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Academy Dialogues Exclusive Clip: Gina Prince Bythewood Recalls the 1st Time She Saw Herself Onscreen
As part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently launched a virtual panel series called Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us, designed to open up discussions on race and gender equity in filmmaking. For the next panel, The Academy partnered up with ICON MANN (a media and…
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Be My Biopic Star: Zendaya in Talks to Play Ronettes Lead Singer Ronnie Spector in Film Adaptation of Her Life
Fresh off her historic Emmy win for her starring role in HBO’s Euphoria, Zendaya is now in talks to star as singer Ronnie Spector in an upcoming biopic about the legendary front woman of the girl group, the Ronettes. As Deadline reports, A24 is putting together a film package that will have Zendaya in the…
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Issa Rae Doesn't Want to Be Hollywood's 'Tokenized Person' for Diversity Hiring Practices
In Hollywood, one of the most notable things to have come out of the pandemic (other than a severe pivot from how film and television sets used to function) is a conversation about the industry’s “reckoning” on how it has treated the Black creators who work within it. On the surface, Hollywood gatekeepers are being…
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Yo, It's 8 'Nicks' Before Nickelodeon. Cut the 7 Shit Out. That Don't Math
If you spend some time on social media, you may have scrolled right past one of the most important discussions happening in the 21st century: How many “Nicks” are there before “Nickelodeon” in the old Nickelodeon theme song? There is a school of thought—let’s call it the School of Hard Knocks—that thinks it’s 7. Hard…
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BET Hip Hop Awards 2020: DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion and Drake Lead Nominations
It’s that time again for the BET awards show a lot of people thought already happened—but then remembered there’s a separate BET awards show specifically dedicated to hip-hop! Seriously, it happens every year. That’s right, it’s time for the BET Hip Hop Awards! On Tuesday, BET announced the nominees for its hip-hop awards ceremony and…
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Can You Feel the Love in the Moonlight? Barry Jenkins Is Directing The Lion King Reboot Sequel
You know that shadowy place Mufasa was telling Simba about in The Lion King? That’s where 2020 dwells. This year has provided non-stop surprises and most of them have been bad (and downright devastating), but miracles happen every day. With this latest news, I was pleasantly surprised. What is the news? According to Deadline, Barry…
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Fresh Off Her RHOA Exit Announcement, NeNe Leakes Calls Andy Cohen 'Racist'—And She Said What She Said
NeNe Leakes has certainly made a name for herself as a star on The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA). Whether it’s the pop culture hits like “Whew chile, the ghetto!” (and her hilarious disdain for white refrigerators) or “I said what I said!” Leakes will always be remembered for her outspoken quips. Last month, Leakes…
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Uncensored First Look: Debbie Allen Reveals How Roseanne and Tom Arnold Ended Up on the LA Riots Episode of A Different World
On September 24, 1987, A Different World premiered, which means this year marks the 33rd anniversary of the groundbreaking television series. Known for its biting social commentary (that is still very relevant today), A Different World boasted several standout episodes. One of the series’ most notable episodes was from its sixth season premiere, which followed…
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The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'I Am.'
Welcome back to Lovecraft Country! Wow! Talk about the Afrofuture! Talk about Black feminism! Episode 7, “I Am.” hit all of my academic erogenous zones and I can’t wait to dig into it with you. First, I want to address a critique of Lovecraft Country I haven’t addressed in this space, which came up while…
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Exclusive: Get Into the Trailer of OWN's First-Ever Animated Comedy Series Sincerely, Camille
As part of its OWN Your Vote campaign, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is releasing its first-ever animated comedy series! Created by Munirah Safiyah Jones, OWN introduces Sincerely, Camille, a six-part series offering social commentary that is relevant to this upcoming election. Here’s the synopsis, via OWN’s press release: Sincerely, Camille follows a trio of…