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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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,
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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Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson is the latest recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The unveiling took place on Monday, for the Golden Globe award-winning actress, an honor that she calls “surreal.” R&B star Mary J. Blige and director John Singleton presented Taraji P. Henson with her star on the Hollywood
Naomi Osaka just won her second consecutive Grand Slam at the Australian Open. After overcoming Petra Kvitova in a three-set thriller in the final of the Australian, 21 year-old Osaka is the worlds number one women’s tennis player, and makes history as the first person of Asian descent to do so. Naomi’s mother, Tamaki Osaka
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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,
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The trailer for the movie “Little” dropped and we couldn’t be more excited! Hey, #BlackGirlMagic, hey! The 14-year-old Black-ish actress, who will star alongside two of Hollywood’s most talented and powerful women in Black Hollywood, Issa Rae and Regina Hall in the body-switching comedy, said that the film was inspired by the movie Big, which
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With Martin Luther King Day celebrations coming up on Monday, January 21, it’s also important that we highlight and remember other key individuals who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet Georgia Teresa Gilmore, a large, gutsy, single mother of six children, that juggled two jobs— a cafeteria cook and a midwife, and who
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Sadly we’ve lost another music legend, the incomparable Nancy Wilson. The Grammy-winning artist with a gift for storytelling died Dec. 13 at her home in Pioneertown, California at the age of 81. Her manager and publicist Devra Hall Levy confirmed the death but did not know the specific cause. Ms. Wilson resisted the label
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