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25 April 2025
Ayra Starr Drops Sultry New Single “Gimme Dat” Featuring Wizkid
With a Latin Diamond plaque, BET nods, and a film debut, 2025 is shaping up to be the singer’s biggest year yet.
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Film + TV
07 March 2025
Ayra Starr and Richard Mofe-Damijo Lead Nigerian Cast of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Film Adaptation
The Gina Prince-Bythewood-directed film stars Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Viola Davis and more superstars, and is now scheduled for a tentative early 2027 release.
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28 January 2025
Everything We Know So Far About the Film Adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone’
Scheduled for theatrical release two years from now, it’s been a long journey for production to get started on this project.
Film + TV
13 November 2024
The Search is on for Nigerian Actors for the Film Adaption of Tomi Adeyemi’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone’
The highly-anticipated adaptation of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ is being led by Gina Prince-Bythewood and could feature a handful of breakout local talent.
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23 September 2020
Tomi Adeyemi Makes TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People List
'Children of Blood and Bone' author Tomi Adeyemi has been named as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People.
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07 August 2019
Kay Oyegun Will Write a New Script Adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's 'Children of Blood and Bone'
This may be the first feature property to be produced by Lucasfilm since it was acquired by Disney.
Arts + Culture
03 April 2019
Nnedi Okorafor and Tomi Adeyemi Earn 2019 Hugo Award Nominations
Nigerian women authors are killing it as usual.
Literature
22 February 2019
Rick Famuyiwa Has Been Tapped to Helm the Film Adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's Novel 'Children of Blood and Bone'
The Nigerian-American director, known for his films "Dope" and "Brown Sugar," is set to lead Adeyemi's groundbreaking debut to the big screen.
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15 January 2019
Tomi Adeyemi Shares Release Date for Sequel to 'Children of Blood and Bone'
We won't have to wait much longer!
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31 May 2018
Black to the Future II: Afrofuturism Should Be Put Into Practice as Much as It's Consumed—But How?
We close out our month exploring Afrofutures with an in-depth essay on the real possibility of putting Afrofuturism into action.
Literature
17 April 2018
Tomi Adeyemi On Writing the Best and Blackest Fantasy Novel of the Year
We speak to the young Nigerian-American author of "Children of Blood and Bone" about the Yoruba themes in her book, colorism, asserting the power of blackness in fantasy and more.
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08 March 2018
"It's Like Black Panther, But With Magic:" Tomi Adeyemi on Writing the Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Novel of the Year
The young Nigerian-America author discussed her highly-anticipated literary debut 'Children of Blood and Bone' on Good Morning America.
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