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Briana Scurry Becomes First African-American Elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame

Our congrats go out to Briana Scurry, who has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2017, making her the first African American elected to the prestigious honor. Selected on the Player Ballot system, details about the induction ceremony will be released at a later date. Growing up playing soccer in […]

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Ava DuVernay, Marlon Wayans, Spike Lee & more Join Netflix in Powerful New Campaign #FirstTimeISawMe

  Shout out to CYMI, Netflix who launched an incredibly powerful new campaign called #FirstTimeISawMe – about the importance of representation in entertainment. Let’s face it, representation in entertainment matters. Seriously. Although, progress has been made over the years, diversity, inclusion and seeing more people of color on film and television screens is a stretch.When

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‘This Is Us’ & ‘Queen Sugar’ writer,” Kay Oyegun is set to pen Angela Davis Biopic

Pennsylvania native Kaye Oyegun, is the latest addition to the Angela Davis biopic, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter.  Graduating from the University of Pittsburg and the University of Southern California MFA program, Kay Oyegun is known for her writing on the powerful and unapologetic hit television series, QUEEN SUGAR, and the beloved

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Comic Series: Nation where only African-Americans possess superpowers

Executive producer Jon Silk along with executive Rishi Rajani will oversee the development of comic series Black. The premise of the series from Black Mask Studios is about a  nation where only African-Americans possess superpowers. According to a report on Deadline, the comic series  has been optioned for a feature by the Jeff Robinov-founded company. Creative team  Silk

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Viola Davis & husband Julius Tennon and more, will appear on OWN’s New docuseries: “Black Love”

  OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, will premiere the four episode docu-series, “Black Love,” from filmmakers Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver (“The Perfect Guy”) and Confluential Films, on Tuesday, August 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (after an all new episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” at 9 p.m. ET/PT). The series

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‘Black America’: Amazon Alt-History Series From Will Packer & Aaron McGruder Explore Post-Reparations America

    Entertainment feature film producer Will Packer is on a roll. In the wake of news of HBO’s controversial show drama series, “Confederate,” from the producers of “Game of Thrones,” in a new alternative history series in the works at Amazon, the creative genius explores the premise of slavery being legal in modern times, in

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