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TV Show That Has Historically Taken Forever to Premiere New Season Delayed Again Due to Thing That’s Delaying Everything Else
We’ve said it countless times—our sense of time has been completely warped in 2020. For example, this week is a short week due to the recent Labor Day holiday and yet it still feels like it should’ve been Friday three days ago. (Editor’s Note: Seriously, how is it only Thursday???) And yet, I still have…
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Ukonwa Ojo Named Chief Marketing Officer at Prime Video and Amazon Studios
We’ve got a special Prime Delivery of news because marketing pro Ukonwa Ojo is now a boss at Amazon Studios! On Wednesday, Ojo was announced as the new Chief Marketing Officer of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Taking over duties from Andy Donkin (who will take on a currently unnamed new role at Amazon), Ojo…
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10 Things I Do That Make My Wife Think I'm Addicted to Hamilton. I Disagree; Everybody Does This Stuff, Right?
My wife made a comment to me the other day that implied that maybe she thinks I’m addicted, or perhaps overly enthusiastically engaged with the extremely famous musical, Hamilton. Yes, that one. I made some comment where I slyly—and aptly— worked in a quote from a song and when she didn’t know what I was…
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Strong Brock Lead: Mara Brock Akil Signs Overall Deal With Netflix
Mara Brock Akil is getting her much-deserved flowers in a special way this year—and the latest news means some of those bouquets are made of cash! Deadline announced on Wednesday that Brock Akil signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix to create original content. “We are thrilled to welcome Mara Brock Akil to Netflix,” Channing…
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Christian Cooper Releases It's a Bird Comic Book Inspired by Viral 'Central Park Karen' Incident
Y’all remember Christian Cooper, the Central Park bird watcher who gave us the Watergate of viral Karen stories? (Karengate? Beckygate? Hey-Blacky-get-the-hell-away-from-my-gate? I’m sure we’ll settle on a name eventually.) Well, he’s back with a new comic book partially inspired by his encounter with Amy “Central Park Karen” Cooper, the woman who lost her job, dog…
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Earth's Least Imaginative Heroes: Marvel's Avengers Game Underwhelms
I just wanted to feel like a hero. That’s it. I wanted Marvel’s Avengers to make me feel the way Spider-Man (2018) and the Batman: Arkham games did while playing as their titular characters. Unfortunately, a mediocre single-player campaign, lackluster multiplayer and a litany of technical issues make this a not so heroic affair. Marvel’s…
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MLK/FBI First Look Clip: How Martin Luther King Jr. Became the 'Most Dangerous Negro' After the March on Washington
Today, Martin Luther King, Jr. is lauded as an American hero—a direct contrast to the actual reality of an activist whose own country terrorized him. In the upcoming documentary MLK/FBI, that very contradiction is explored in depth. From the press release provided to The Root: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an…
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Instead of Fighting for a Seat at the Table, The Black Effect Podcast Network Makes History By Building Its Own
Much like the rest of the entertainment industry, despite all of the money and resources being thrown around, the wonderful world of podcasts is still very much a game of have and have nots—especially for Black creatives. Joe Budden’s exodus from Spotify highlights how Black creators are habitually devalued by media companies despite our tremendous…
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The March on Washington Film Festival Goes Virtual in 2020, Keeping Our Stories at the Center
Like many film festivals, the March on Washington Film Festival (MOWFF) is typically held in a physical location (in MOWFF’s case, Washington D.C.) but in 2020, everyone is all about the pivot to virtual. The 8th annual MOWFF is doing the same this year, hosting more than 20 events over seven days, including documentaries, panel…
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Kenya Barris Has a New-ish Spinoff and It’s Old-ish; Jenifer Lewis and Laurence Fishburne to Star
The Kenya Barris Cinematic Universe (KBCU) continues and this time, we’re focusing on the OGs! According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC is officially developing Old-ish, the third spinoff of the popular franchise that began with Black-ish. The upcoming series will star Jenifer Lewis (as Ruby Johnson) and Laurence Fishburne (as Earl “Pops” Johnson). Barris did…