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Killer Mike Named Recipient of the Inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 12, 2020) – dick clark productions and NBC today announced that rapper and social activist, Killer Mike, member of hip hop duo Run the Jewels and long-standing social justice activist, will be the recipient of the inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award at the “2020 Billboard Music Awards.” The award will be presented by Mayor of Atlanta, Kiesha Lance Bottoms at the historic APEX […]

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Black Lives Matter Protests Captured by Artist in Upcoming Exhibit

Jordan Shanks, a Millennial filmmaker, photographer, and screenwriter, will unveil his new photo collection, Love Letters to America: Part II and short film, Never Again during a gallery exhibition, titled Racial Awakening. The opening will take place in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, October 16 from 6-9 p.m. ET. Love Letters to America: Part II is

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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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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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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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Peacock releases new Stephen King crime thriller “MR. MERCEDES”

Peacock Announces release a new exclusive series titled, ‘MR. MERCEDES,’ based on Stephen King’s NYT best-selling Bill Hodges Trilogy, premiering October 15th.  MR. MERCEDES follows a retired detective who is tormented by a serial killer through a series of letters and emails. This series stars Jharrel Jerome (WHEN THEY SEE US), Scott Lawrence (AVATAR, STAR

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