Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to honour artists who used their lives to enrich the lives of others.

Today, as the world of professional football punishes Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against systemic racism against the African-American community, we revisit the moment in time which saw Eartha Kitt penalised for doing the same.

After discovering the ways in which the U.S. government was using legislation to stifle the African-American experience, Kitt found herself unable to turn a blind eye when the same government asked the same African-Americans to risk their lives by fighting its wars.

What happened when she raised her concerns during a visit to the White House?

Watch below…

Your thoughts?

Janet Jackson‘s decision to steer clear of celebrity within the last decade has brought its pros and cons.

On one hand, it’s seen her enjoy a life of privacy away from the pressures stardom often brings.

However, it’s also seen her legacy left in the hands of a fickle industry who, for one reason or another, have erased her impact on Pop culture from the genre’s history books.

With this in mind, it may come as little surprise to see music lovers who are too young to remember said impact have clung to claims that she married and divorced her husband for money.

Today, her best friend Gil Duldulao has blasted these fans.

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Odell Beckham, Amber Rose, Tinashe and Rita Ora stepped out at the Midnight Garden After Dark at the NYLON Estate last night to celebrate the latest chapter of the publication’s story.

Looking forward to Ora’s new album?

You’ll be pleased to learn that she’s building bops with Maroon 5′s hitmakers for the set.

Your thoughts?

The music industry’s competitive nature often sees artists who are friends pitted against each other by their respective teams and fan bases.

A good example of this? Beyonce and Lady GaGa, a gifted pair whose friendship dates back to 2009.

So, in order to silence fans who seek to build a wall between them, GaGa is reportedly gearing up to honour the ‘Shining’ songstress with song.

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Pop queen Janet Jackson has debuted her prince – baby Eissa Al Mana.

The superstar singer gave birth to the youngster – her first child – at age 50 in January.

Prior to now, the fiercely private star had kept her son under wraps.

Yet, with mounting media attention following news of her separation from husband and father of Eissa – Wissam Al Mana – it’s little surprise that the star elected to show her son first before paparazzi did for her.

Taking to social media, Jackson simply shared the snap above with the caption:

“My baby and me after nap time”

So sweet!

Your thoughts?

Is Janet Jackson gearing up to hit the road again? If new Ticketmaster listings hold true, then the answer could be… “yes.”

The 50-year-old legend made headlines the world over last April when she halted her ‘Unbreakable World Tour’ to “plan a family.”

Jackson was pregnant and this January gave birth to son Eissa Al Mana.

And while fans were told to hold on to their tickets ahead of the rescheduling of dates, folk weren’t expecting to see Jackson back in action soon.

Now, it appears she may be on the comeback trail much faster than initially thought.

A sect of observant ticket holders noted a change in their Ticketmaster accounts as pertains to the show.

Boasting new dates, some listed in September and others through to December, the trek is listed as the ‘Janet Jackson: State Of The World Tour.’ 

The name is lifted from a track on her mega-selling and critically acclaimed ‘Rhythm Nation’ album.

Could these be real shows or merely placeholder dates? Time will tell. But whatever the case, it would appear Jackson is is readying…something.

The news comes at a pivotal time for the superstar singer.

As widely reported, she recently separated from husband of five years Wissam Al Mana; with confirmation coming  just three months after the birth of Eissa.

Your thoughts?

‘Whoa, Baby!’ is exactly what we’ve been saying after trying to keep up with Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland as she scorches the promo trail in support of her newly released book, ‘Whoa, Baby! A Guide for New Moms who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out…”

Even before that whole animal fur protestor incident we reported here, Rowland’s rolls and strolls down promo lane have been nothing short of eventful and chockfull with her engaging comments on her eye-opening book, its inspiration, and content unafraid to “go there” (i.e. talks about post-baby boost jobs, sex, body “snap back,” and more).

However, no interview with the singer/songwriter would be complete without questions on her music.  Exciting onlookers with updates, Rowland dished heavily on her new project and even teased “it’s coming sooner than you think.”  Just in case you don’t believe us, tuck in to hear it from her lips:

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As we reported here, ‘Body On Me’ beauty Rita Ora showed off her banging body to ‘Shape’ magazine readers for its May 2017 issue.

Hitting newsstands April 18, the feature sees Ora strut her stuff in a pole workout-inspired shoot while dishing out health and beauty tips, sharing her admiration of Jennifer Lopez‘s body, and so much more, tuck in below to read highlights and see sizzling behind the scenes footage:

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Following the recent unveiling of the video for ‘Remember Me,’ Jennifer Hudson takes us behind the scenes of the glossy visual.

Revving up the campaign for her forthcoming album (her Epic Records debut), J.Hud provides fans with incite into the clip’s storyline.

In the video, Hudson reminisces on a past romance while in a traffic jam. After contemplating, the powerhouse vocalist joins a rave where she then reunites with her former flame.

Keen to see the making of Jennifer’s latest? View the behind the scenes tea below…

Your thoughts?

‘Scandal’ is back!

Following a longer than planned hiatus (to accommodate Kerry Washington‘s pregnancy), the show picks up right where it left off – with fireworks!

Forming a central part of the revived TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) block of programming, the political drama promises (and is already delivering) many an explosive twist and turn for its sixth season. Election, anyone?!

Watch a sneak peek preview of episode 11, titled ‘Trojan Horse,’ below…

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Despite its parent film earning several thumbs down from a number of racists detractors who claimed its racially-charged subject matter was insensitive to other racists some viewers, Netflix is still charging forward with the spinoff of the controversial ‘Dear White People.’

Due in full on April 28th, the streaming giant unveiled the first extended trailer of the series today and gave a peek at the Lionsgate-produced outing that stars Nia Long, Brandon Bell , Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Logan Browning, and many more.

Sure to drop jaws, get your first taste of ‘Dear’ below:

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It’s been two years since Kendrick Lamar soared to the top of charts with his critically and commercially acclaimed album, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,’ but now the Grammy winner is finally satiating fans’ appetites with its follow-up, ‘Damn.’

A hearty 14-song effort with guest appearances from the likes of pop diva Rihanna, rock super group U2, and more, the set’s track list is lined with production from top names such as Mike WiLL Made-It, James Blake, BADBADNOTGOOD, The Alchemist, and many more.

Curious to see what this collection of hitmakers came up with? It awaits you inside:

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