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TV One New Original Film The Bobby DeBarge Story Coming in June

February 19, 2019 – TV One has announced that production is underway in Atlanta for its new original film THE BOBBY DEBARGE STORY, slated to premiere in June, 2019.  The film’s stars include Roshon Fegan (Shake It Up, Greenleaf) in the lead role as Bobby DeBarge, Tyra Ferrell (Boyz InThe Hood, White Men Can’t Jump) as Etterlene DeBarge, and Adrian Marcel as James DeBarge.  Big Boi (Outkast) portrays legendary music mogul Berry Gordy, while Lloyd appears as Switch member Gregory Williams.  The movie explores […]

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(NYFA) Los Angeles campus present: Celebrate Black Excellence in Cinema

LOS ANGELES – From the global blockbuster Black Panther and the lyrical indie If Beale Street Could Talk to the hilariously poignant comedy sensations Insecure and Atlanta and beyond, #BlackExcellence in Hollywood is on full blast. Rightfully, the movement has put an additional spotlight on Black creative executives, many of whom have long worked in the trenches to create a pipeline of opportunity

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PAFF: Filmmaker Brings Jamaica into #MeToo Convo in Short-Film”UNSPOKEN”

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

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Marla Gibbs Returns to TV in The Neighborhood

Iconic /Award-winning actress Marla Gibbs and comedy legend, guest stars tonight on an episode of the hit show The Neighborhood.  The Neighborhood follows a white midwestern family who moves into a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles—and gentrified shenanigans ensue! The series stars Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Sheaun McKinney, Hank Greenspan, Tichina Arnold, and Beth Behrs. In a press release from

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NAACP Image Awards Entertainer of The Year Nominees: Beyoncé, Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, Regina King, and LeBron James

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 7, 2019) – Voting opens today for the 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – NAACP ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Award, the winner to be revealed during the two-hour special airing live on TV One, Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre.  The five nominees are: Beyoncé, Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, Regina King, and LeBron James. The

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Chocolate Chat: 25 Year-Old Director’s First Film “Colors of Sankofa” to Screen at PAFF

Film director Jalen Blot is off to a promising start in the film industry. At just 25-years old, his first short indie film Colors of Sankofa is an official selection of the Pan African Film Festival, the largest and most prestigious Black Film Festival in America. In its 27th year, PAFF opens this Thursday, February

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Tichina Arnold to Host 10th Annual AAFCA Award Show

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

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Nigerian-American Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu is the First Black Woman to Win Sundance Biggest Prize

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,

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John Legend Produced Documentary United Skates, Debuts February 18 on HBO

John Legend’s upcoming documentary, UNITED SKATES will debut on February 18, 2019, exclusively on HBO. This intimate look at the underground African-American Sub-culture of roller skating will feature interviews with Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio, Queen Latifah, Naughty By Nature’s Vin Rock And World Class Wreckin’ Cru. The documentary will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO,

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