Nico de Boinville is poised to make his return from a broken collar bone just in time to ride Jonbon in Saturday’s Clarence House Chase at Ascot. The rider was injured in a fall at Doncaster on December 29 but should he pass the doctor on Thursday, De Boinville will make his comeback on two … Read more
Despite four consecutive victories, Barry Geraghty believes Jonbon doesn’t have the ability to topple El Fabiolo in Saturday’s Clarence House Chase at Ascot, live on Sky Sports Racing. Willie Mullins’ star seven-year-old has been successful on his last six starts – including victory over Jonbon in last year’s Arkle at Cheltenham – and is the … Read more
Under the umbrella of epic cinema, biblical epics have been a popular film genre throughout the 20th century and even today. These movies frequently include vast, dramatic visuals that appeal to viewers while conveying epic tales of good vs. evil. The Ten Commandments (1956) and Ben-Hur (1959), two of this genre’s oldest and most popular … Read more
Summary David Oyelowo defends the portrayal of Jesus as a Black man in The Book of Clarence, highlighting the historical inaccuracies in previous white portrayals of Moses and Jesus. Some have been critical of The Book of Clarence’s portrayal of Black Jesus. Oyelowo sees the film as an opportunity to tell a Black story through … Read more
Tons of celebrities are coming together to celebrate the premiere of The Book of Clarence! The event took place on Friday (January 5) at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Jay-Z, who served as a producer for the project, was one of the biggest stars to arrive! Among the film’s cast members … Read more
Justice Clarence Thomas pushed a then-House Republican in early 2000 to get a pay raise for justices. According to ProPublica, Thomas told the lawmaker “one or more justices will leave soon” if the raise didn’t happen. Thomas’ reported concerns were later relayed to Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas alarmed a then-House Republican about … Read more
Everyone’s heard the story of Jesus, but what about Clarence? From writer/director Jeymes Samuel, who brought us the epic Black Western The Harder They Fall, comes a new biblical comedy, which sees a wannabe Messiah (LaKeith Stanfield) attempting to make his fortunate by building a following and performing a fake miracle or two. The problem? … Read more
Clarence Thomas in 1992.Larry Downing/Sygma/Sygma through Getty Photographs In 1980, 32-year-old Clarence Thomas was a no-name aide to a Republican senator. At a convention for Black conservatives, he complained to a journalist about his sister being on welfare. The journalist, Juan Williams, wrote a column about it that caught the eye of Reagan’s staff. Lengthy … Read more