It’s 2020 and black people are still out here making history…on things they should’ve already made history on. The latest actor to make history is Niles Fitch. Fitch is making history as Disney’s first black, live action prince. Fitch will star in the Disney+ sci-fi film, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals as Prince Tuma. READ: […]
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La La is Executive Producing a Docuseries About Alabama State University’s Plus-Size Dance Squad
La La is executive producing a docuseries about Alabama State University’s plus-size dance squad, The Honeybeez. She’s partnered with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures to produce the docuseries for Snapchat. READ: Where Are They Now: The Cast of Love & Basketball The docuseries is called The Honeybeez of ASU and will consist of 10-episodes. It will […]
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Natasha Rothwell to Star in and Executive Produce Malltown, Comedy Central’s New Animated Pilot
Insecure star Natasha Rothwell to star in and executive produce Malltown, Comedy Central’s new animated pilot. Rothwell will voice the shows’ main character, 13-year-old Libby. Set in a declining mall, Malltown follows the coming-of-age adventures of Libby. Seen through the eyes of the budding teen, the mall is a microcosm of America and everything that’s […]
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Kasi Lemmons Will Adapt and Direct The Shadow King Into a Feature Film
Kasi Lemmons will adapt and direct The Shadow King, Maaza Mengiste’s historical fiction novel, into a feature film. Atlas Entertainment will produce it. The Shadow King is set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia. It takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II. The book also casts a light on the […]
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50 Cent’s Crime Drama Black Mafia Family Gets the Greenlight by Starz
On Tuesday Starz greenlit 50 Cent’s crime drama Black Mafia Family. Black Mafia Family is inspired by the true story of two brothers, Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime […]
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15 Actors You Didn’t Know were British…Or Maybe Just Forgot They Were
You think you know all the British actors and then you find out there are so many actors you didn’t know were British. I mean for the longest, the biggest shocker was Idris Elba. By the time it made major headlines he was known for his role as Stringer Bell in The Wire and other […]
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Lex Scott Davis and Shamier Anderson to Star in A Lot of Nothing
Lex Scott Davis and Shamier Anderson have joined the cast of Mo McRae’s directorial debut, A Lot of Nothing. The join the already announced cast that includes Y’lan Noel and Cleopatra Coleman. David Oyelowo is executive producing the project and McRae and Sarah Kelly Kaplan wrote the script. The film centers on a married couple […]
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ABFF Postponement: The American Black Film Festival 2020 Postponed From June to October
The American Black Film Festival 2020 (ABFF) has been postponed from June to October due to COVID-19. The 24th annual film festival was intended to take place from June 17-21. However it has been pushed to October 21-25 in Miami. The news was announced Tuesday. “ABFF is a destination event that attracts participants from around […]
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On This Day: TV and Film History on Mar 20th
On This Day: TV and Film History on Mar 20th. History may be boring to some, but it’s what shapes us in life. Especially in film and TV. It allows us to celebrate the lives of celebrities who are entertaining us. READ: Jamie Foxx is Set to Direct When We Pray — A Faith-Based Film […]
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Jamie Foxx is Set to Direct When We Pray — A Faith-Based Film
Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx is set to direct When We Pray, faith-based film that he co-wrote alongside with Donal Ray “Speedy” Caldwell. When We Pray centers on “two brothers who become pastors at different churches in the same community. One brother develops his church into a modern, high-tech congregation that uses digital devices and […]