Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Again? brings the beloved friend group back together, nineteen years after the original Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and sixteen years after its 2010 sequel, for a destination wedding in Italy. Marcus (Michael Jai White) and Angela’s (Tasha Smith) daughter Jasmine (Armani Greer) is marrying Wesley (Everett […]
Sherri Shepherd will become the first woman to ever play the Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, and the first in any of the 11 Disney-produced stage productions of the musical around the world. Shepherd steps into the role popularized by Robin Williams in the 1992 animated film for a limited run beginning Friday, October 16, […]
From September through December, theaters and streamers are packed with new releases — big franchise tentpoles like Avengers: Doomsday and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, awards-season dramas, horror, comedy, and a handful of Lifetime original movies rounding things out. Here’s the full rundown of what’s premiering before the end of 2026, in release-date […]
From psychological thrillers and animated comedies to documentary portraits and road trip farces, 2026 has delivered one of the most varied and compelling slates of films from Black and Brown directors in recent memory. Whether you are in the mood for a surreal Bay Area heist, a bloody Southern Gothic reckoning, a quiet grief drama […]
Netflix has set a December 16 premiere date for Give Me Some Sugah, formerly titled ‘Tis So Sweet, the faith-driven drama directed by Tasha Smith and starring Taraji P. Henson, as we previously reported. Formerly titled ‘Tis So Sweet, the film is inspired by the viral real-life journey of Chicago baker Lenore Lindsey. Based on […]
There’s nothing quite like the first crisp night of the season, a blanket, and a lineup of shows worth staying in for. Fall is when TV comes roaring back to life, the big broadcast dramas return from their summer break, prestige streaming series drop their long-awaited new chapters, and a wave of brand-new shows arrive […]
Paramount+ has released the official trailer for Season 2 of Average Joe, the comedy thriller starring Emmy Award-nominated writer, actor and comedian Deon Cole. The eight-episode second season premieres globally on Wednesday, August 19 with two episodes at launch, followed by weekly installments every Wednesday. After the explosive events of Season 1, Joe Washington and […]
Warner Bros. has shifted the release date for F.A.S.T. from April 23 to May 14, 2027, moving the Taylor Sheridan-written action thriller to a frame where it will be the only major studio wide release, away from Amazon MGM Studios’ Spaceballs: The New One and Neon’s A Place in Hell. F.A.S.T. marks the feature directorial […]
Crystal Fox has joined the series regular cast of Hulu and Sony Pictures Television’s untitled Cable Guy pilot, joining previosly announced cast Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, and Natasha Rothwell. The pilot is not a remake of the 1996 Jim Carrey film but rather takes its creative cue from what FX’s Fargo did with the […]
After eight seasons, The Chi has officially wrapped its run, closing the book on the longest-running Black drama in premium cable history. Since premiering on Showtime in 2018, Lena Waithe’s love letter to Chicago’s South Side quietly built one of the most significant runs in television, launching young actors into stardom, welcoming legends back to the […]