Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
BET Media Group, the leading multiplatform media company serving the Black community, and Pluto TV, a global leader in free streaming television, are expanding their long-standing partnership to deliver even more premium, free programming that celebrates Black culture and storytelling. With the launch of BET Comedy Movies and the upcoming BET Christmas Movies (arriving in […]
HBO has released the official trailer for its upcoming two-part documentary Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television. Executive produced by Issa Rae through HOORAE Media alongside Ark Media, the project has been years in the making and will debut Tuesday, September 9 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by part two on Wednesday, September […]
Proximity Media has officially appointed veteran marketing executive Terra Potts as its new Chief Marketing & Operations Officer. In this newly created leadership role, Potts will oversee all marketing and communications across the company’s film, television, unscripted, and audio divisions. She will also lead operational efficiencies, resource planning, and organizational development. Potts will report directly […]
Filmmaker Alex Woodruff is set to make his directorial debut at the 2025 BronzeLens Film Festival with Thomasville, a 14-minute psychodrama inspired by his own family history in Atlanta’s Thomasville Heights neighborhood. Starring Stephen Ruffin as Thomas and Jay Jones—who’s nominated for Best Actor at BronzeLens—the film unfolds entirely inside a rain-soaked car. There, a […]
Shoniqua Shandai and Dave Z Martin are joining the sophomore season of BET’s hit dramedy Diarra From Detroit, created by and starring Diarra Kilpatrick. Season 1 followed Diarra, a divorcing schoolteacher who refuses to believe she’s been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date. Her relentless search pulls her into a decades-old mystery tied to Detroit’s criminal […]
Michael Jai White returns with his signature blend of action, comedy, and cultural depth in Trouble Man, his latest feature that premiered at the 2025 American Black Film Festival and will hit select theaters and digital platforms on August 1 via Samuel Goldwyn Films. Written, directed by, and starring White, the film is a modern-day […]
Hard, the critically acclaimed short film written and directed by Eboni Price, will be showcased at the 16th annual BronzeLens Film Festival—one of only 38 Oscar®-qualifying festivals in the country. The screening is set for august 21 at 7:00 p.m. inside the “Eddie” Screening Room at the Tara Atlanta Theater. Starring Lauren E. Banks (City […]
The 23rd annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) returns August 1-9, 2025, with a stacked slate of special appearances, screenings, and panel discussions that spotlight the culture, craft, and community at the heart of Black storytelling. Held at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center and the Vineyard Lounge in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, this […]
Netflix has officially set the return date for Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black—and Kimmie is coming back with a vengeance. The drama’s second season will premiere on Thursday, September 11, with Netflix dropping a teaser trailer that hints at even deeper betrayals and dangerous power plays inside the Bellarie empire. Taylor Polidore Williams returns as […]
Christine Horn is adding another comedy to her resume. The Classified and BMF actress has joined Netflix’s upcoming scripted series Free Bert in a recurring role. Led by comedian Bert Kreischer — who also co-created the show and plays a fictionalized version of himself — Free Bert follows the shirtless, wild-card comedian as he attempts […]