Entertainment

Short film “Unspoken” bringing the #MeToo conversation to Jamaica, screens on the last day Monday, February 18, at the Pan African Film + Arts Festival in Los Angeles. The 12-minute film based on the book entitled “The Bed Head” by Jennifer Grahame, explores undertones in the story surrounding two women connected by living untold truths […]

Chloe x Halle aren’t little girls anymore. The Grammy-nominated sisters have grown up before our eyes and are turning their vision into reality. Fresh off their stunning Super Bowl LIII performance of America the Beautiful, the musical duo now grace the cover of ESSENCE’s first-ever digital cover. In the story Dream Catchers, Halle tells ESSENCE:  “We still feel like

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced  Tichina Arnold as the host of its milestone 10th Annual Awards Show. A multi-hyphenated performer, Arnold has been a mainstay in Hollywood and currently stars as Tina Butler opposite Cedric the Entertainer on the CBS hit comedy, The Neighborhood, which was recently renewed for its second season. “We are

Hey y’all, Nigerian-American Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu, just became the first Black woman to win the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize in the U.. Dramatic competition for her film “Clemency.” Clemency, which stars Alfre Woodard as a warden at a maximum security prison struggling with an approaching execution of a man played by Aldis Hodge,

Actor-comedian and Oscar®-nominated writer Kumail Nanjiani and actress- producer-director Tracee Ellis Ross announced the 91st Oscars® nominations today (January 22), live from the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills via a global live stream on Oscar.com. Black Panther, BlackKkKlansman and Greenbook all receive best motion picture of the year noms. Also receiving best picture nominations are Bohemian Rhapsody, The

The event took place last night, Saturday, January 12th at a private residence in the Hollywood Hills. Both screenings were hosted by Brad Pitt with a reception between screenings. Attendees from the film included Writer and Director Barry Jenkins, Cast members KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Brian Tyree Henry, Colman Domingo, Finn Wittrock, Michael Beach, Producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Cinematographer James Laxton, Composer Nicholas Britell, Editor Joi McMillon, costume designer Caroline Eselin,