Comments on: Zendaya Cast as Aaliyah in Biopic, Ignorance Flourishes

By: Lifetime Sets 'Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B' for Nov. 15 Premiere

Lifetime Sets 'Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B' for Nov. 15 Premiere — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:44:00 +0000

[…] with protests from fans, Jomo Hankerson, the singer’s cousin and president of her label Blackground Records, also spoke […]

By: Alexandra Shipp's Casting in Aaliyah Film Won't Change Family's Gripe

Alexandra Shipp's Casting in Aaliyah Film Won't Change Family's Gripe — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:51:27 +0000

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By: Zendaya Out of Aaliyah Biopic, Lifetime Puts Production on Hold

Zendaya Out of Aaliyah Biopic, Lifetime Puts Production on Hold — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:30:40 +0000

[…] announcement comes after backlash over casting, as well as protests from the R&B singer’s family, who was not contacted about the film […]

By: Zendaya Goes "From Tween to Queen" in Flaunt Magazine

Zendaya Goes "From Tween to Queen" in Flaunt Magazine — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:59:36 +0000

[…] Zendaya Coleman became the center of “outrage” concerning her recent casting in Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic, she starred in a Flaunt Magazine editorial titled, “From Tween to Queen in Four Short […]

By: theComplex

theComplex — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:19:00 +0000

Did Denzel’s hue take away from his embodiment of Malcolm? How about Beyoncé not being heavy enough to play Etta? What about Chadwick Boseman playing Jackie Robinson and James Brown and looking like neither?

By: DaGeneralPatton♑

DaGeneralPatton♑ — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:32:00 +0000

It is a Lifetime project. I was so distracted by the race debate.

By: theComplex

theComplex — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:10:00 +0000

-head explodes- So out of control. I feel sorry for her but hope she knocks it out of the park.

By: DaGeneralPatton♑

DaGeneralPatton♑ — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 03:26:00 +0000

Thanks, Love! This is so sad, but…over on FB, according to a post by The African History Network, this young woman is not Black, does not “act” Black, and it is not marketed as Black.

By: theComplex

theComplex — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 03:03:00 +0000

Means even more coming from you. Thank you for checking it out.

By: DaGeneralPatton♑

DaGeneralPatton♑ — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:21:00 +0000

This story is so effing thorough! THANK YOU!