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Naturally, the Oprah Winfrey Network Wants You to #OWNYourVote, Launches Voting Initiative for Black Women
You’ve probably heard it countless times, but it can’t be said enough: 2020 is an extremely pivotal presidential election year. As such, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has launched “a bipartisan registration and get-out-the-vote campaign partnering with national and local grassroots and voting rights organizations to provide tools and resources that will empower Black women…
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Trailer Roundup: Does Love in the Time of Corona Feel Like Jazz on a Summer's Day?
This is the last week of July…hell, it’s the last day of July—can you believe it?! Time is a construct, blah blah blah. We are firmly in a place where most of 2020 is behind us…let that marinate. When you’re done allowing the seasoned thoughts to sit, let’s get into these trailers! Residue (Netflix; Release…
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Jeremy Pope and Janet Mock Are Teaming Up on a Scandalous Film About Sammy Davis Jr.
Hollywood is filled with scandal and we’re about to get a little bit more of it, thanks to Janet Mock and Jeremy Pope. According to Deadline, Pope is set to star as Sammy Davis Jr. in Scandalous, an upcoming film based on the interracial love affair between Davis and Kim Novak (Vertigo). Mock will direct…
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Beyoncé Happened
On July 31—hell, on July 30—Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter reminded everyone why she is king. In fact, she reminded everyone why Black Is King. In fact, Bey pretty much owned the last 10 or 11 days of July when she officially dropped the trailer for her visual album Black Is King, in conjunction with Disney’s…
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GLAAD Media Awards 2020: Lil Nas X, the Cast of Pose and Wanuri Kahiu's Rafiki Among Winners
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards went down on Thursday night—because a little lockdown won’t stop no show! Comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere took over hosting duties for the virtual edition of the annual ceremony honoring “media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.” As for entertainment during the ceremony,…
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Emmy Nominations Spark Conversations About Latinx Representation and Anti-Blackness
Recently, the Television Academy and ceremony producers announced that the 2020 Emmys will be officially going virtual, a day after announcing the nominees. However, a much more important conversation materialized out of the nomination results, particularly as it relates to race and culture. On Tuesday, John Leguizamo (When They See Us), tweeted a link to…
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Sinkhole: Issa Rae and Jordan Peele Are Teaming Up on a Sci-Fi Horror Film Tackling the Idea of Female Perfection
Imagine a world riddled with insecurity and a mysterious abyss that seems to go on forever, perhaps starring the creator-star of a hit TV show named Insecure and produced by the man who wrote and directed Get Out (and invented the Sunken Place)? Well, you don’t just have to imagine, because Issa Rae and Jordan…
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Here's a Separate Announcement That the 2020 Emmys Will Be Virtual, Even Though Nominees Found Out Immediately
The biggest night in television will happen on the internet! It’s official—the 72nd Primetime Emmys will not be taking place in person in downtown Los Angeles and will instead be telecast virtually. According to Variety, ceremony host Jimmy Kimmel sent out a letter to the nominees on Tuesday, shortly after the nominations were announced. “As…
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Strong Black Sitcoms: Yes, You Can Watch Some of Your Fave '90s and '00s Black TV Shows on Netflix Soon
Remember when UPN was considered a Black mecca for TV shows back in the day? Well, nowadays, the ‘N’ stands for Netflix because it looks like the popular streaming platform is trying to recreate a little bit of that magic! Netflix has acquired the rights to stream Moesha, The Game (Seasons 1-3), Sister, Sister, Girlfriends,…
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The 72nd Emmys Awards Are Definitely Happening—What Else Is Still Happening in 2020? Black History Firsts!
An awards season day in the life of a Black creator or a Black person interested in entertainment/award ceremonies goes a little something like this: Black person is nominated for or wins a big deal award. Black people rejoice (on Twitter, etc.) because we’re rooting for everybody Black. Black people find out that Black history…
