Television
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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon to Executive Produce New Docuseries, In a Man’s World, Featuring Women Disguised as Men
Cue up the James Brown lyric: “This is a man’s world, but wouldn’t be nothing … without a woman or a girl.” Powerhouse production couple Viola Davis and Julius Tennon have a new project in the works under their JuVee Productions banner, and it seems interesting. According to the Hollywood Reporter: The NBCUniversal-owned cable network…
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From Boys to Men: New When They See Us Trailer Highlights the Heartbreaking Yet Hopeful Journey of the Central Park Five
Time is priceless. Time is something that was stolen from Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana Jr., and Korey Wise in 1990, when they were convicted and sentenced to several years in prison for a crime none of the teenage boys committed. There was no physical evidence tying any of them to the…
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Corinne Foxx Gets Her Own Category on Beat Shazam and Talks Beating Her Anxiety, Too
Corinne Foxx, daughter of Jamie Foxx, is a pretty face, but she also has a brain; and for mental health awareness month, she’s adamant about talking about “brain health.” In addition to co-hosting Fox’s Beat Shazam, the weekly music series in which two brothers from Philly recently walked with a cool $1 million, Foxx was…
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A Black Lady Sketch Show Reveals a Cast Ready to Make You Laugh
Three more funny black women will be co-starring in a new half-hour sketch comedy series along with creator and executive producer Robin Thede, Shadow and Act reports. A Black Lady Sketch Show, which HBO has described as “the first sketch comedy series written by, directed by and starring black women,” will feature “a core cast…
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Watch: Pose Is 'Back to Life, Back to Reality' in the '90s for the Season 2 Teaser Trailer
The category is…live, work, pose…for Season 2! That’s right, Pose, FX’s hit drama co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals is almost back, bitches, and now we have a teaser to whet our ballroom-based appetite. Per a press release sent by FX: Upon receiving an HIV positive diagnosis, Blanca Rodriguez (Mj Rodriguez) is…
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First Look: The Bordelons Will Be Swept in Secrets of ‘Blessing and Blood’ in New Queen Sugar Season 4 Trailer
‘B’ doesn’t just stand for Bordelon anymore, it also stands for blessing … and blood. Coming from an early awards season success having been named Best Television Show Drama from the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) and as well as scooping a nomination for Best Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards, Queen Sugar…
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I Went to a Final Rehearsal of the All In The Family/The Jeffersons Revival—and the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
I owe a lot of my love for comedy writing to Norman Lear. As a typical black child raised by her loving grandmother, I plopped my (then) tiny butt in front of the single TV in the house every day to watch episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford & Son,…
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What the Game of Thrones Finale Teaches Us About White Saviors
As America digests the worst collapse of a series since the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers (never forget), we must remember that Game of Thrones was bigger than any one episode, the last season or even the finale. The show was always an allegory for politics, competition and history.…
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Watch: 'It's Been Beneficial to Me, Too'—Adrienne Banfield Norris Opens Up About Porn to Jada and Willow
Take a seat at the red table! And make yourself comfortable. Hell, I did. On Thursday, I attended an intimate fireside chat to celebrate the return of the popular streamed series, where Jada, Gammy, and Willow reflected over the past season, talked about the importance of showing up, and dropped inspirational gems for the attendees.…
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Watch: Comedy Central's South Side Highlights the 'Hope and Love' of Chicago in Debut Trailer
They say there’s tragedy in comedy. Chicago has become the national scapegoat for crime, despite not being the murder capital of the country. When it comes to showcasing the lives of black folks in Chicago, we have Lena Waithe’s The Chi, which appears to be doing well, recently announcing a third season pickup. While the…