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Gwyneth Paltrow Sit Down

By: Saint Twenty March 24, 2024March 24, 2024

Saint KnowAcademy Award Winner, Barbados, Caribbean Celebrities, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwyneth Paltrow Sit Down, Hot Ones, Jerk Chicken, The New York TimesLeave a Comment

Minding my business, looking up which celebrities are of Caribbean heritage, to find one white face in the scroll.
Gwyneth Paltrow…
I can’t.
She’s just too much, her great grandmother is from Barbados. I’m cracking up. This is not who I envision when I rep my set. Out of all people (read Cindy Adams Stars Versus Spectacles). She’s a busy bitch. Now her Hot Ones spice tolerance adds up. This is a white woman who can eat authentic jerk chicken, not that sugary sweet crap we dish out to said demographic. Have you eaten real Caribbean food? Via: The New York Times

Diahann Carroll

By: Saint Twenty October 9, 2019October 9, 2019

Saint MuseA Different World, Academy Award Winner, Black Girl Magic, Claudine, Diahann Carroll, Dynasty, No Strings, Oscars, Tony WinnerLeave a Comment

Last Friday, African American pioneer Diahann Carroll passed away. Succumbing to cancer, after a long battle. The Oscar nominated, Tony award winning actress was the first to portray a non-stereotypical role, of an African American woman on television. As Dominque Devereaux, she played the multi-millionaire half-sister of Dynasty’s Blake Carrington. Decked to the nines in jewels and furs, the Bronx native broke barriers, by defying the poverty stricken colored woman. She was the first black woman to win a best actress Tony, for No Strings; rounding out her accolades is her Academy Award nomination for Claudine.

I best remember her as Whitley Gilbert’s high maintenance, higher standards, overbearing wealthy mother, on A Different World. Dwayne working tirelessly to gain her approval.

Thank you beautiful, black, queen, for paving the way for every contemporary actress. For allowing them to see a version of themselves previously implausible. Might go as Dominque for Halloween this year.