This is the fourth film that the director and actor will have worked on together.
As if the upcoming “Black Panther” movie wasn’t LIT enough—director Ryan Coogler has tapped Golden Globe-winning actress Angela Bassett to join his all-star cast. According to The Wrap, the “American Horror Story” star will play Ramonda, mother to royal superhero T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther. “Black Panther” also stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira. The […]
In June, the Academy sent out invitations to a record number of minority actors and filmmakers in an attempt to diversify its largely white, male ranks. Nate Parker, Michael B. Jordan, Idris Elba, America Ferrera, Regina King and Cary Fukunaga were among the invitees. Ryan Coogler, whose 2015 film “Creed” netted a supporting actor Sylvester […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIObmfuBk4z/ It’s official – the cast for the Black Panther film has been finalized and we couldn’t be anymore excited. Yesterday, during Comic Con, cast member Lupita Nyong’o shared an epic selfie with the starring actors of the Marvel film, which includes Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, and Chadwick Boseman. Boseman is set to play the main character. Nyong’o is rumored […]
Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Common, David Oyelowo, and more get together for a powerful video series remembering the lives lost in police brutality. The series of autobiographical videos created by black actors and directors highlights what their lives would’ve been had they encountered police brutality at a young age. “[My career wouldn’t] have been possible if, when I […]
"#MyLifeMatters" pays to homage the victims and reminds us what we all lose when our precious lives are cut short.
#MasculinitySoFragile and homophobia are just way too real folks. We can do better than this.
Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Hannibal Buress, Jesse Williams, and Janelle Monáe appeared at the free fundraiser in Flint, Mich., to raise awareness and money to help assuage the city's water crisis, as well as bring attention to the human rights violations Flint residents have suffered.
During the Oscars telecast, black actors and artists will be in Flint, MI raising money for residents who have been afflicted by the water crisis.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Creed” director Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Janelle Monae and other Hollywood celebrities have big plans for Oscar night. But they have nothing to do with the Academy Awards. Coogler and company will be 2,300 miles away in Flint, Michigan, participating in a benefit for residents affected by the town’s lead-contaminated water […]
The 2016 NAACP Image Awards was a night to celebrate the fullness of Black excellence in all of its forms. With a handful of major awards being handed out on Wednesday night, viewers may have been wondering what may have what there was actually left to experience at the 47th Annual Image Awards. However, anyone […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debbie Allen, “black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross and entertainment attorney Nina Shaw will be honored by Essence magazine at its pre-Oscars luncheon later this month. The magazine announced Tuesday that it will honor the three women at its Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon on Feb. 25. Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa De Luca […]
