Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
“Where are stories matter, where we are represented as the keys to the culture” What can’t Keke Palmer do. Keke Palmer is putting her self in the position to help other creatives by launching her own digital network, KeyTV Network. READ: Check out the Full Cast of Antoine Fuqua’s King Shaka for Showtime The 29 […]
Trevor Noah was a South African comedian many “on this side of the world” didn’t know who took over the hosting role of The Daily Show in 2015. And has since become a name many love who transformed an already popular show to an even more popular show for a new generation. Now seven years […]
Don Cheadle’s six-episode Disney series Armor Wars is being turned into a feature film. The series which was first announced during Disney Investor Day in December 2020 sees Cheadle reprising his MCU role of James “Rhodey” Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine. Armor Wars is based on Marvel Comics’ seven-issue arc of the same name within the […]
There is a high chance, Jonathan Majors next role will be portraying Dennis Rodman in 48 Hours in Vegas. According to Deadline, the Harder They Fall star is in early talks to play NBA legend Dennis Rodman aka “The Worm” — Rodman is on board as executive producer. According to Deadline, “while a deal isn’t […]
Netflix just released the trailer to their upcoming documentary Descendant, which will be released on the platform and in select theaters on Oct. 21. The documentary follows members of Africatown, a small community in Alabama, as they share their personal stories and community history as descendants of the Clotilda, the last known ship illegally carrying […]
NBC’s Chicago Med actress Marlyne Barrett opens up about her real-life battle with cancer. The actress recently revealed to People Magazine that in July she was diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer. Initially Barrett underwent a hernia repair in April. However after her repair “I had this accumulation of fluid [in my abdomen] that I […]
Tracee Ellis Ross, Bel Powley, and Jacob Tremblay are leading the psychological thriller Cold Copy. Roxine Helberg penned the script and is making her feature directorial debut in the film which also stars Nesta Cooper, James Tupper, and Ekaterina Baker. Cold Copy tells the story of a young broadcast journalism student trying to win the […]
Marla Gibbs is joining Grey’s Anatomy season 19 in a multi-episode guest arc. She is one of the many new faces we’ll see with this upcoming season. Grey’s Anatomy season 19 will introduce a new group of surgical interns and with the interns, we’ll also meet their families. Gibbs will star as Joyce Ward, grandmother […]
A new docuseries, Hair Tales from executive producers Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis will explore the stories and beauty of Black hair from Black women’s own perspectives. Airing simultaneously on Hulu and OWN, Onyx Collective: The Hair Tales will air premiere Saturday, October 22 on Hulu and OWN in the US and it […]
National Geographic and Disney+ are taking on the story of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X for the fourth season of Genius: MLK/X. And the series cast Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in the roles as MLK and X, respectively. Genius: MLK/X showrunners and executive producers Raphael Jackson, Jr. and Damione Macedon set […]