Junior Nyong'o Steps Into the Spotlight, Acting Alongside Sister Lupita in ‘Twelfth Night' While his sister conquered Hollywood, Junior Nyong'o quietly honed his craft in regional theaters and grad school. Now they're sharing the stage as twins in Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night.' news August 7, 2025
Black Panther: The Cultural Bridge That United Black People Everywhere Ryan Coogler’s film connected Africa and its diaspora, portraying the continent as a sanctuary built on Black unity. video May 20, 2025
Sex, Secrets, and Survival: Why ‘MTV Shuga’ Still Hits Hard Sixteen years later, the iconic drama returns to Kenya with “MTV Shuga Mashariki” exploring Gen Z’s angst and realities. film tv May 15, 2025
Video: The Lupita Nyong’o Oscar Win That Opened the Door Lupita Nyong’o’s 2014 Best Supporting Actress win stands as a landmark moment that opened doors still ajar for actors like her today. video May 5, 2025
With New Podcast, Lupita Nyong'o Finds “Sense of Purpose” in Amplifying African Stories In an exclusive interview with OkayAfrica, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o discusses merging her artistic vision with her African identity in her new podcast, ‘Mind Your Own.’ arts culture September 20, 2024
Lupita Nyong’o Is Spotlighting African Diaspora Stories With New Podcast ‘Mind Your Own’ The podcast will tell "more of our nuanced, intimate stories," says the Oscar-winning Kenyan actress. news September 5, 2024
The Latest 'Wakanda Forever' Trailer Unveils New Female Black Panther The 2-minute action-packed preview makes us wonder: Is Wakanda really forever? film tv October 3, 2022
Thuso Mbedu's Next Hollywood Film 'The Woman King' To Be Shot in South Africa Thuso Mbedu joins Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o in the highly anticipated historical filmThe Woman King,based on the true events of West Africa's Dahomey women warriors. news May 3, 2021
Lupita Nyong'o Shares New Audio Book Adaptation for 'Sulwe' Lupita Nyong'o has recently released the audio version of her successful book 'Sulwe' which is also being adapted into an animated musical. arts culture March 8, 2021
Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira's 'Americanah' Series Axed Due to COVID-19 The 'Americanah' mini-series adaptation by Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira has been axed by HBO Max due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and scheduling conflicts. film tv October 16, 2020
Watch Beyoncé's Video For 'Brown Skin Girl' Featuring Wizkid, Lupita Nyong'o & More The beautiful visual fromBlack Is Kingfeatures appearances fromNaomi Campbell, Kelly Rowland, Blue Ivyand more. music August 24, 2020
Global Citizen Adds More Artists to Line-Up for 'One World: Together at Home' Concert Lupita Nyong'o, Sho Madjozi, Cassper Nyovest, Black Coffee and more are all set to appear in Global Citizen's upcoming 'One World: Together at Home' concert. news April 15, 2020
Lupita Nyong'o, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Wizkid & More Bag NAACP Image Awards Check out the full list of winners for this year's NAACP Image Awards. news February 24, 2020
Watch Lupita Nyong'o Speak About the Importance of Literature on the 'BBC' 'I realized that books don't have to be about White people, they can actually represent all people,' the actress says describing her complex relationship with literature during childhood. film tv February 5, 2020
Chinonye Chukwu Will Direct the First Two Episodes of HBO Max's Upcoming 'Americanah' Series Here's the latest news surrounding the highly-anticipated limited series, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Uzo Aduba and more. news January 16, 2020
Watch Trevor Noah Talk About the Lack of Diversity in the 2020 Oscar Nominations In a segment of 'The Daily Show', the South African comedian shares his views about the glaringly White and male nominations for this year's Oscars. news January 15, 2020
Lupita Nyong'o Graces the February Fashion & Film Cover for British Vogue This is the Kenyan actor's first British Vogue cover. news December 30, 2019
Uzo Aduba and Zackary Momoh to Star Alongside Lupita Nyong'o In Upcoming 'Americanah' Series The 10-episode limited series, executive produced by Danai Gurira, will premiere on HBO Max. film tv December 18, 2019
Watch Lupita Nyong'o's Interview on 'The Daily Show With Trevor Noah' The star actress discussed awards season and the positive response to her debut book 'Sulwe.' film tv December 16, 2019
