LOS ANGELES – March 16, 2021 – SHOWTIME has announced that it has placed a series order for the hourlong drama SHAKA: KING OF THE ZULU NATION, executive produced and directed by Antoine Fuqua(Training Day). An epic drama centered around one man’s personal journey from stigmatized childhood to warrior king, the series is produced by CBS Studios and Propagate and created […]
Los Angeles – OWN announced today it has ordered to series “The Kings of Napa,” a new drama from acclaimed showrunner/writer/producer Janine Sherman Barrois (“Claws,” “Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”), who will serve as executive producer along with Michelle Listenbee Brown (“Love Is__,” “Real Husbands of Hollywood”) and Oprah Winfrey. The
LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that “Our OWN Easter,” a one-hour gospel music special celebrating the glory of the Resurrection will premiere on the network Tuesday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT following the critically-acclaimed drama series, “Queen Sugar.” “Our OWN Easter” from executive producer Dr. Holly Carter, Rikki Hughes and Relevé Entertainment,
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IMDb TV announced the April 2nd premiere date for the Original true-crime docu-series Moment of Truth, directed by Matthew Perniciaro and Clay Johnson. The five-part series analyzes and presents new compelling information on the 1993 murder of James Jordan, father of NBA superstar Michael Jordan. The crime shocked the nation, creating a media frenzy and countless
Jenny Lumet, co-creator and executive producer of the new hit CBS series CLARICE has entered into a four-year overall production agreement with CBS Studios. Under the new deal, The Studio has the exclusive rights to produce all television content created and developed by Ms. Lumet. In addition to her responsibilities with the new CBS series
Lifetime and A&E are heading into the Rhythm Nation with a four-hour documentary about the life and music of Janet Jackson, working titled ‘JANET.” In 1982 when she was 16, Jackson’s first album, titled “Janet Jackson,” was released in 1982 when she was 16. Lifetime and A&E are heading into the Rhythm Nation with a four-hour documentary about
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(SILVER SPRING, MD) March 2, 2021 – TV One announced all-new episodes of its original, award-winning series UNSUNG premiering on Sunday, March 21 starting at 9 p.m. ET/8C. The return of UNSUNG kicks off a night of back-to-back premieres of auto-biographical content joining the previously announced premiere of UNCENSORED, immediately following at 10 p.m. ET/9C. The six-time NAACP Image Award-winning series UNSUNG returns with nine new tantalizing episodes. UNSUNG, one of the network’s
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Amazon Studios has tapped Winston Duke (Black Panther) to star as Marcus Garvey in Marked Man, reported by Deadline. Garvey Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide. In the United States, he was a noted civil rights activist who founded the Negro World newspaper, a
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Many of us grew up reading iconic magazines Jet and Ebony Magazine, a true representation of the black experience in print. Today, we hear the phrase or hashtag all too often that representation matters. Well it does matter. And back then, John H. and Eunice Johnson, astute business minded folk, decided to put there all
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(SILVER SPRING, MD)February 24, 2021 – TV One announced the spring lineup of its original, critically-acclaimed autobiographical series UNCENSORED, with all-new episodes premiering on Sunday, March 21 at 10 p.m. ET/9C. UNCENSORED, explores the lives of your favorite personalities as they provide first-hand accounts of their success, and obstacles they’ve faced throughout their careers. This season profiles Teddy Riley, Marsha Ambrosius, Donnie McClurkin, Kem, Remy
