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'You Know What That's Called? Growth': Natasha Rothwell Secures Overall Deal With HBO
Birds of a feather do, indeed, flock together. When your crew is glowed-up, that light is bound to shine on you as well. Such is the case for Natasha Rothwell, who just inked an overall deal with HBO, Deadline reports. Her first project is said to be an original idea, which she’ll write, executive produce,…
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'He Had This Shut Down': Drea Kelly Speaks Out About Surviving R. Kelly Screening Evacuation
Imagine being silenced and shamed for years after trying to tell your truth about an abusive and prominent celebrity, then finally being able to broadcast that truth, only for it to be cut short via a cowardly threat. That is what happened to R. Kelly accusers Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Lisa Van Allen, Asante McGee,…
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Common Is Bringing Zora Neale Hurston's Barracoon to TV
Lonnie “Common” Lynn is adapting an instant classic, y’all. The Chicago-born rapper reportedly acquired the rights to Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon, the 2018 critically acclaimed account of the last slave ship to bring slaves to the United States, Clotilda. Additionally, the novel explores Hurston’s 1931 interview with Cudjo Lewis, the last known survivor of the…
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There Are Plenty of Black Women TV Writers, Hollywood. Y'all Just Don't Want to See It
It was 2017, and I was sitting in a packed theater in Salt Lake City, Utah watching horror-themed short films directed by women for Sundance’s midnight showcase. After the films faded to black and the lights went up, one particular white male producer went on a spiel during the panel about not being able to…
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Kevin Hart to Host 2019 Oscars Because He Really Does Have Every Single Job Ever
In the midst of awards season nomination news, I turned to a friend and exclaimed, “Who the fuck is hosting the Oscars? They usually announce it by now.” It’s true, they do. I believe the announcement that Jimmy Kimmel was re-hosting the 2018 Oscars came sometime in May 2017. Well, it looks like The Academy…
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'Y'all Won': Cardi B Says She and Offset Aren't Together Anymore. He Seems Salty.
The tumultuous rollercoaster known as Cardi B & Offset (did they have a cutesy couple’s name? Coffset?) has come to a screeching halt. The two had been awash in cheating rumors, with the Migos member constantly being accused of stepping out on his wife while she was pregnant. The rappers-in-romance secretly wed in September 2017…
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Laverne Cox to Present SAG Awards Nominations
Awards season: And another one. Nominations for The 25th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are right around the corner (no, really around the corner, not like when your black cousin say they’re around the corner and are really in the shower) and we now have our presenters! Laverne Cox (Orange Is The New Black) will…
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Mahershala Ali Reveals His True Detective Character Was Originally Written as White
Looks like the (rare) tradition of colorblind casting wins again. Mahershala Ali’s casting news reinvigorated interest in HBO’s anthology series, True Detective—and his recent reveal makes the news that much sweeter. Variety dropped their Actors on Actors series Tuesday and I’ve had my eyes on Mahershala Ali interviewing John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman), and vice versa.…
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2019 Golden Globes: Danai Gurira and Terry Crews to Announce Nominees
Awards season is near and my body is ready. The 2019 Golden Globes telecast will kick off the year on Jan. 6, 2019—but first, nominees. Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Sorry to Bother You) and Danai Gurira (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War) will join Leslie Mann and Christian Slater to spout off the list of contenders…
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Issa Rae to Star in HBO Limited Series 'The Dolls', Based on Christmas Eve Riots in Arkansas
Picture this: Black Friday shopping riots—but with an awkward black girl. The Tickle Me Elmo holiday toy craze is likely the most recent time we saw a bunch of moms fighting over the hottest Christmas gift, but old heads remember the Christmas Eve riots over Cabbage Patch Kid dolls in Arkansas. Oh yes, this is…
