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Netflix has hired powerhouse Bozoma Saint John as its new global chief marketing officer. Saint John, who was formerly named among Forbes list of World’s Most Influential CMOs, will be taking over for Jackie Lee-Joe beginning in August. She made the exciting announcement on social media with the caption, “#WATCHmework has taken on a whole…

As many companies have made blanket statements about their views on racial inequality, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement following the killing of George Floyd and numerous protests around the country, Netflix has made its support very clear. The entertainment company that was among the first to speak out is now taking its…

Gabrielle Union will star in and produce The Perfect Find, the movie adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name by Tia Williams. The 47-year-old actress is set to take on the leading role in the movie adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name by Tia Williams and Gabrielle will also produce…

When all is said and done, Black Lives Matter, the movement, could stand as one of the most successful civil rights efforts in the history of the US and the world. For months, the momentum built by BLM organizers has worked to include and highlight lateral actions of allies, while simultaneously inspiring corporations, big and…

Actress Talia Jackson is making use of the quiet of quarantine to return to her musical roots. A native of Wisconsin, Jackson’s career began at the age of 8 as a touring singer with Andrea Bocelli and David Foster. After her parents’ divorce, Jackson, her mother and brother Armani relocated to central California to pursue…

Issa Rae The Love Birds

Issa Rae (HBO’s “Insecure,” The Photograph) and Kumail Nanjiani (Stuber, “Silicon Valley”) star in the romantic comedy The Lovebirds. Rae and Nanjiani are a longtime couple, Leilani and Jibran, which becomes unintentionally involved in a murder mystery. Rolling out spoke with the duo about their new Netflix romantic comedy and how they brought their comedic styles…

Award-winning director Spike Lee is excited about his new film, “Da 5 Bloods.” The film stars Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as four Black veterans from the Vietnam War who return to the nation to search for buried gold and the remains of their fallen squad leader, Chadwick Boseman. The…

The multitude of Barack and Michelle Obama fans will get a treat when daughters Malia and Sasha Obama give their first interviews during Michelle Obama’s Netflix documentary. The super-streaming service, Netflix, is going to air the documentary Becoming, which coincides with the name of the former first lady’s phenomenal No. 1 New York Times bestselling…

Janet Mock explores how Blacks were marginalized during Hollywood’s “Golden Age” in her limited series for Netflix. During that post-World War II era of the 1940s and ’50s, White actors like Marlon Brando and Jean Harlow flourished, while others like Hattie McDaniel were relegated to servitude roles. Mock, who serves as executive producer for the…

Tichina Arnold & Seth Carr

Netflix’s “The Main Event” stars up-and-coming young actor Seth Carr as Leo, a kid who dreams of becoming a WWE pro wrestler. With his devoted grandmother, played by Tichina Arnold, by his side and a magical mask, the dream is closer than he thinks. Rolling out spoke with Carr and Arnold about their fun new…

Tichina Arnold Seth Carr

Tichina Arnold and Seth Carr star as a loving grandmother and grandson with an unshakable bond in the new Netflix film “The Main Event.” Carr stars as Leo, a super WWE fan whose grandmother, played by Arnold, is by his side to echo his cheers. Small in stature, Leo becomes an easy target for school…

Kid Cudi has released his first solo single in more than three years. The 36-year-old rapper dropped “Leader Of The Delinquents,” his first new music since his December 2016 LP, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin‘, after sharing a snippet of the track on his Instagram recently. On an Instagram Live earlier this month, he teased…

Spike Lee took a moment to go after Bill Cosby. Over the past weekend, Lee’s 1988 film School Daze began trending on social media after it premiered on Netflix. The movie became a trending topic after its premiere. Lee took a moment to share a few little-known facts about the film on his Twitter page.…

LA Originals Doc

A new Netflix documentary titled “LA Originals” will examine the influence of Chicano art on LA hip-hop. The film’s subjects — tattoo artist Mister Cartoon and photographer Estevan Oriol — are the creatives behind some of West Coast rap’s most iconic images, most notably Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Dr. Dre. “LA Originals” debuts on Netflix…

Cardi B has insisted she was “just playing” when she vowed to raise money to get Joe Exotic released from prison. The 27-year-old rapper became a huge fan of ‘Tiger King” star Joseph Madonado-Passage — who was incarcerated for trying to hire someone to murder his nemesis Carole Baskin — after watching the new Netflix documentary he…

Cardi B wants to start a GoFundMe page for ‘Tiger King” star Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic. The 27-year-old rapper has become a huge fan of the tiger breeder — who was incarcerated for trying to hire someone to murder his nemesis Carole Baskin — after watching the new Netflix documentary he features in, and…

Releasing the limited series “Self Made” during the COVD-19 pandemic may have been the best thing Netflix has done this quarter. The series trended on both Twitter and Facebook feeds as the story of self-made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker was introduced to a new generation. The screenplay written by Nicole Asher was an intimate adaptation…

Christian Pierce is a writer, producer and star of Facebook Watch’s comedy parody series “The Real Bros of Simi Valley.” Created and written by Pierce and writing partner Jimmy Tatro (Netflix’s “American Vandal”), the series follows the lives of four friends from Simi Valley who never evolved past high school despite graduating 10 years ago.…

As the world continues to stay indoors due to the spread of the Coronavirus, streaming platforms are booming. In addition to new content on Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video, older projects are getting new streams. The growing list, originally compiled by Naima Cochrane, contains hours of digital content to survive the quarantine. For those looking…

Linda Fairstein, the New York City lawyer who prosecuted five innocent men now known as the Exonerated 5 (formerly the Central Park 5), is suing Netflix and director Ava DuVernay because she believes she was portrayed in a “false and defamatory manner,” according to TMZ. The news outlet also states that Fairstein warned DuVernay prior…