Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Updated Dec 20, 2024 Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. He created it as an African-American holiday as a way to empower Black people to rediscover and celebrate their African heritage “rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society.” READ: BLEX’s End of the Year Favorites: 21 Best Movies Released in […]
I had the pleasure of speaking with director Kasi Lemmons leading up to her film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Lemmons directed the Whitney Houston film which gives viewers the most beautiful, raw perspective of the voice and icon of many generations. This is not Lemmons’ first time directing a biopic nor is it of […]
50 Cent is executive producing the British boxing drama Fightland which is currently in development over at Starz. Writing team Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith are attached to the series set within the high stakes, cash rich, dangerous world of British boxing. READ: Black Actors Nominated for the 2023 Golden Globes Awards Fightland follows a […]
Onyx Collective announced the release date for Miles Warren’s feature debut Bruiser starring Jalyn Hall, Shamier Anderson, and Trevante Rhodes. The feature which takes a hard look at the effects of toxic masculinity on a boy desperate for paternal guidance will premiere February 24, 2023 on Hulu. READ: Onyx Collective Gives Hulu Series Order For […]
Updated Feb 2025 Did you know some of your favorite actors are actually twins. They’ve either starred alongside their identical/fraternal counterparts or did a body switch and portrayed one another in a role. Orrrr live a completely different life than their famous sibling. READ: 9 Tyler Perry Shows and Movies Teased to Drop in 2025 and […]
WeTV and AllBlk released the premiere date and trailer of their new drill culture drama series Kold x Windy. From creators Kenny Young, Phil James, and Vernon “Xtreme” Brown, the weekly series premieres January 5th at 10pm ET on WE TV and that following Monday on AllBlk. READ: [FIRST LOOK] The Ladies of Harlem Return […]
It’s so hard to say goodbye but sometimes it’s actually easy. You decide when taking a look at all the shows canceled or ended in 2022. Let’s just call it winter cleaning as networks are still emptying their content slate *cough* HBO MAX *cough*. So as we head into 2023, let’s take a look at […]
Jordyn McIntosh and Faly Rakotohavana join the cast of Unprisoned. They will star opposite previously cast Kerry Washington, Delroy Lindo and Marque Richardson in the Onyx Collective comedy series. READ: Onyx Collective Gives Hulu Series Order For Natasha Rothwell’s Comedy Series How to Die Alone Inspired by the life of Tracy McMillan, Unprisoned is a half-hour […]
Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh form an unlikely friendship in A Good Person. Sky Cinema released the first trailer to the drama which also stars Celeste O’Conner, Chinaza Uche, Zoe Lister-Jones, and Molly Shannon. READ: Check out Issa Rae in Barbie Teaser Trailer A Good Person will be released in UK cinemas March 2023, ahead […]
The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards announced the official nominations and its looking like Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King will go toe-to-toe with Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as both films are tied with 14 nominations. And films such as Till and The Inspection have also racked in double-digit nominations. Black Reel Awards ceremony […]