The new season continues to follow the McKellans as they settle into their new lives in the South and even more hilarious antics ensue as they learn to live together under M’Dear’s roof and the family bonding gets real.
“In Part 3, the McKellans will grapple with comprehending death, experience financial insecurity, explore the awkwardness of discussing race with nonblack friends, and fight gentrification after discovering the importance of knowing their history. The younger characters learn from the lived experiences of their elders,” series creator Meg Deloatch said in a statement.
Madalen Mills is stepping into the spotlight in the upcoming Netflix movie Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey!
The young actress stars as Journey in the new Christmas musical from producer John Legend, who also penned original music for the film.
Here’s a synopsis: Set in the gloriously vibrant town of Cobbleton, the film follows legendary toymaker Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker) whose fanciful inventions burst with whimsy and wonder. But when his trusted apprentice (Keegan-Michael Key) steals his most prized creation, it’s up to his equally bright and inventive granddaughter (Mills) — and a long-forgotten invention — to heal old wounds and reawaken the magic within.
The sister duo were joined for the song from The Princess and The Frog by Princess Tiana herself, Anika Noni Rose.
“can’t wait for everyone to hear us sing together tonight on @abc at 7|6c #DisneyFamilySingalong,” Chloe x Halle shared on Twitter ahead of the show.
If you missed the Disney Family Singalong Volume II, have no fear, it will be available to stream on Disney+ starting TOMORROW (May 12)!
Chloe x Halle are getting ready to drop another new song this week. They announced that “Do It” will be out THIS Friday (May 15) and you can pre-save it right here!
Amandla Stenberg is opening up about diversity and getting the chance to represent black girls in her new film Everything, Everything!
“Diversity is something that people desperately want. I’m lucky enough to be here and see what’s happening and take those roles when they do appear,” the 18-year-old actress, who is most notably known for playing Rue in The Hunger Games, recently expressed (via EW).
“I’m very aware of how special it is that I get to have this experience of creating representation while talking about representation at a time where people really, really want to see black girls as leads in movies,” Amandla continued. “I definitely think it’s important to balance creating content that speaks directly on race and content that doesn’t talk about it all, but it speaks for itself. It can be more powerful to create a film like Everything, Everything and then get distributed to kids in the Midwest who maybe don’t live in very diverse communities and get to see this black girl in the lead, you know? In many ways they’ll be able to understand that much more than they’ll be able to understand an article about representation.”
Pictured: Amandla joining her co-stars Anika Noni Rose, Nick Robinson, and Ana dela Reguera at a special VIP screening of their film Everything, Everything held at The Metrograph on Sunday (April 30) in New York City.
