Audiences are in for a wild, raunchy ride in “No Hard Feelings” following the adventures of Maddie, portrayed by the talented Jennifer Lawrence.
Uterine fibroids are said to affect 70%-80% of all women by the time they are 50, majority of that percentage is women of color, specifically Black women. Last Thursday, USA Fibroids Centers held a dinner at Empire Steak House to spread awareness about chronic disease. Host of the night, and advocate for the cause, Real Housewives of Atlanta star and author, Cynthia Bailey, spoke to The Knockturnal about her own struggles with Fibroids. “It means a lot for me to be an advocate, because I suffered from fibroids for many many years.” Bailey says ,“Uterine fibroid embolization pretty much changed my life and saved my life, I was definitely suffering in silence and it was spiritually and emotionally and physically killing me”. She says education about her options with fibroids lead to relief. “I would say to [women] educate themselves, to explore all of their options. A lot of women don’t know their choices and options when it comes to fibroids…you have so many choices.”
Uterine Fibroids are the most common type of Fibroid tumor, affecting women near the age of menopause the most. Fibroids can cause pelvic pain, bleeding between periods, frequent urination, low back pain, and difficulty getting pregnant. Dr. Yan, CEO of USA Fibroid Centers and cardiac surgeon, partnered with The Fibroid Fighters, an organization raising awareness about the risks of the disease. Dr. Yan spoke with The Knockturnal about the event and the options women have if they’re diagnosed with fibroids. “Majority of women of color lose their lives to fibroid disease…suffering physically, emotionally, mentally and socially” Yan says. “Education is the key to solve this”
If you think you might be at risk for fibroids, you can take the quiz here: https://www.usafibroidcenters.com/uterine-fibroid-symptoms/quiz-uterine-fibroid/
Where the Crawdads Sing is a New York Times Best Seller, selling over 12 million, is now a film!
Set in North Carolina in the 1960’s the film depicts the story of “Kya” played by Daisy Eager-Jones, as she stands trial for the murder of a handsome man, Chase, played by Harris Dickerson. The murder mystery film tells the story through Kya’s eyes, which is captured with flashbacks.
The Knockturnal spoke with the stars of the film at the premier of Where the Crawdads Sing, and their perspective of the film. Main character Daisy Eager-Jones says her take away from reading the screener was the resilience of her character, “I think I was so incredibly moved by how incredibly resilient Kya is as a character.” Eager-Jones says “She suffers a lot, but she keeps going and she remains hopeful for something better”.
Logan Macre, who plays Jodie, said that his reaction was “hopeful” when he began reading the screener for the film. “You just want everything great to happen to Kya, you know?” says Macre “You feel for this girl the entire time and you’re like ‘please something amazing happen to you’[..] it takes a very long time, but when it finally does, you’re [Kya] so deserving of it because you’re such a resilient individual”.
Where the Crawdads Sing is in theaters now.
Keke Palmer strikes again! Palmer hosts a new show coming to Disney Plus this December titled “Foodtastic”. The series will feature competition-like challenges between contestants creating larger-than-life sculptures and artwork with food. The series is set to premiere on Disney + December 15th. The Knockturnal caught up with the actress to talk about her new project.
The Knockturnal: How are you Keke?
Keke Palmer Good. Good to be speaking with you.
The Knockturnal: Good to be speaking with you. I haven’t seen you since, uh, the last time we went viral!
Keke Palmer: Oh my gosh!
The Knockturnal: How are you doing?
Keke Palmer: So good. So good.
The Knockturnal:I was just telling somebody, I said, you are never not working. You stay with a job!
Keke Palmer: Girl. Thank you. I need to sit down somewhere.
The Knockturnal: Well, tell me about this. How does it feel? And, you know, I was, I literally was just saying this, I’m talking to my friend. You are literally on track to becoming like the Oprah of our generation.
Keke Palmer: Oh my gosh. Stop it. Thank you. That. Really, to kind of you to say, I only wish that I could have that level of impact. So I thank you for even seeing a sliver of that in me, but I’m very excited for Foodtastic, very excited. It’s literally a collection of all the things I love from food, art posting and acting or doing sketches. I remember when I first heard about the show from Endemol and Disney, I was okay. food, Foodtastic, art shows, you know, But I had no idea how different it was from other food competition shows. It shows the real aspect that they are creating art pieces, like the kind of sculptures in big extravagant pieces that you would see in a museum, except they were going to be using food and changing food elements to actually create the pieces. So that was like, you know, to me, next level, I knew that people were going to love to watch that.
And I was excited to host that because I love competition and. But then you add an element of also me doing the sketches that kind of set up the stories for our artists to actually then create their art from, you know, whether it was me being a character, a new character in a star wars, IP, or beauty and the beast or toy story.
I mean, that aspect of it really was kind of like putting the icing on the cake, excuse me, because it felt so specific to me as well as, you know, giving the audience something that they’ve never seen before. So I’m excited to see how people are talking.
The Knockturnal: When I was watching the clips I saw, I was like, I absolutely love this. And it kind of reminded me of like, there’s art in any aspect of life. You know, we kind of feel that way as well?
Keke Palmer: Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, I knew it growing up just like hair shows, going to hair shows with my family. You know what I mean? Back in the day, or, you know, obviously going to theaters and, you know, watching musicals and plays, but I had no idea what people do. No idea what people actually deal with food. That was like, to me again, like you said, when you, when you see something like that, you’re like, wow, there really is something for everything in this world. You know, there really is an avenue in a world, you know, a whole, you know, stratosphere, a hierarchy, you have when they call it for every particular subject.
And it was just so cool that Benny and Amirah knew some of the contestants like, so Benny would be like , “I’ve competed with him before” it’s insane, like you guys have history and stuff like that. Very cool.
The Knockturnal: That is amazing. That is amazing. I’m super, super happy for you.
I wish you nothing but success. You are, like I said, you are, and I’m claiming this now you are literally the Oprah of our generation. So I’m just so blessed to talk to you again. And, you know, you always have really good energy and just such a bright light. So, you know, just congratulations of all, everything that is to come.
Keke Palmer: Thank you so much, girl. And I can’t wait till next time I see you. Hopefully we go viral again, girl.
The Knockturnal: All right, I’ll talk to you later, Keke.
Keke Palmer: Bye-bye. Thank you.
David Weil and Amazon Studios have collaborated on a new Amazon Original show titled “Solos”.
Actress, host, producer, author and now colada connoisseur, Lala Anthony is proving there’s nothing she cannot do. Baileys is now partnering with the POWER actress for the new Baileys Colada.
Coming to America, is coming back! The long-awaited sequel to the famous 1988 movie is premiering on Amazon Prime Video on March 5th. The Knockturnal got a chance to speak exclusively with the stars of the new sequel, arriving 33 years after its predecessor Coming to America.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is going to look a little, no, a lot different this year. Due to the pandemic, the parade will not have its usual massive crowds of people.
Exclusive: Star Studded Cast of New Hulu Film ‘Bad Hair’ Talks Acceptance, Hair, and Culture [Video]
It’s spooky season, and Hulu has a new horror-comedy just in time titled “Bad Hair”.
October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Millions of women are affected by breast cancer each year and the number is disproportionately higher for Black women. This month Black Women’s Health Imperative partnered with singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige to raise awareness about the growing issue.
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