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Troy Rowland, a Hollywood director and acting coach, has been accused by at least a dozen women of luring them into sexually provocative auditions.

Actor and director Nate Parker is back directing a new digital series called Baseline. Atlanta Black Star reports, after having his directorial début of his film Birth Of A Nation crushed by rape allegations back in 2016, Parker is back writing and directing. Baseline is about a family living in inner city Los Angeles that’s fighting to protect their aspiring […]

Most everyone is familiar with actress Lorriane Hansberry and her phenomenal work in the classic film A Raisin In The Sun. However, not many people know about her creativity and her extensive work in activism. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with director Tracy Heather Strain who tells the full story of Hansberry in her new documentary Lorriane Hansberry: […]

The city of Baltimore hasn’t been the same since the death of Freddie Gray. On April 12, 2015, the 25-year-old died of a spinal cord injury while in police custody. Since then the city has fought to keep their head above the water. Actress Sonja Sohn from the show The Wire has directed an intense documentary […]

When you hear “I’ve got 99 problems but a b**** ain’t one,” you think of the song by Hugo. But what if it made you think about an episode of a T.V. show? That’s just what the T.V. show TALES does on BET. They take lyrics from hit songs and make mini-episodes from it! “I’m excited about […]

Director Reginald Hudlin is usually known for humor in movies like House Party, Boomerang, and The Ladies Man. However, he proves to be a director of all genres in directing the film Marshall starring Chadwick Boseman. It goes through the life of a young Thurgood Marshall as a lawyer. “It’s rare that I get to show my other side. I’ve always been very political and loved drama, ” explained Hudlin. […]

Director Ryan Coogler, whose feature debut “Fruitvale Station” was released by The Weinstein Co., has released a statement denouncing Harvey Weinstein in the wake of his multiple sexual harassment and rape allegations. Saying he was “disturbed and saddened at the news,” Coogler felt he had a responsibility to comment on the issues raised by the […]

(ATLANTA) – The HBCU Power Awards has announced that actress, singer-songwriter, director, and philanthropist Jada Pinkett Smith will receive the “Icon Award” on the evening of excellence on Friday, October 20, 7PM at Morehouse College (Martin Luther King Jr Chapel – 830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta GA 30314). Smith began her acting career as the […]

DETROIT (AP) — The actors and filmmakers from “Detroit” walked the red carpet ahead of the film’s premiere in its namesake city Tuesday evening and talked about their hope that it will spur conversation about attitudes toward race. “(The film) created an opportunity to humanize the unthinkable and out of that, hopefully, creates empathy. And […]

Eminem’s video for new single “Headlights” is a Spike Lee Joint. The two worked together on the video in Detroit with the rapper tweeting, “Spike came out to The D for the ‘Headlights’ video…Coming soon,” and sharing a picture of them together on Instagram. Lee also confirmed his involvement in the project when he tweeted: […]

The life and death of legendary rapper Tupac is a story that has been trying to make it to the big screen since his murder…