Trevor Noah, Lupita Nyong'o, Cynthia Erivo & Mati Diop Nominated for 2020 Critics Choice Awards Check out the full list of 2020 nominees for the 2020 Critics Choice Awards. film tv December 10, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o and Mati Diop Win at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards Lupita Nyong'o took home 'Best Lead Actress' for her role in 'Us' while Mati Diop's 'Atlantics' won 'Best First Film'. film tv December 5, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Releases Debut Children's Book 'Sulwe,' an Ode to Dark-Skinned Kids The actress says she wrote the book to help children learn to "love the skin they're in," pulling from her own childhood experiences with colorism. arts culture October 16, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Shared Her Experiences with Colorism on 'BBC Newsnight' 'Colorism is the daughter of racism in a world that rewards lighter skin over darker skin,' the actress said. news October 9, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Drops a Freestyle as Her Rap Alter Ego & Discusses Colorism on 'The Tonight Show' The actress also shares her reaction to being name dropped by Beyoncé on 'Brown Skin Girl.' music October 8, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Will Star in the HBO Max Series Based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Americanah' Danai Gurira will executive produce the series. film tv September 16, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Is a Zombie-Slaying Teacher In the Trailer for Comedy Horror Film, 'Little Monsters' A hilarious zombie-horror rom-com, starring Lupita Nyong'o? Count us in. film tv August 1, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o, Trevor Noah, Ncuti Gatwa and More Nominated for 2019 MTV Movie Awards We know who we're voting for! film tv May 17, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Idris Elba and More Stun at the 2019 Met Gala Check out some of the most fabulous "camp" looks from this year's Met Gala. fashion beauty May 7, 2019
Is Dior's New Collection an Example of How Luxury Brands Should Incorporate 'African-Inspired' Designs? Some are crediting Dior for "doing their homework" while others aren't quite as convinced. news May 4, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Is Set to Star In This Exciting New Sci-Fi Comedy It's being described as "Men In Black" meets "Miss Congeniality." film tv May 3, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o and John Boyega to Narrate Upcoming Wildlife Series 'Serengeti' Cool or cliché? news April 4, 2019
'Sulwe' Is Lupita Nyong'o's Debut Picture Book Inspiring Children to Love the Skin They're In We stan a confidence-building author! arts culture April 2, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Looms Over Her Suspenseful Fate in This New Clip from 'Us' Watch Lupita's character express her gut-feeling of doom in this new teaser. news March 20, 2019
A New Trailer for 'Us' Gives a Closer Look Into Its Nightmarish Plot We're still shook. film tv February 4, 2019
'Black Panther' Is Headed Back to Theaters for Free Screenings During Black History Month Wakanda will be back on the big screen next month. film tv January 29, 2019
Lupita Nyong'o Shines in the New Trailer for Jordan Peele’s Film 'Us' See how fans have been reacting on Twitter to the upcoming film film tv December 26, 2018
These Are the 9 Films We're Looking Forward to the Most in 2019 From John Boyega and Letitia Wright in "Hold Back the Stars" to Jordan Peele's "Us," these films have us pretty excited about cinema in 2019. film tv December 6, 2018
'Black Panther' is the First Superhero Film to Earn a Golden Globes 'Best Drama' Nomination 'Black Panther' continues to make history. film tv December 6, 2018
Trevor Noah's Reaction to Lupita Nyong'o Playing His Mother In 'Born a Crime' Is Pretty Relatable Apparently, Lupita's impressive "ass-whooping" skills reminded him a lot of his mom's. news October 25, 2018
Watch the Trailer for Ava DuVernay's 'August 28,' Starring Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo, and More The star-studded short film will make its TV debut next week. news August 24, 2018
Senegalese-American Actress Anna Diop Set to Join Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke In Jordan Peele's 'Us' The rising actress will star alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the upcoming social thriller. film tv July 21, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke Are In Talks to Star In Jordan Peele's Upcoming Thriller 'Us' Peele's long-awaited follow-up to "Get Out" is on the way. film tv May 9, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o Set to Star Alongside Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz and More In Espionage Thriller '355' The film's all-female cast is unbeatable. film tv May 2, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o Has Been Tapped to Play an Assassin In an Upcoming Remake of 'The Killer' The Kenyan actress is set to star in the remake of John Woo's action classic. film tv May 1, 2018
