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Marla Gibbs Welcomes Us to The Neighborhood and Adds Another TV Credit to Her Legendary Resumé
There are several black film and television legends who have seemingly endless IMDb pages, and the incomparable Marla Gibbs is one of them. Her unforgettable roles as Florence (The Jeffersons) and Mary (227) are staples in black television that’ll live on forever even if she quit today. But that’s the thing; she hasn’t. Not by…
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A Whole Blue World: Will Smith's Final Form as the Genie Is Revealed
Will Smith promised us blue, and damnit, we got blue. When first-look images of Disney’s live-action Aladdin surfaced in December, Smith’s Genie looked more like a transracial genie, and the original animated film’s fans weren’t amused. But Smith assured us this was only his human disguise, not his final form. Basically, the actor reminded us…
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2019 BAFTAs: Letitia Wright Is Officially a Rising Star
While everyone in the music business took over Hollywood this past weekend, the silver screen squad descended upon London for the 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards. We usually refer to them (and their television counterpart) as the BAFTAs, as the awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The television…
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This Is Winning: The Grammys Song of the Year and Record of the Year Had Never Been Claimed By Rap—Until ‘This Is America’
Rap had some big moments at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, which is a huge feat given the ceremony’s history with the genre. I’m still on a high after witnessing the highly lovable Cardi B accept a history-making award, making her the first solo woman artist to win Best Rap Album. It only took 30…
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2019 Grammys: Cardi B Makes History Moves to Become the 1st Solo Female Rap Artist to Win Best Rap Album [Updated]
Music’s biggest night came, saw, and conquered. For the first time, after watching the Grammys all of my life, I had the pleasure of covering the event from the press room at the Staples Center—and it was quite the experience. “Music is what we cry to, it’s what we march to, it’s what we rock…
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What Men Want: Inside the Minds of Actor Aldis Hodge, Producer Will Packer and Writer Tina Gordon Chism
If you had the ability to read one person’s mind, who would you choose? Would it be someone you know, a celebrity, or a historical figure? Starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Tracy Morgan and Erykah Badu, What Men Want follows Ali Davis (Henson), a successful agent who feels stilted in the “man’s…
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No Drake, Childish Gambino or Kendrick Lamar? Basically, Cardi B Is Putting on the 2019 Grammy Halftime Show
It’s about that time—the 2019 Grammys ceremony is coming up soon! However, it looks like the awards show deemed “music’s biggest night” had a tough time booking performers. According to the New York Times, major artists in the pop and hip hop industries— including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Childish Gambino—have opted not to perform at…
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The 2019 NAACP Image Awards 'Entertainer of the Year' Noms are Out—and the Winner Is Up to You
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) annual celebration of black excellence, otherwise known as The Image Awards, is coming soon and they just dropped their nominees for Entertainer of the Year. And, whew chillay, the nominee list is filled with heavyweights. Talk about a tough choice. The nominees are: Beyoncé, Chadwick…
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Young Money: 14-Year-Old Marsai Martin Inks First-Look Deal with Universal
Black History Month may be off to a bizarrely shitty start (Virginia blackface, fashionista blackface, and “black bastards”, oh my!), but Marsai Martin is swooping in to save the day with her young winning ways. The 14-year-old actress and executive producer has just inked an overall deal with Universal Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter.…
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Dear Michelle Rodriguez, Viola Davis Cannot Suck the Racism out of Liam Neeson via Tongue Kiss
Unless you’ve been living under the blissful rock on Ignorance Lane, you may have heard about the time no one asked Liam Neeson to reminisce on his fantastic voyage into Taken 4: Black Bastard. Quick summary: The Cold Pursuit star mused on a particular instance that inspired his role, where his friend told him she…
