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“Hamilton” Actress & Singer Renée Elise Goldsberry Set To Star in Peacock Comedy, ‘GIRLS5EVA’

Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry will join the cast of Girls5eva, the upcoming Peacock comedy from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and Meredith Scardino. Goldsberry will star alongside Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Emmy nominee and Broadway actress Sara Bareilles, who was previously announced. Goldsberry will star as Wickie, the glamorous, big-voiced, star of the […]

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OWN: “Queen Sugar” Resumes Production in New Orleans for Season 5

 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced earlier this week that production will resume in New Orleans for the fifth season of the critically acclaimed series “Queen Sugar” from creator Ava DuVernay. Produced by Warner Bros. Television and ARRAY Filmworks, “Queen Sugar” previously began filming in March 2020 before shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lauded series, executive

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TRAILER: Justin Simien (‘Dear White People’) presents BAD HAIR

Hello October 1, and hello National Hair Day! Guess what? In honor of National Hair Day, Hulu has just released the official trailer for the upcoming film BAD HAIR, premiering on October 23rd. Written and directed by Justin Simien ( Dear White People) Bad Hair, a satirical psychological thriller centered around a dark skinned girl from Compton named

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Barack and Michelle Obama & “Doc McStuffins” Chris Nee Team Up on Netflix

Former forever President Barack Obama, and forever first lady Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions, according to the news website Deadline, is getting into the kids’ TV business with an animated preschool series from Doc McStuffins creator Netflix and series creator, Chris Nee.   The streaming service has ordered 40, 12-minute episodes of Ada Twist, Scientist, which

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Business Spotlight: This Black Female-Owned Wizarding Coffee Shop is Making Magical Moves

Imagine a magical coffee shop where witches, wizards and muggles alike can all enjoy delicious treats and whimsical beverages. A coffee shop that’s inspired by the Harry Potter series, and whose decor reimagines characters as black American pop culture icons. From Mariah LeStrange to Albus Freeman – and even a Half-blood Prince, Nimbus coffee is

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Get The Vote Out: OWN’s first digital animated short-form comedy series “Sincerely, Camille”

 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today its first ever digital animated short-form comedy series “Sincerely, Camille” from creator Munirah Safiyah Jones (“Junt Land”). A key component to the network’s OWN YOUR VOTE nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative, the six-part original series offers a humorous, irreverent, and informative take on politics and the issues impacting Black women in the

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Chris Rock to Host SNL Season Premiere. Musical Guest Megan Thee Stallion

Chris Rock will take the stage in Studio 8H as host of “Saturday Night Live’s” 46th season premiere on Oct. 3.   This will mark Rock’s third appearance as host. The multiple Emmy and Grammy Award-winner stars in the fourth installment of FX’s critically acclaimed drama series “Fargo,” launching Sept. 27.   Megan Thee Stallion will make her

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Poem: Protect And Serve

Written by Theodore Mosley The Black Community has a graveyard of sudden movements of threats that their commandments perceived viable.  Don’t turn your back on me; I will unleash my clip to silence your disrespect.  Our judgement will be of twelve; we judged you not worthy to live. White privileges lifted me up above your

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NBCUniversal Promotes Janine Jones-Clark to Executive VP, Inclusion – Talent & Content

NBCUniversal today earlier this week that Janine Jones-Clark has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Inclusion – Talent & Content, NBCUniversal Film, Television and Streaming.  Jones-Clark will retain oversight of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG)’s diversity, inclusion and equity strategies, and will add NBCUniversal’s entertainment, streaming and television studio teams to her purview.  She will continue

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Award-Winning Journalist Farai Chideya To Host New Audio Series: “Our Body Politic”

    As the election season hits a fever pitch, award-winning journalist Farai Chideya is debuting a new limited-audio series “Our Body Politic” on September 25. The series is being created and syndicated by public radio stations KPCC, KCRW, and KQED as part of the California Regional News Hub collaboration, a consortium of NPR member stations across

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