Danai Gurira Talks All-Female 'Avengers' Movie Rumors & Visiting Nigeria On 'Ellen' The actress talks 'Avengers,' working on her new mini-series adaptation of 'Americanah' and more with Ellen DeGeneres. film tv April 27, 2018
Liesl Tommy To Direct Film Adaptation of Trevor Noah's 'Born A Crime' Starring Lupita Nyong'o She'll help bring the unforgettable story of Noah's childhood to the big screen. news March 27, 2018
This is How Zambian Words and Accents Made Their Way Into 'Black Panther' Zambian actor Patrick Shumba Mutukwa tells us how he got Zambian references into the movie of the year. film tv March 26, 2018
Evelyn From The Internets Reviewing 'Black Panther' Will Make Your Day "I did not know that I needed to see Michael B. Jordan with gold in his mouth, but yet here we are—thirsty." popular March 23, 2018
The Cast of 'Black Panther' Was the Best Dressed at Last Night's Oscars No competition. Wakanda forever. fashion beauty March 5, 2018
Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o Will Star In an Upcoming Film Based on the Dahomey Amazon Warriors The two will play mother and daughter in the historical drama "The Woman King." film tv March 2, 2018
Comic Con Is Heading to the Continent For the First Time Ever This Fall The first ever 'Comic Con Africa' will take place in Johannesburg from September 14-16. film tv February 26, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o Will Star In the Film Adaptation of Trevor Noah's 'Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood' Nyong'o will play Trevor Noah's mother Patricia Noah in the upcoming film based on his best-selling autobiography. film tv February 21, 2018
10 Incredible Things About 'Black Panther' You Might Have Missed From the spirituality to the sound design, here are ten of our favorite features from the new Marvel film, "Black Panther." film tv February 19, 2018
Check Out the Phenomenal Style at the South African Premiere of 'Black Panther' These looks are unbeatable. film tv February 16, 2018
This Is What the Black Panther 'Welcome to Wakanda' NYFW Showcase Looked Like Here's a first look at pieces by the designers who worked with Marvel to create one of a kind pieces for "Black Panther." fashion beauty February 13, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o Opens Up About Learning to Love Her Natural Hair "I love my hair. I love it because I've also been able to really embrace the stuff it can do," the actor tells Allure Magazine. popular February 13, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o's Reaction to Learning About Groundhog Day Is All of Us It makes no sense to us either, Lupita. popular February 2, 2018
This New Clip From 'Black Panther' Is Sure To Hold Us Over Until It Hits Theaters We have no other choice, so indulge. film tv January 30, 2018
The 'Black Panther' Red Carpet Premiere Is Happening Tonight and You Can Stream It Here Watch the black and beautiful cast of 'Black Panther' hit the red carpet tonight at the official Hollywood premiere. popular January 30, 2018
Watch Lupita Nyong'o & Danai Gurira Explain the Dora Milaje in This New 'Black Panther' Clip As we get closer to the premiere, we learn more about the all-women special forces of Wakanda. popular January 15, 2018
'Black Panther' Just Broke a Major Presale Record Tickets for "Black Panther" sold record numbers in just 24 hours. film tv January 10, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o Joins Henry Louis Gates on 'Finding Your Roots' Lupita Nyong'o's episode premieres tonight, and we can't wait to learn more about her family history. popular November 14, 2017
Lupita Nyong'o Tells Grazia UK, "Don't Touch My Hair" The actress took to social media to call out Grazia UK for photoshopping her natural hair in the November edition. popular November 10, 2017
Lupita Nyong'o Is Set To Star in a Zombie Comedy We're going to be seeing more and more of the actress post-Black Panther and we're here for it. news brief October 30, 2017
Lupita Nyong’o Breaks Silence On Being Sexually Harassed by Harvey Weinstein "Now that we are speaking, let us never shut up about this kind of thing." Nyong'o writes in herNew York Times op-ed. popular October 20, 2017
Lupita Nyong'o Might Be One of The Next 'Charlie's Angels' Lupita Nyong'o might star in the upcoming Charlie's Angles reboot. culture September 29, 2017
