Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
American history is often presented as progress with interruptions—slavery as a chapter, Reconstruction as a failure, civil rights as a moment that passed. This list rejects that framing. These 100 books, documentaries, and films tell American history as a continuous system shaped by power, race, resistance, policy, and culture. Across 34 books, 33 documentaries, and […]
The trailer for Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model makes one thing clear: this isn’t a nostalgic victory lap. Across interviews with former models, judges, and Tyra Banks herself, the three-part documentary pulls the curtain back on the good, the bad, and the extremely ugly sides of America’s Next Top Model—including body shaming, beauty […]
Four-time NBA Champion Horace Grant is taking his legacy beyond the court with Legends in Session with Horace Grant, a new television series currently filming in Chicago. The one-hour series will span 13 episodes in its inaugural season and centers on in-depth conversations with some of the most influential figures across sports and culture. Rooted […]
Anthony Davis is officially back in prank mode. TBS has handed Foul Play with Anthony Davis a full-season series order, expanding the prank concept into a 16-episode run of half-hour installments following the success of its February 2025 special. The order marks the network’s first new series pickup since rebooting The Joe Schmo Show last […]
Independent filmmaker Allen Brown II has released the first trailer for his latest film, Fang Jackson, alongside the launch of LLOID, a creator-owned streaming and membership platform designed to operate outside traditional Hollywood and ad-driven systems. Set in 1945, Fang Jackson leans into atmosphere and restraint, with the trailer prioritizing tension, silence, and emotional undercurrents […]
Deon Taylor is set to direct Tink, the debut feature from newly launched production company Limitless Films, founded by veteran producer Arthur Sarkissian and entrepreneur Jas Mathur. Based on the true story of Gerald Tinker, Tink chronicles the extraordinary rise and fall of an American Olympian and NFL player who became entangled in Miami’s drug […]
2026 is shaping up to be a year of goodbyes. Across networks and streamers, a wave of long-running and era-defining shows are preparing to take their final bow. Some are ending by design, others after reinvention, and a few because the story has finally said all it needs to say. Whether they go out quietly […]
Hulu has secured the rights to If I Ruled the World, the debut novel from pioneering media executive Amy DuBois Barnett, with Lee Daniels set to co-write the pilot and produce the hour-long drama adaptation. Set in the Y2K era, the story centers on Nikki Rose, a young magazine editor—and the only Black editor on […]
Prime Video is continuing to stack the chairs at Calvin’s. The streamer has added eight new guest stars to Barbershop, its upcoming comedy series inspired by MGM’s beloved film franchise. The new additions include Ego Nwodim, Zack Fox, Ziwe, Tituss Burgess, Devon Walker, Comedian CP, Diallo Riddle, and Belmont Cameli. The series stars Jermaine Fowler […]
The trailer has officially dropped for Spilled Milk, a chilling new horror short from writer-director Jared Leaf, as the film gears up for its festival run at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival. Spilled Milk has been selected for the 34th annual PAFF, an Oscar-qualifying festival that celebrates global Black stories in film and […]