Rest in peace DMX. The rapper born Earl Simmons, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at White Plains Hospital in New York. He passed 12 days after having a heart attack after a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. Simmons is best known for his rapper persona Dark Man X aka DMX […]
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The Kings of Napa: Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein Join OWN Drama
Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein are set to star in OWN’s new drama The Kings of Napa. Created by Janine Sherman Barrois, who serves as showrunner, The Kings of Napa is focused on a picturesque Napa Valley, California, vineyard owned by the Kings, an aspirational African American family whose wealth and […]
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Adrienne Wells Joins Showtimes’ Black Monday For Season 3
Adrienne Wells joins the cast of Showtime’s 80s Wall Street comedy series Black Monday for its third season. She will star in a recurring capacity alongside Thomas Barbusca who also joins. Wells will play Nomi, a self-possessed young talent with the voice to prove it, who quickly becomes the crown jewel in the new business […]
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Rappers Vic Mensa and Da Brat join Lena Waithe’s The Chi
Rappers Vic Mensa and Da Brat join Lena Waithe’s The Chi for its fourth season. Mensa joins in a recurring capacity as Jamal. He is a passionate but high-strung man who is fighting to get help for his girlfriend and younger sister. His efforts place him at odds with Trig (Luke James) and Tracy […]
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Tammy Townsend, Paula Jai Parker and More Join Queen Sugar Season 6 + New Female Directors Announced
Ava DuVernay’s drama Queen Sugar season 6 has added a few new characters and directors. Tammy Townsend joins as a new series regular while Paula Jai Parker, Marquis Rodriguez, and McKinley Freeman join in a recurring capacity. Based on Natalie Baszile’s book, the series centers on the Bordelon siblings (Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Rutina Wesley, and […]
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T’Nia Miller Joins Amazon’s Sci-Fi Thriller The Peripheral
T’Nia Miller is among five cast to star opposite Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor in the Amazon sci-fi thriller The Peripheral. The series is a dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind — and what lies beyond. The series is created by Scott B. Smith and comes from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa […]
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House Party Reboot Cast Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Tosin Cole in Lead Roles
The House Party reboot has found its leads. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Tosin Cole are in negotiations to lead New Line’s reimagining of the 1990 cult comedy classic. READ: 15 of Regina King’s Most Iconic Roles The 90s classic centers on Kid (Christopher Reid) who intends on going to his bestfriend’s (Christopher Martin) house […]
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Mabel: A Madea Prequel in the Works at Showtime
Madea is getting her own TV show. Tyler Perry is developing a Madea prequel drama series for Showtime. Titled Mabel, the show’s logline says “long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in […]
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21 Years in the Making: Kanye West’s Documentary Series Lands at Netflix
Kanye West’s documentary, which spanned over two decades found a home at Netflix for $30M. However, the amount is conflicting. Coodie & Chike (Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah) shot Kanye West’s documentary series which includes never-before-seen footage of West, and will cover his music and fashion career, the death of his mother, Donda […]
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19 Black Film Composers You Should Know
Before we get into black film composers you should know, let’s first talk scores vs soundtracks. A score is a specific music that accompanies a scene or moment in the film. It is usually created by one or many composers and traditionally consists of instrumental music written by a composer and performed by an […]