Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Principal photography has wrapped on Flowers Para Los Muertos, a new bilingual black comedy-thriller led by Amy Hill and Yolonda Ross, with filming completed on location in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. The Spanish- and English-language indie feature follows New York photographer Aviva Lake (Hill), who unexpectedly inherits a home in Mexico. Waiting for her is real […]
One of television’s most influential sketch comedy series, In Living Color, has officially found a new streaming home — this time on The Brick TV, a platform dedicated to preserving culturally significant film and television while creating space for independent storytellers. For years, In Living Color has been surprisingly difficult to stream consistently despite its […]
Alanna Bennett’s YA novel The Education of Kira Greer is officially headed to television. Author and TV writer Alanna Bennett is adapting her 2025 novel for the small screen alongside Gabrielle Union through her production company I’ll Have Another, with Dwyane Wade and Jon Marcus producing via 59th & Prairie Entertainment. The project has been […]
Following the incident BAFTA Film Awards, John Davidson has publicly addressed the incident that reverberated far beyond the Royal Festival Hall. During Sunday’s ceremony, an involuntary verbal tic resulted in the N-word being heard while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the award for Best Visual Effects. The ceremony aired in the U.K. […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Pride & Prejudice never stays dormant for long. Netflix has released the first teaser for its six-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, positioning the series not as a reinvention, but as a deliberate return to literary fidelity. The adaptation stars Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack […]
There’s a new indie horror quietly taking shape — and it’s one that blends pulpy genre tension with something more psychologically personal. Gulf of America has officially wrapped production in Los Angeles, bringing together a cast that spans prestige drama, cult horror, and comedic heavyweights — including Darius Levanté, who continues to build momentum following […]
57th NAACP Image Awards: Winners From Nights 1–4 of Virtual Pre-Shows Announced Ahead of Saturday’s Live Ceremony Before Saturday’s live broadcast even begins, the 57th NAACP Image Awards have already handed out dozens of trophies across four nights of virtual pre-show ceremonies and Creative Honors events, celebrating excellence across film, television, music, literature, podcasts, digital […]
The 2026 Lexus Uptown Honors Hollywood awardees have been announced, spotlighting four actors whose careers reflect both range and longevity: Mario Van Peebles, Taye Diggs, Wood Harris and Omar Benson Miller. Held during Oscar Week, the annual ceremony continues its mission of intentionally celebrating Black excellence in film and television. The event takes place March […]
After months of speculation and a release date shift from fall 2025 to spring 2026, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have finally delivered a new look at Mortal Kombat II — and this time, the Tournament is officially on. The red-band trailer leans all the way into what longtime players have been waiting for: […]
AspireTV is officially stepping into scripted television with Savannah State of Mind, a new multi-camera comedy set at a historically Black college and created by veteran showrunner Bentley Kyle Evans. The series follows seven first-year students navigating the joys, missteps, ambition and growing pains of college life at Oakwood Heights, a picturesque HBCU campus draped […]