Jamie Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, budding actress, Corinne Foxx has inspired Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a new Netflix comedy series. Foxx is starring and executive producing the comedy. Corinne and Alex Avant are producing with Bentley Kyle Evans serving as showrunner and executive producer. Ken Whittingham will direct all episodes. David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, […]
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Must Watch: Netflix’s New Series Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices [Trailer]
Press Release from Netflix. As parents, we know the power of stories. Stories shape how our children see themselves, and offer them a window into the world beyond their own. Stories show us the power our voices can have, to make a difference, and to incite change. Many of us have turned to books to […]
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Rest In Peace King! Chadwick Boseman Dies at 43 Years Young
Rest in peace King! Chadwick Boseman has died. The actor died at age 43, after a four year battle with colon cancer. On Friday, Aug 28, his family announced his passing via his Instagram. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer […]
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Ayo Edebiri Joins Big Mouth to Replace Jenny Slate’s Role as Missy
Ayo Edebiri joins Big Mouth to replace Jenny Slate’s role as Missy. Last month both Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell announced they were no longer going to voice mixed characters. They cited “Black characters should be played by Black people”. Since that time The Umbrella Academy’s Emmy Raver-Lampman replaced Bell on Apple TV’s Central Park […]
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Chinonye Chukwu To Direct Film on Mamie Till Mobley Following Brutal Murder of Emmett Till — Whoopi Goldberg Producing
65 years ago today (Aug 28, 1955), 14-year-old Emmett Louis Till was tortured and lynched. And following his death, his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, spent her life making sure her son’s unfair and tragic story was heard and felt all over the world. 65 years later, Mamie Till Mobley’s story of justice is being told. […]
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Martin Lawrence and Snoop Dogg To Lead Game Drama Series
Martin Lawrence and Snoop Dogg to lead Game, DC-based drama series from Jerry Bruckheimer TV & CBS TV Studios. The Game is a political drama set in Washington, D.C. that Martin Lawrence and Snoop Dogg co-wrote the project from a story by Patrick Aison. Game revolves around lifelong best friends Bobby and Dice (Martin Lawrence […]
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OWN Gives Straight-to-Series Order For Delilah Drama Series Starring Jill Marie Jones, Maahra Hill and More
Greenleaf creator Craig Wright just wrapped the church series after five-seasons and already has a straight-to-series commitment for Delilah drama series. The same Greenleaf creative team, Warner Bros. Television, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films are on-board for the OWN upcoming series. It stars Maahra Hill in the titular role, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, and Ozioma […]
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Blitz Bazawule to Direct The Color Purple Musical Film
Blitz Bazawule is going from black to purple. Fresh off co-directing the visually enticing Beyonce-led film, Black is King. Blitz Bazawule to helm The Color Purple musical film. Marcus Gardley is penning the Warner Bros. movie based on the Tony-winning Broadway musical which is a reimagining of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel. The story follows the […]
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Filmmaker Reginald Hudlin Revealed a Static Shock Movie is in the Works
During a surprise, DC Fandome panel about Milestone Media, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Reginald Hudlin announced there is a Static Shock movie in the works. Static Shock follows a teenage boy, Virgil Hawkins, in the city of Dakota with electricity-based powers, who with the help of his inventive friend, fights crime as a superhero. After walking into […]
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Taryn Manning to Star in Coke Daniels’ Karen Movie
Say hello to a movie the Karens are going to be all upset about. Coke Daniels’ is directing a Karen movie. Literally entitled, Karen, a suspense thriller starring Orange Is The New Black’s Taryn Manning. If you know anything about the term, that Karens in Karen-like-fashion have deemed racist, it is used to describe caucasion […]