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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 […]
The deaths of some of hip hop’s greatest artists are being explored in AMC Networks-owned WEtv’s upcoming unscripted series Hip Hop Homicides. The series comes from 50 Cent, Mona Scott-Young, and Lionsgate and will be hosted by Van Lathan. Hip Hop Homicides, Thursday, November 3 at 9 PM ET/PT. New episodes will become available on […]
Check out the first images of AMC’s upcoming science-fiction comedy series Demascus. It stars Okieriete Onaodowan, Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt, and Shakira Ja’nai Paye as series regulars with Martin Lawrence recurring. The series comes from playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and AMC studioes and is described as a comedic, genre-fluid, coming-of-age story. It has a reality-bending […]
While attending the Heroes Comic Con Belgium, Caleb McLaughlin, who has gained worldwide success from starring in Netflix’s Stranger Things, discussed the racism and bigotry he has faced from fans over the years. In a video now-viral video on Twitter, McLaughlin, who began the series when he was 14 years old revealed the racist backlash […]
Patti LaBelle is guest starring on AB’s hit comedy The Wonder Years season 2. She joins as Shirley Williams, Bill Williams’ (Dulé Hill) mother. She’s currently signed on for two episodes. Shirley, who is a church choir director, is described as “sweet as she can be but has another side to her when choir members […]
Check out the first look of Fantasy Football starring Marsai Martin, Omari Hardwick, Kelly Rowland, and Rome Flynn. The upcoming feature family film also stars Elijah Richardson, Hanani Taylor, Abigail Killmeier, Tyla Harris, and Isac Ivan. READ: Eva Marcille, Devale Ellis to Star in Holiday Film A Christmas Fumble For OWN Anton Copper is directing […]