Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Lena Waithe may be wrapping up The Chi with its upcoming final season, but she’s already cooking up her next story — and this one involves Issa Rae. During her episode of Bustle’s One Nightstand series, the Emmy-winning writer and producer revealed she’s developing a new comedy for herself and Issa Rae to star in […]
Moses Ingram, Naturi Naughton , Brett Gray, and b have been tapped to headline the BET-backed Soirée Fall Monologue Slam, taking place November 10th at City Tech in Brooklyn, New York. Now in its latest installment, the Monologue Slam has become one of the biggest recurring events for the BIPOC arts community. What began as a […]
The Victorious universe is officially expanding. Daniella Monet will reprise her fan-favorite role as Trina Vega in Hollywood Arts, a new spinoff of the hit Nickelodeon series heading to Netflix in 2026. Joining Monet in the ensemble are Alyssa Miles, Emmy Liu-Wang, Peyton Jackson, Erika Swayze, and Martin Kamm. Yvette Nicole Brown will guest star. Originally […]
Sterling Hampton IV is stepping into narrative filmmaking with Inauguration Day, a coming-of-age dramedy set on the day Barack Obama was sworn in as the first Black president of the United States. The film follows a group of Black high school students attending a predominantly white institution, navigating their own sense of identity and belonging […]
Newly launched distributor Row K Entertainment has set a 2026 release date for Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire, the tense, character-driven true-crime drama that has already earned acclaim on the festival circuit. The film will receive an Oscar-qualifying run on Dec. 12, followed by a limited release Jan. 9 and wide release Jan. 16, […]
Five months after Lionsgate opened its fan casting call to the public, one aspiring actor’s dream just became reality. Devon Singletary, a Florida-based actor and filmmaker, has been selected to appear in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, arriving in theaters November 20, 2026. The announcement was shared via The Hunger Games official Instagram […]
The HBCU First LOOK Film Festival returns to Howard University from November 6–8, 2025, spotlighting a new generation of storytellers who continue to shape the future of Black cinema and television. Now in its third year, the nation’s only film festival dedicated to HBCU-educated filmmakers and content creators is set to deliver an inspiring three-day […]
After Michael B. Jordan’s reported talks to step into the role of undercover detective Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, Universal may have found his partner in crime. Deadline reports that Austin Butler is in early negotiations to play James “Sonny” Crockett — the character made iconic by Don Johnson in Michael Mann’s 1980s Miami Vice series. If […]
The HBCU First LOOK Film Festival will officially kick off on Thursday, November 6th, with Café Mocha Radio’s 15th Anniversary Salute THEM Awards — a night of Soulidarity at the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. This milestone Crystal Anniversary marks 15 years of Café Mocha Radio, the nationally syndicated show known as “radio from […]
Cue & Coda Films — the indie studio behind Twisted Hearts — is venturing into new terrain with Harry Hines, a neo-noir sci-fi crime thriller arriving in theaters February 2026. The film follows private investigator Dominic Blackwood (Dr. Jay Barnett) and scientist Dr. Sianna Cross (Dawn Halfkenny) as they uncover a string of murders tied […]