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Donald Glover Reportedly Secures Overall Deal With Amazon, Malia Obama to Join His Writers' Room
Donald Glover has yet to invite us back to Atlanta but it looks like he’s going to be navigating the Amazon soon—the major studio, that is. According to sources via The Hollywood Reporter, the artist-creator has signed a major overall deal with Amazon with upcoming content set to debut on the company’s Prime Video platform.…
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Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society and Amazon Broaden Relationship, Ink First-Look Film Deal
Michael B. Jordan, star of the Creed franchise and Just Mercy is continuing to build upon his relationship with Amazon Studios. This year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” has secured a first-look film and overall television deal with Amazon Studios and his production company Outlier Society, according to Deadline. This latest development comes in an effort to…
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Amazon Reveals Stacked Cast for Upcoming Anthology Series Solos
Amazon Studios has announced the cast for a new anthology series from Hunters creator David Weil. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Solos is a seven-part drama that will “tell character-driven stories set at different moments in time, and aims to showcase that during people’s most isolated moments, and in disparate circumstances, the human experience connects everyone.”…
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One Conversation With Regina King
Catch up with the Oscar-winning actress, who's going behind the camera in a powerful new film from Amazon Studios One Night In Miami...
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Black Doll With Braided Hair Described as 'Colored Dirty Braid Fashion' Pulled by Amazon
So… Amazon sure seems to have a difficult time making sure it isn’t used to sell products from vendors that use racist descriptions to advertise their merchandise. Recently, the company had to remove a children’s doll from its digital marketplace because some overseas company thought it was a good idea to describe a Black doll’s…
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Let’s Talk About That One Night In Miami: The Trailer for Regina Thee King’s Highly Anticipated Film Is Finally Here
After much buzz and excitement, Amazon has just dropped the long-awaited trailer for the Venice Film Festival favorite, One Night In Miami. The film, based on the Kemp Powers stage play of the same name, will serve as the directorial debut for Regina King, who’s been having one helluva moment. (Looking at you, Emmy-winning Watchmen)…
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Former Amazon Worker Files Lawsuit Claiming Company Put Black and Latinx Employees at Higher Risk for COVID-19
Christian Smalls, a former assistant manager at an Amazon warehouse who was fired after organizing a protest outside his workplace, filed a class-action lawsuit against the company on Thursday. The suit alleges that Amazon failed to provide protective gear to its “predominantly minority” workforce during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, but provided more…
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There Will Be No Hateration Nor Holleration in This Christmas Dancery, Thanks to Mary J. Blige & Amazon
It’s about to be a very Mary Christmas, y’all! Amazon has announced that it has teamed up with Mary J. Blige for a roundup of exclusive holiday songs in tandem with its “Delivering Smiles” campaign. The queen of hip-hop soul is the latest stellar addition to a gang of other talented artists who are dedicated…