Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS™) honored the winners of the 2026 Voice Arts® Awards during a ceremony held Sunday night, January 19, at the Beverly Hilton. The evening’s most significant honor went to Laurence Fishburne, who received the inaugural James Earl Jones Prize, a newly established lifetime achievement honor celebrating artistic excellence, […]
As January comes to a close, Lifetime is ending the month with a focused run of films that place Black women at the center of its most emotionally charged storytelling—spanning thriller, drama, and romance. Across three consecutive weekends, the network is rolling out a trio of films led by LeToya Luckett, Toni Braxton, Essence Atkins, […]
The first U.S. trailer has been released for Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It, a feature-length documentary spotlighting the life and legacy of the groundbreaking musician often referred to as “the fifth Beatle.” The film will receive a stateside release beginning February 20 through Abramorama. The documentary traces the extraordinary career of Billy […]
Lion Forge Entertainment has released a new teaser trailer for Season 2 of Iyanu, the animated fantasy series rooted in Yoruba culture and Nigerian mythology. The new season is set to premiere in Spring 2026 and finds Iyanu stepping fully into her destiny as protector of Yorubaland—just as an ancient and dangerous threat resurfaces. Season […]
Actor-writer Rodney Hicks is bringing a new theatrical work to New York City for a one-night-only event. Hicks’ latest play, inhaleEXHALE, will receive a staged reading on February 23 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, with Josh Rhodes directing. Set inside a fictional museum exhibit titled The Understanding America Tour, inhaleEXHALE unfolds through a series of […]
Prime Video has released the first trailer for The Gray House, a sweeping Civil War–era limited series executive produced by Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner. The eight-episode drama, directed entirely by Roland Joffé, will launch globally on Prime Video on February 26, 2026, with all episodes dropping at once. Inspired by real events, The Gray […]
Night Patrol is a film with a clear point of view and no shortage of ambition—but clarity of intent doesn’t always translate to depth of execution. The movie knows exactly what it wants to say about policing, racism, and power. The issue is that it doesn’t ultimately say anything we haven’t already heard, nor does […]
EbonyLife Films is moving forward with the feature film adaptation of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, the internationally celebrated 2010 novel by Lola Shoneyin. The project marks EbonyLife Films’ return to cinema production after a five-year hiatus and is targeting a December 2026 theatrical release. Widely regarded as one of the most influential […]
The trailer has been released for Georgia Peach, a drama written and directed by Mann Robinson and starring Jasmine Burke in the lead role. Set in Georgia, the film follows Jannie Salisbury, a nurse in recovery from alcoholism who is attempting to rebuild her life after leaving a toxic relationship. As outlined in the film’s […]
Wunmi Mosaku has signed on as an executive producer for Mango, a live-action body-horror short written and directed by Joan Iyiola in her directorial debut. The film is currently streaming on Disney+ across Europe. The move comes as Mosaku lands on the BAFTA Film Award longlist for her performance in Sinners, further underscoring her momentum […]