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Hell for Leather: How we made RTÉ's epic new GAA series
Colm O'Callaghan, RTÉ's Head of Specialist Factual Content, introduces Hell for Leather, an epic new 5-part RTÉ One series, delving into the role of Gaelic football in the sporting, cultural and social history of modern Ireland. RTÉ's history of hurling series The Game was first broadcast in May 2018. Made by Crossing the Line Productions and directed by Gerry Nelson, it was a cinematic and wide-ranging undertaking that, in its style, execution and ambition, resonated quickly. I've written previously here about why we commissioned it. As soon as the curtain came down on that series, our thoughts turned quickly to an obvious next step: a similar strand about Gaelic football. The seven years its taken to finally get that five-parter - Hell for Leather - to air, is worthy of a drama serial in itself and there were times when I felt we were never going to see it home at all. Needless to say, I'm glad we stayed the journey. As tends to be case with large-scale commissioned projects, I took many meetings and did an awful lot of talking before even formally asking RTÉ to consider supporting it. The primary issue was with what had just gone before it and with how effectively The Game had landed. Should we even bother, I asked the creative team at Crossing the Line, to attempt something similar with a sport often regarded by purists as the less aesthetic and less skilful of the family of national games? Any misgivings I had were quickly put to bed by a couple of trusted friends and regular sounding boards. Michael Moynihan and Diarmuid O'Donovan are fellow clubmen of mine from the fabled Glen Rovers on the northside of Cork city, even if Diarmuid is arguably better known for his involvement with the football side of that club, Saint Nicholas, and his work in a variety of roles at county level. Sharp, serious men both, they sketched out a provisional list of potential themes, topics, chapters and cast members for the team to chew over and flesh out. They didn't so much ease my mind as bend it in a variety of directions and, by doing so, turned much of what I'd ever thought about Gaelic football on its head. The game in Ulster, industry and All-Ireland success in the midlands, the eventual dawning of the women's game, Kerry's eternal majesty, the Jacks and the Culchies, Dulchies, Heffernan, Dwyer, the mighty men from Down, the mighty women of Cork. Seán Boylan, Mick O'Connell, the golden age of wireless, Sister Pauline Gibbons, Jim McGuinness and Jim Gavin. Bringing boardroom thinking to breeze-blocked dressing rooms. Renaissance, reformation, age of empires, true leaders and the days of our lives: it was up to director Gerry Nelson to shape the mine of history, some of it happening before him in real time, into tangible blocks. Sport is often seen as a reflection of life and, in this regard, its possible to trace the development of modern Ireland since way before independence through the prism of Gaelic football. Stitching this editorial thread into the heart of Hell for Leather was always a tall order but one that producers John Murray, Jessica McGurk and Siobhán Ward managed with typical elan. So in as much as the series tracks the evolution and history of the game as comprehensively as time allows, it also tells a story of Ireland. With The Game already under the belts of the production team – as well as 2020's one-off, Christy Ring: Man and Ball – the doors opened far more easily this time around. Jarlath Burns, who has since become the most recent Uachtarán of Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, was an enthusiastic voice from early on and helped unlock a variety of editorial lines. In every club and parish that we approached during the long gestation of this series – and there were many – the welcome was fierce and the humour was always good. So, what kept us? When we first discussed the potential for a series, I'm not sure if any of us expected the production period to endure for so long. But then neither could we have foreseen Covid, an All-Ireland final played during a lockdown and the consequences for sport, film-making and life in general during that time. Projects of this scale also require multiple funding and finance strands too and, to this end, we're grateful to Coimisiún na Meán, the Department of Finance, the Gaelic Athletic Association and to Collen, our generous sponsors, without whom the project could never have taken flight. And then there's the more mundane and practical stuff. Many of those featured in the series are proud, fabled former players for whom modesty has long prevented them from opening up about their own heroics and the scale of their achievements. The likes of Mick O'Connell, Seán O'Neill, Jimmy Gray and Seán Murphy are among many who decorate this production but for whom numerous site visits and no little persuasion was necessary. Others, despite our best and enduring efforts, just couldn't or wouldn't commit. All history is contestable, of course, and this too is the case with Hell for Leather. How can one realistically do justice to such a varied and complicated past in just 250 minutes of airtime? It is, therefore, to the credit of Gerry Nelson and series editor Andrew Hearne that the series delivers far more than the sum of its parts and still stays true to its purpose as agreed way back at the start. Gaelic football, flush with its recent re-enhancements, is enjoying a renewed sense of freedom, and talk of its latest existential crisis has abated, at least for now. As the former Kerry captain, Dara Ó Cinnéide told Nelson, "at the end of the day it's a game … but it's this bloody game we love so much". As a reminder about why Gaelic football's well-being matters, Hell for Leather is as good a starting point as any.
