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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From 'Friday' to 'Get Out,' watch these 10 popular movies with Black stars this Juneteenth
Juneteenth is Thursday, a celebration of the end of African American slavery. Just like Halloween and Christmas, this is a holiday that can be celebrated with a movie night. Below are 10 films with stories of major cultural significance told by Black creatives and how to watch them: The heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past. Directed by Ryan Coogler; starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, and Danai Gurira. You don't need watch all the prior Marvel films before watching this, but you may benefit a bit if you've already seen "Captain America: Civil War." The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Disney+, Fubo, and YouTube TV. You may also be able to stream it on the NBC app if you have an applicable TV provider. Follows the lives of three young men living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects. Directed by John Singleton; starring Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, and Cuba Gooding Jr. The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Starz. You can also watch it for free with ads on Pluto TV. A sequel to the 1992 horror film, it focuses on an artist exploring the macabre history of the Candyman which opens up a terrifying Pandora's box. Directed by Nia DaCosta; starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris. While there are a few parts that have a bit more punch if you've seen the previous Candyman films, you don't need to watch them ahead of time. The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Peacock. An adaptation of the popular musical which tells the story of a woman facing many hardships, but ultimately finding extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. Directed by Blitz Bazawule; starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and Danielle Brooks. The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Max. You may also be able to stream it on the Cinemax app if you have an applicable TV provider. Two best friends in Los Angeles need to come up with some money fast that they owe a local drug dealer. Directed by F. Gary Gray; starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. As of Monday, the movie is not free on any streaming services. So you can either rent it for about $4 with on-demand services like AppleTV and Amazon Prime or buy it from these kinds of services for $10 to $15. A young Black man visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point. Directed by Jordan Peele; starring Daniel Kaluuya, Bradley Whitford, and Catherine Keener. The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Peacock. You can also watch it for free on Tubi, but there may be ads. A biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader Malcolm X, taking the audience from his early life and career as a small-time gangster to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination. Directed by Spike Lee; starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett. The movie is available to stream for free on Tubi, but there may be ads. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, a telemarketer discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. Directed by Boots Riley; starring LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Jermaine Fowler. The movie is available to stream for free on Plex and PlutoTV, but there may be ads. You can also buy it on-demand for pretty cheap: $5. A biographical flick illustrating the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till via lynching and his mother's mission for justice. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu; starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, and Frankie Faison. The movie is available to stream it with ads on Prime Video. Another biography, this one set in the antebellum centered on Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery. Directed by Steve McQueen; starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong'o. The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Paramount+ and Fubo. Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@ This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Celebrating Juneteenth: How to watch, stream 10 Black movies at home
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
New Sask. funeral home will allow Indigenous cultures to practice traditions during ceremonies
WATCH: On Thursday, ground was broken on a funeral home on the Peepeekisis First Nation. Damian Smith has more on the significance.
Al Jazeera
21-05-2025
- General
- Al Jazeera
International Tea Day: Spilling the tea on unusual teas around the world
Tea is the most popular drink in the world other than water. It beats out coffee and beer, which hold second and third place. May 21 is designated as International Tea Day by the United Nations, marking the significance and value of the drink globally, not just economically but culturally too. Tea plays a meaningful role in many societies. From Tibetan po cha to a good old English breakfast brew, tea is considered a unifying and hospitable beverage. While the exact origins of tea are unknown, it is believed to have originated in northeast India, northern Myanmar and southwest China, according to the UN. There is evidence that tea was consumed in China 5,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest beverages in the world. Across the globe, nearly all words for tea can be derived from the root words 'cha' or 'te'. In many parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the word for tea is derived from cha. In Western Europe, many countries use some derivative of te. For example, 'tea' was introduced into the English language as a result of trade routes in the East. The word was taken from China, where it was pronounced 'te' in the Hokkien dialect. The tea plant is usually grown in tropical and subtropical climates where its cultivation and processing support the livelihoods of millions of people. According to the latest data from the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal's Global Tea Report, China produces nearly half of the world's tea (48 percent). India is the second largest producer, accounting for 20 percent of world production, followed by Kenya (8 percent), Turkiye (4 percent) and Sri Lanka (3 percent). The rest of the world accounts for 17 percent of tea production globally. According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), world tea consumption reached 6.5 million tonnes in 2022, growing from previous years. Consumption in China, the largest consumer of tea, reached 3 million tonnes in 2022, representing 46 percent of global consumption. India, the second largest consumer, accounted for a share of nearly 18 percent at 1.16 million tonnes in 2022, followed by Turkiye with 250,000 tonnes, Pakistan with 247,000 tonnes and Russia with 133,000 tonnes. According to the FAO, tea consumption expanded by 2 percent in 2022 compared with 2021 and further increased in 2023. However, tea consumption in countries in Europe and North America has been declining due to increasing competition from other beverages while for Russia, tea imports have been negatively impacted by the war in mark this year's International Tea Day, here are five somewhat unusual teas from around the world and how to make them: Found in: Tibet and other Himalayan regions What's odd?: It's in the name. Made with yak butter, black tea and salt, butter tea is broth-like. Apparently, there is a tradition where the host will refill your cup with butter tea until you refuse or until they stop filling it, signalling it's time for you to in: China, Japan and the Koreas What's odd?: Kombucha is considered a tea. It's a fermented tea made using a jelly-like SCOBY (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast). Kombucha fans often name their SCOBYs, treat them like pets and pass them to friends like family in: Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam What's odd?: It is known as blue tea because of its colour, which then changes to purple when lemon juice is added. It's caffeine free and made from a concoction of floral petals from the blue pea in: sub-Saharan Africa What's odd?: Baobab leaf tea is traditionally used in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa as a mild herbal remedy and nutritional drink. Unlike most herbal teas, which are often floral or fruity, baobab leaf tea has a mildly earthy or even slightly bitter taste, a bit like spinach in: Philippines, Central America, Africa What's odd?: The tea is made from the leaves of the guava tree, which have an earthy flavour. In Philippine culture, it is said to have medicinal benefits for soothing stomach aches and bathing wounds.
