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Urbanworld Film Festival

The Urbanworld Film Festival kicks off its 24th year this week with a slate of new films. Founded in 1997 by Stacey Spikes, Urbanworld, and its founding partner, HBO, is a premier platform for diverse content creators. This year’s event, running from September 23 through September 27, will feature 100 official selection panels and conversations.…

As the cast of “Insecure” gathered at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, Sept. 20, 2020, they shared photos, laughs and even spilled some tea about next season. While fans were not surprised that the popular HBO comedy series helmed by Issa Rae was overlooked for any…

Since “Insecure” first premiered in 2016, Sunday nights at 10 p.m. have become the perfect way to end our weekends the right way. The show, created by Issa Rae, follows her character, Issa, as she navigates life, love and all the twists and turns of adulthood in Los Angeles. Sunday night, June 14, 2020, marked…

Sam Pollard is an award-winning director who gives a voice to the voiceless and shares the rich stories of our community. From 1979 to 1981, at least 30 Black children and young adults disappeared and were murdered in Atlanta. Now 40 years later, in a five-part documentary series, “Atlanta’s Missing And Murdered: The Lost Children,”…

Issa Rae shares what she is fed up with about Hollywood. The “Insecure” creator told “Yahoo Entertainment” she always works to ensure that her sets are diverse because “it is threaded in the fabric of my being to look around me and make sure that there is representation because that’s what I wholeheartedly want to…

On Sunday, April 12, 2020, HBO will kick off the fourth season of “Insecure.” The hit show delves into the complexities of life, love and relationships for young adults. Jéan Elie, who portrays Issa Rae’s younger, gay brother Ahmal, recently shared his thoughts about the new season and giving his character a powerful voice. What…

Insecure season 4

The “Insecure” season 4 trailer is out, and the crew is back in business. Picking up right where we last saw them, Issa (Issa Rae) puts her full efforts into her latest passion project. Molly (Yvonne Orji) finds herself settling into an actual relationship with “Asian Bae.” Mom life is boring Tiffany (Amanda Seales), while…

HBO surprised no one when it announced it bought and will air the inflammatory Russell Simmons documentary that accuses the music mogul of raping several employees back in the day. This is the same cable network that aired the damning docu-series “Leaving Neverland,” which convinced many people that Michael Jackson sexually assaulted several boys during…

Melody maker Patti LaBelle has been thriving in the music game for so long that Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were still alive when she got started. During her more than half-century of belting out tunes, there’s no question that LaBelle, 75, has a large library of anecdotes and memories. And she’s about to…

Many urbanites have their faces twisted up as they digest the news that one-woman juggernaut Issa Rae has signed on to produce and possibly star in the 1996 classic Set it Off. Don’t get it twisted, though. Most urban fans still marvel over Rae’s meteoric rise from YouTube phenom to the star and producer of…

After years of floating above the clouds on that magic carpet of box office blockbusters and sold-out comedy concerts, actor Kevin Hart has suddenly hit some unexpected turbulence that has rocked his world. Just days after surviving a serious crash that totaled his Plymouth Barracuda classic, which ultimately required back surgery, Hart is being blasted…

Dwayne Johnson made an announcement about the popular HBO series, “Ballers.” The 47-year-old actor plays retired NFL pro Spencer Strasmore, who becomes a financial advisor after quitting the game in the show, which will now come to an end after the upcoming fifth season. Johnson admitted that his heart is “full of gratitude” for the success…

Zendaya sent a special message to her fans after the season finale of “Euphoria” aired. The 22-year-old actress, who plays Rue in the HBO drama, posted a lengthy message on social media as the first season aired its final eighth episode. She wrote on Instagram: “I have a lot to say, and I don’t know…

Oprah Winfrey “doesn’t regret” supporting the Leaving Neverland documentary. The 65-year-old media mogul stood by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in an interview that aired immediately after the HBO documentary in which they accused the late Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them after befriending them as children. And although Oprah — who became known for shedding light on…

“Game of Thrones” creator D.B. Weiss had viewers of the immensely popular series emotionally exhausted after watching the 90-minute Night Walker battle episode of its final season. While the battle of the Night King against the rest of mankind was the climax of the series, there are lessons in love that have been cleverly weaved…

Summer is around the corner, and as the weather heats up, so does fans’ anticipation of the popular HBO series “Insecure” starring actress and writer Issa Rae. “Insecure” has captured the hearts of women everywhere with its relatable storylines, which follows the journey of two best friends, played by Rae and actress Yvonne Orji, as they enter…

John Legend kicked Chrissy Teigen out. But don’t worry. It was just temporary. It happened during their watch party for the hugely popular HBO fantasy drama “Game of Thrones.” The show returned to screens on Sunday, April 15, 2019, and while 40-year-old singer Legend joined in with the millions in watching the episode, he had to “lock…

Michael Jackson’s family has released their own documentary in response to “Leaving Neverland.” The family of the late King of Pop — who died in 2009 — released “Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary” on YouTube, and the 30-minute film aims to refute allegations of child sexual abuse against the hitmaker in the HBO…

Michael Jackson’s former bodyguard has come to his defense. Bill Whitfield was the late King of Pop’s security man along with Javon Beard — with whom he co-wrote the 2014 book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days. He has now spoken out about the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” in which James…

Moments after reports emerged that Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, attempted suicide, the rising model and actress disputed those claims. On the afternoon of Saturday, March 16, 2019, TMZ reported that an EMS responded to Jackson’s home in Los Angeles after she slit her wrists in an attempted suicide. The report also claimed that she…