Teyana Taylor’s feature directorial debut is assembling quite a cast. Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Tony winner and Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr., Woody McClain, Ceyair Wright and indie hip-hop artist Khayr Bullock have joined Get Lite, the Paramount dance drama starring previously announced Storm Reid and Twitch streamer Tylil James, who, as we previously reported, […]

Lanterns is only getting bigger. The DC Studios series’ third episode, which premiered Sunday, August 30, averaged 10 million global viewers and 7 million US viewers in its first three days of availability across HBO and HBO Max, marking a series high and continued week-to-week growth since the August 16 premiere. For comparison, the series […]

The Soul Train Awards are coming back. BET has announced the return of the iconic awards show, three years after it was put on pause, with the revived telecast set to air Friday, November 27 at 8 p.m. on BET and, for the first time ever, simultaneously on CBS. The show will also air on […]

Once Upon a Time in Harlem has been more than 50 years in the making and we now have a trailer for the long-awaited documentary which will be released in theaters by Neon on October 16. In August 1972, filmmaker William Greaves pulled off something remarkable. He tracked down every surviving legend and luminary of […]

Paramount+ has renewed MobLand for a third season ahead of the crime drama’s Season 2 premiere on September 18, with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren all confirmed to return. The renewal comes after a behind-the-scenes drama that nearly derailed the show entirely. Hardy, who plays the Harrigan family’s loyal fixer Harry da Souza […]

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the complete cast and creative team for the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men, starring Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, with previews beginning October 8 and opening night set for October 29 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The production runs for 13 weeks […]

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, has died. She was 70. Wilson passed away peacefully at home in her native Jackson, Mississippi, surrounded by family, close friends and her manager, on Tuesday morning. Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard confirmed her death. […]

Carla Jeffery, the actress best known for playing cheerleader Bree in Disney Channel’s Zombies franchise, has died. She was 33. Her talent agency, Alexanders Talent Management, confirmed the news on Instagram, announcing that she passed away on September 1. No cause of death has been disclosed. “It is with profound sadness that we share the […]

Black Public Media has opened submissions for its 2026 Open Call, inviting independent filmmakers to submit feature-length documentary projects for the chance to compete in the 10th PitchBLACK Forum, the nation’s largest pitch competition exclusively for Black stories. The submissions portal is open now and closes October 1 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Five projects will […]

David Oyelowo and Nate Parker’s Mansa Studios has struck a partnership with TikTok to co-distribute its original microdramas, with three titles now available directly through the TikTok Minis platform as well as on the Mansa app. It marks the first time Mansa content has launched on TikTok. The three titles debuting on the platform are […]