During Wednesday night’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon several Black Panther fans were given the chance to film a video message to star Chadwick Boseman about the significance of the movie in their lives. Little did they know that the actor was watching behind a curtain, with Fallon, waiting to surprise each one. After the fans had […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Quincy Jones, Halle Berry, Kobe Bryant and Common were among the stars paying tribute to former film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs at the sixth annual Icon Mann pre-Oscar dinner. Common dropped a verse from his song “The Day Women Took Over” in her honor. Quincy Jones called her “my […]
NEW YORK (AP) — With a massive $40.2 million in ticket sales Monday, “Black Panther” has set another box-office record: biggest Monday ever. The Walt Disney Co. again raised its box-office estimates for the Marvel sensation on Tuesday. The film’s updated Monday performance — $7 million higher than Disney earlier forecast — narrowly topped the […]
The countdown till Black Panther day (February 16) continues as the cast makes its interview rounds throughout the media. Folks like Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan have already appeared on covers like Time magazine and British GQ. Now the whole cast is showing off their melanin glory on the front cover of Essence magazine. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Western-inspired revenge tale “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” swept the female-focused and led Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday with wins for best ensemble, best actress for Frances McDormand and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell. It was almost an exact repeat of the major Golden Globe Awards wins with Gary […]
1.BLACK PANTHER opening February 12, 2018 Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Basset, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o What else do we need to tell you about this? Just pre-order your tickets now. And have your outfit ready.
Jada Pinkett Smith is not afraid to speak her mind when awards season comes around. Last year, she spoke about the lack of diversity at the Oscars and now she’s got some choice words for the Golden Globes. On Twitter, Jada pointed out how Tiffany Haddish didn’t get nominated for her role in Girls Trip, […]
Well, here we go, sugar babies. We’re down to the last episode before the very last Queen Sugar episode of Season 2., the penultimate one for you vocabulary fiends. How are we going to make it for months without the Bordelons? Thankfully, The Quad is back in January on BET. Gotta keep at least one […]
“Live In the All Along” ep. 12 in Season 2 if you’re keeping up, starts on a high note. Now that Lorna (Sharon Lawrence) has told the story of her relationship with Charley’s (Dawn Lyen Gardner)‘s father and somewhat resolved with Aunt Vi, (Tina Lifford) and Nova (Rutina Wesley) she’s back on her round the […]
It’s that time of year again when you switch out the flip-flops and sandals for a nice new pair of camel-colored knee boots; with or without the heel. The air is so crisp and cool you really don’t need the AC any longer – now you need the heat. And the coffees come in the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dystopian series “The Handmaid’s Tale” was crowned best TV drama on Sunday at the Emmy Awards, also winning best drama writing and directing and earning Elizabeth Moss a best actress statuette and Ann Dowd a best drama supporting actress award. “Veep” and “Saturday Night Live” were also big winners. […]
Black TV is having a moment and it’s a good one. Three shows featuring prominent Black casts were renewed this week, joining shows like Queen Sugar and Greenleaf, that have already made their announcements. HBO renewed both Insecure and Ballers starring Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji and Jay Ellis, and Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson and John […]
