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Satchel and Jackson Lee, Daughter and Son of Spike and Tonya Lewis Lee, Are the 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors
Awards season is in full swing and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is ready to kick things off for the year, as they typically do among the major awards ceremonies. Satchel and Jackson Lee, the children of three-time Golden Globe nominee Spike Lee and producer Tonya Lewis Lee, have been named the 2021 Golden…
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Always on Time? Ashanti Verzuz Keyshia Cole’s ‘New and Final’ Date Confirmed
I guess we’ll get to sing “never knew what I was missinnnnn’” (shout-out to O.T. Genasis’ remake…sorry, Keyshia) with some perspective next week because the previously postponed Verzuz featuring Keyshia Cole and Ashanti has a confirmed date! On Tuesday, the official Instagram account for the online event posted a flyer noting that the new date…
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This Is Us Writer-Director Kay Oyegun and Actor Jennifer C. Holmes Introduce the 'Spirit' of Randall's 'Birth Mother'
This is Randall Pearson’s birth mother. This is Laurel. We first meet young Laurel DuBois (portrayed by Jennifer C. Holmes) way back in Season 1, Episode 3 titled, “Kyle.” Through a series of strategically teasing flashbacks, we learn just a little bit more about her character, mostly through the perspective of Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown)…
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Strong Black Year: Y'all, Netflix Is Dropping a New Movie Every Damn Week in 2021
We are settling into 2021—well, not quite “settling” as several unsettling things have happened since the year started, which only leads us to believe that 2021 is just an extension of 2020 shenanigans—and there’s no better (or readily available) way to “escape” this dumpster fire than bingeing content on various streaming platforms. On Tuesday, Netflix…
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Judas and the Black Messiah, Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, Will Premiere at Sundance 2021
Sundance may look a bit different this year due to the global pandemic, but the film festival highlighting independent films is keeping that same major world premiere energy with its latest big announcement. Judas and the Black Messiah, the much-anticipated Shaka King-helmed film starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield will be making its world premiere…
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You're About to Engage in Hella Learning Because Issa Rae Is Teaching a MasterClass
I have a cute and endearing story right quick. The day was December 15, 2016, and I saw a promotion for an upcoming MasterClass featuring Shonda Rhimes as an instructor and the topic was “Teaching Writing for Television.” Shortly after seeing it, I (half-jokingly) posted on Facebook that if anyone was obliged to gift the…
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Watch: The United States vs. Billie Holiday Trailer Debuts as a 'Call to Arms'
Billie Holiday and the art she created is forever relevant. While the anticipated film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday has gone through some distribution challenges perhaps the film ultimately debuting on a streaming platform at this time is divine order as we experience a global pandemic, a racially-charged uprising, political warfare and more. Directed…
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Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, Jamie Foxx and Jurnee Smollett Among Winners at Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards
The inaugural Critics Super Choice Super Awards had their ceremony this past Sunday and it’s time to congratulate some Black-ass winners! If you recall when nominees were announced back in November, the Super Awards are a special extension of the general Critics Choice Awards that focus exclusively on TV and film within the superhero, science-fiction/fantasy,…
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Is This Your King—and Queen? Yes, Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey Went Public as a Couple on Instagram
In 2018, Michael B. Jordan introduced a few popular memes, thanks to his portrayal as Killmonger in Black Panther. One of those meme-able quotes was, “Heyyyy, Auntie.” Cut to 2021 and it looks like Michael is now saying, “Heyyyyyy, Lori!” Lori Harvey, that is. On Sunday night, People Magazine’s newly-named Sexiest Man Alive posted a…
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Trailer Roundup: We've Been Locked Down in 2021 for a Week…What a Mess!
At the time of this blog’s publishing, we’re about 8 days into 2021, and um…girl, I guess. We’ve barely been able to process all of the mess of 2020 and we hit the ground running with an entire American insurrection. Somehow, there was still room for movie and TV trailers. So, in the spirit of…
