hollywood
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Leonard Roberts Calls Out Heroes and Hollywood: 'People Get Scared When Black People Demand Things'
The “Hollywood Reckoning” may have been used as a buzz phrase this year, but it is more than just abstract. It involves the very real lives of Black actors and crew members who have endured (often silently, in order to survive financially) countless microaggressions, full-out racism and other toxic incidents at work. Leonard Roberts is…
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'Natalie Represented Actual Black Women': Halle Berry Pens Moving Tribute to BAPS Co-star Natalie Desselle Reid
Just days before the unexpected death of actress Natalie Desselle Reid, Halle Berry shared a video of her and her B.A.P.S. co-star strolling shoulder-to-shoulder Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. The pair were filming a bit for the 1997 cult classic, gold teeth gleaming and giggling into the camera. “Let’s find Tiffany,” Berry captioned the throwback…
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Marvel Studios Is Seeking Black Writers for Blade, Starring Mahershala Ali
Last summer, Marvel Studios announced the lead of its upcoming Blade reboot and everyone collectively lost their shit with excitement because that person is Mahershala Ali. According to some insider sources, Blade is expected to premiere sometime in the fall of 2022, but with coronavirus-based delays, who knows if that’s solid. For now, though, 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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Regina King Says Her Feature Directorial Debut Could 'Open Doors or Close Doors for More Black Female Directors'
I don’t know if you know this, but Regina King is kind of a big deal. The Oscar-winning actress is specifically a big deal at the 2020 Venice Film Festival having made history as the first Black woman director to have a film selected for the prestige festival with her feature directorial debut, One Night…
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Going Hollywood: Meghan and Harry Are Reportedly Pitching a 'Top-Secret' TV or Film Project
You can take the woman out of Hollywood, but you can’t take the Hollywood out of the woman—or, at least that seems to be the case with Los Angeles-born actress-turned-duchess-turned-prodigal daughter Meghan Markle, who returned to her home state with her royal husband and son earlier this year. Newly settled into what Variety reports is…
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'You're Not Actually Anti-Racist': Jurnee Smollett Checks the Hypocrisy of Hollywood Liberalism
Jurnee Smollett is starring in quite a timely upcoming project on HBO—the much-anticipated Lovecraft Country. The series, which is a period piece, is especially relevant since we’re following its protagonists on the “quest to disrupt white supremacy,” which is both intriguing and frustrating. We’re still fighting this damn fight. Still. The series synopsis, via HBO’s…
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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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'This Roadmap Is Just the Beginning': Michael B. Jordan and Color of Change Launch #ChangeHollywood Initiative
Hollywood has been due for a huge change for quite some time now. In fact, I specifically said it needs a gut rehab. Many gatekeepers and other influential voices in Hollywood have been making moves to reimagine a better and more diverse Hollywood, including Kendrick Sampson’s letter to Hollywood (which countless Black celebrities signed) urging…