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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 […]
Starz has dropped the full trailer for S.W.A.T. Exiles ahead of the series premiere on September 25, and it fills in the full picture of what brings Hondo back and what he is walking into. After a botched raid ends in the death of a young operator named Nico Reyes, Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Shemar […]
HBO has dropped a new trailer for its highly anticipated Harry Potter series, offering the most expansive look yet at the Wizarding World ahead of its Christmas 2026 premiere. The trailer opens with Harry (Dominic McLaughlin), Ron (Alastair Stout) and Hermione (Arabella Stanton) arriving at Hogwarts for the sorting ceremony, where all three are placed […]
Dancing with the Stars is back and Season 35 might be its most nostalgic yet. The full cast was announced on Good Morning America on September 2, with a two-night premiere set for Tuesday September 15 and Wednesday September 16 on ABC and Disney+. The season delivers a genuine Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion, with […]
AMC Theatres just made a move that could matter a lot for filmmakers who’ve struggled to get their work in front of an audience. The world’s largest movie theater chain has launched Leawood Films, a new distribution label headquartered in both Los Angeles and AMC’s home base of Leawood, Kansas. The venture is built around […]
Before there was a billion-dollar biopic, there was Steve Manning in his mother’s apartment in Harlem, running the official Jackson 5 Fan Club at 15 years old. That is where a four-decade relationship with one of the most iconic families in music history began, and now Manning is ready to tell his version of the […]
aTwist is building out its Hollywood roster. The U.S.-based vertical storytelling platform has announced a strategic partnership with Hartbeat, Kevin Hart’s global entertainment company, to produce more than 20 original microseries exclusively for the platform, with a dedicated Hartbeat destination coming to aTwist. The slate will include original comedy microseries under the LOL umbrella and […]