LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2016 “Moonlight” won best picture and “Hidden Figures” was the 14th highest grossing film of the year, but popular Hollywood films remained as white and male-dominated as ever. A new report from the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and […]
Cookie Lyon ain’t got nothing on Proud Mary. Sony/Screen Gems has released the first trailer for it action film starring Empire’s Taraji P. Henson’s as a hit woman for a mob family in Boston. Her life is completely turned around by a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad. Directed by Babak Najafi, the […]
In episode 4, “We’re In This Together,” so much and so many are spiraling out of control and the expression “WTF” seems to roll off the tips of everyone’s tongue. And rightfully so. James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) remains uncomfortably behind bars continuing to deal with the wrath of Marshal Williams, (Charlie Murphy) who […]
FX’s critically-acclaimed Atlanta, from triple-threat Donald Glover is the lone freshman program to earn a nomination in the major comedy series category this year.Atlanta came away with six Emmy nominations overall after the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning by Shemar Moore and Anna Chlumsky. Saturday Night Live and HBO’s Westworld led the pack with 22 […]
This week’s Queen Sugar episode ‘Caroling Dusk’ is the TV show version of Jay Z’s 4:44 album. Why? Because it allows viewers to see the emotional complexity of the show’s men. While that shouldn’t have to be a special thing, in pop culture, it’s something rarely seen. Black men are usually portrayed as either victims […]
Yesssssssss. After a long offseason wait, Queen Sugar has returned and we are so ready for it. This year’s season has expanded to 16 episodes so it should be amazing. As you know, last season introduced the Bordelon family of Louisiana and the siblings Charley (Dawn Lyen Gardner) Nova (Rutina Wesley) and Ralph Angel (Kofi […]
Comedian and Tom Joyner Morning Show correspondent Damon Williams was hanging out at the American Black Film Festival in Miami this past weekend. Not only did he perform a very funny set during the Comedy Wings competition as a featured guest, he interviewed a few of the film and TV folks that were on the […]
The film hits theaters next February—right on time for Black History Month.
The highly anticipated second season of Queen Sugar begins next month, and OWN has just released the first trailer. In the clip, Nova, Charley and Ralph Angel struggle to move forward with their lives in Saint Josephine Parish while honoring the legacy of their father after his unexpected passing in season one. As the only black female […]
This is it. Season 2 of Underground is ending tonight and it may signal the end of the series, as a sale of WGN’s parent company means some changes are afoot. So for those of you who’ve taken the journey this far, it may be coming to a permanent end. Watch social media for a […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — MTV billed Sunday night’s Movie & TV Awards as the year’s biggest party, but this party also made a serious statement with its new policy of breaking down gender barriers in its new format, as men and women competed jointly in the acting categories. The policy was put into practice by […]
Season 2 of Ava Duvernay’s OWN series Queen Sugar will premiere on June 20, while Season 1 will stream on Hulu beginning April 21, under a new deal announced Thursday by the streaming service and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. https://www.instagram.com/p/BS2MCwMBEAa/?taken-by=kofisiriboe&hl=en The show’s second season will launch with a two-night event, airing new episodes on […]
