BEYONCÉ as DEENA JONES in DREAMGIRLS ( 2006 ) .

part of my beautiful women in movies series .

One of my favorite scenes is when they first introduced Glen Powell’s character Hangman in that bar scene with Coyote, who dared him to hit bullseye with the dart and he did not just once but three times, even when Coyote covered his eyes! and it’s all real by Glen! Even Tom Cruise was amazed cos we know Maverick was watching from the bar. Plus that high five after was a nice touch haha…. solidified how confident and cool Jake Seresin is. Can’t wait for the HQ clip of this full scene to be released. Here’s a funfact he shared about the scene below cut plus Tom’s reaction. 

Black women in the South have been preparing for the day Roe is overturned for decades

Black organizers in the South are already working to make sure Black people’s needs are not ignored as the Supreme Court appears set to strike down Roe v. Wade.

www.nbcnews.com

Tight restrictions on abortion have already placed the procedure out of reach for many Black women in America — obstacles that will grow even more daunting if the landmark Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Across the Black Belt — the Southern states where the echoes of slavery reverberate in legislation that perpetuates political and social inequities — women have long confronted overwhelming costs and logistical obstacles in seeking reproductive health care.

Earlier this week a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion signaled the end of abortion rights nationally, which would leave an already marginalized group, who seek abortion care at a higher rate, with less access to family planning services, resulting in poor health, education and economic outcomes, according to researchers, experts in family planning and advocates for reproductive justice.

“Women are going to die,” said Dalton Johnson, who owns an abortion clinic in Huntsville, Alabama. “It might not be as many as it was in the ’70s because we have medication abortions. There are groups that are going to have access to those — whether legally or illegally. But everybody’s not going to be able to do that and women are going to die.”

If Roe falls, many women in the South will turn to a network of grassroots organizations and advocacy groups led by Black women that has emerged out of necessity to fill gaps in health care coverage and the social safety net. These groups have already been helping women who struggle to compile the cash — and coordinate the time away from work, child care and transportation — that are necessary to get the procedure.

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