Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
CultureCon just added some serious star power to its 2026 lineup. Michael B. Jordan is set to take the stage at this year’s event, running October 3 and 4 at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, joining fellow additions Aaron Pierre, Wale, and Tobe Nwigwe. Jordan’s appearance comes off the heels of a […]
Before the Oscar, before the platinum records, before he was headlining blockbusters, Jamie Foxx was just a man with a mic making people laugh. This October, he’s going back to where it all began. The trailer just dropped for “Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself,” Foxx’s new stand-up special hitting Hulu October 7, and it […]
Elijah Bynum, who made his directorial debut with Magazine Dreams, has begun shooting his next film, My Darling California, with a stacked cast that includes Oscar nominee Don Cheadle, Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, Chris Evans, Chris Pine, and Oscar winner Mikey Madison. Set in 1980 Los Angeles and described as “an American noir of ambition, […]
When Slater Vance decided to bring Yale’s first Black student theater group back to life this August, there was a familiar name among its original founders: his mother. The first-year student, son of Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, has revived the Heritage Theater Ensemble, the group Bassett founded in 1979 during her own time […]
Noma Dumezweni has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s Disavowed as a series regular. Details on who she’ll play remain under wraps. From Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, Disavowed follows legendary CIA case officer Brad Griffin (James Marsden), who is abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive assassin responsible for […]
For Black women who’ve spent a lifetime carrying their families, communities, and relationships through difficult seasons, Iyanla Vanzant is bringing something increasingly rare back to primetime: a space where pain isn’t hidden and vulnerability is met with compassion instead of judgment. OWN has announced premiere dates for two new OWN Spotlight specials from the Emmy-winning […]
Delroy Lindo has wrapped production on his directorial debut, and he didn’t go small for his first time behind the camera, or in front of it. Jabari’s People, a Jamaican-set family drama, recently completed a 22-day shoot in Kingston, with Lindo directing and starring alongside a cast of 14, including Winston Duke, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Wendell […]
Lifetime has set Love on the Vineyard, a new original movie starring Paula Patton and Derek Luke, as part of the network’s Love of a Lifetime franchise. Janet Hubert also stars. The film marks a reunion for Patton and Luke, who previously starred together in the 2013 romantic comedy Baggage Claim. It’s also a reunion of […]
Netflix has landed Hoops, based on Kennedy Ryan’s bestselling book series, for drama series development, beating out competition for the rights. The project comes from Ryan, Adrian Dukes (All American), Will Packer Media, Chris Paul’s Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment, and Tracey Baker-Simmons. Series details and storyline are being kept under wraps, but the adaptation draws from […]
Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas is back with its biggest slate yet, 34 original movies and a new season of Mistletoe Murders rolling out over 10 weeks starting October 16. Diversity across the lineup remains thin overall, but a handful of titles do feature Black leads and standout cast members worth putting on your radar. Here’s […]