Will Smith
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 21: Will Smith, 'Just the Two of Us'
Today—June 21, 2020—is Father’s Day. My goal on today was to feature an iconic music video about black fathers and fatherhood. And you know what feels like damn near an impossible task? Finding a music video for a song celebrating black fathers and black fatherhood. In fact, there were so few videos in this particular…
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Emancipation: Will Smith to Star in Film Based on Historic Photo of Enslaved Man 'Whipped Peter' Gordon
Will Smith has a new upcoming project and it appears to be a brutally honest look into America’s history. According to Deadline, Smith will be starring in Emancipation, an action-thriller chronicling the escape of enslaved man Peter Gordon, who is “forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey…
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Will Smith Just Gave Us the Impromptu Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion We All Needed
Surviving this pandemic has been a lot. Hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world have lost their lives and billions more have been adversely affected by this unprecedented crisis. But despite the uncertainty and fear that have become all too commonplace, it’s important to maintain our resolve, focus on staying positive and find joy…
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Will Smith and Dr. Anthony Fauci Discuss COVID-19's Prevalence in the Black Community
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and truly one of America’s last hopes, was the latest guest on Will Smith’s Snapchat series Will From Home, where he informed viewers about COVID-19 facts, and more specifically, its devastating impact on the black community. The episode hit the social media…
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'Damn!': Here's How Will Smith and Tyra Banks Celebrated 30 Years of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
“In West Philadelphia born and raised,” in the house self-isolating is where we spent most of our days…during the stay-at-home order. If you can believe it, 2020 will mark 30 years since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuted on NBC (September 10, 1990, to be exact) and catapulted Will Smith’s career into stardom. In the…
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Comeback Kings: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s Bad Boys for Life Breaks Box Office Record With $100 Million Opening
One thing that I learned in this business is to never write people off. Especially ones with real talent, skill, and tenacity. And staying power. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith proved that they are not to be forgotten with their latest movie offering, Bad Boys for Life, which shattered box office records during its opening…
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Will Smith Admits Regret in Handling Jada Pinkett Smith’s Relationship With 2Pac: ‘I Was Deeply Insecure…Wasn’t Man Enough to Handle That’
Just because Will Smith is one of the most successful human beings in the history of ever doesn’t mean he’s not susceptible to jealousy just like every other husband. During a visit to the popular morning show The Breakfast Club, the Bad Boys for Life star admitted that the well-documented bond between his wife, Jada…
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Chad Boys: Before Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, These Two Actors Were Considered for Bad Boys
There are two undeniably difficult things in life: getting up to go to work on Monday morning after a four-day weekend and imagining Bad Boys without Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Well, thanks to the inner-workings of Hollywood, you have to imagine it today. Twitter account @BHMatter (Black Heroes Matter) posted a screenshot of James…
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I Had a Table Talk With Jada Pinkett Smith (No, It Wasn’t a Red Table), but I Got a Healing
Earlier this week, I limped into a swanky Midtown hotel. Less than 24 hours before, I’d finished the most grueling physical challenge of my life (thus far). In order to get to said hotel, I slowly walked up and down the stairs of the New York City subway. I was having a tough time going…
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Will Smith to Star as Crime Boss Nicky Barnes in Netflix’s The Council
Now, this is a story all about how Will Smith’s do-gooder roles got flipped-turned upside down. And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there; I’ll tell you how he became a Netflix drug dealer, in this new movie that will air! That’s right, Will Smith is taking on a role he never has…