Bet has announced a new late-night show, “The Rundown with Robin Thede,” set to air this fall. The 30-minute show will be produced by comedian Chris Rock and hosted by writer Robin Thede. Each episode will feature her take on
There is a Madonna biopic in the works and the pop star is not happy about it. Blond Ambition, a screenplay by Elyse Holland, landed at the top of 2016’s Black List of the industry’s best unproduced scripts and has
Steve Harvey proves himself to be the hardest-working man in the business, as he’s landed a new talk show, “Steve.” The show, set to premiere in September, is under NBC/Universal and will film in Los Angeles, unlike his current talk
Members of the Writers Guild of America voted on Monday to authorize a strike one week before their union contract is set to expire. Though this doesn’t mean the strike will happen, it does mean that the WGA can order
If the success of Get Out is any indication of the power of Black film, the producers of the film may have another mega success coming with Sleight. Directed by JD Dillard, Sleight is a story about an inner city
Cannabis enthusiasts worldwide recognize April 20 as a holiday, and though the details of its origins are a little foggy, reportedly a small group in California started the trend in 1971 by meeting at 4:20 p.m. to puff, puff pass
I almost had an anxiety attack while preparing for my first on-air interview with the cast and creator of “Dear White People.” Luckily, I was soon relieved as I found the stunning Logan Browning, her handsome cast mates Marque Richardson
The brewing beef between former frenemies Evelyn Lozada and Tami Roman was the highlight of the return of “Basketball Wives” Season 6. The two, after four years of distance, finally faced each other to attempt to hash out their issues
[jwplatform nW4nVbla] Watching LA 92 feels like deja vu. The raw, honest, dark film is the cracked mirror of America, which shamefully reflects the harsh truth: not much has changed since the Los Angeles riots 25 years ago. The film
There is a shift going on in Hollywood and a tide has turned for Black cinema. Winter 2017 alone has proved that Black movies and movies with Black leads do make bank and win awards.
If you need a good TV fix, here’s one to add to your list: “GIANTS” web series is everything you didn’t know you wanted. Gone are the days when everyone on screen lived picture perfect lives and had everything figured out. James
