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WonderCon 2022 Showcases Black Talent
The annual convention returned in-person with many Black creators highlighting their projects.
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What’s Black on TV? The Lakers, Top Chef, Star Trek, & More Chappelle
Football may be over but don’t fret. We’ve got you covered until March Madness begins. The Root’s Stephanie Holland narrows down what’s Black on TV this week.
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Paramount+ Renews Its Entire Star Trek Franchise, Sets Picard Premiere Date
Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds have been given new seasons, while the 2nd season of Picard is set for a March 3 premiere.
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Regé-Jean Page Tapped as Lead for Upcoming Reboot of Adventure-Thriller The Saint
Page can be seen next in the upcoming Netflix feature The Gray Man, which just wrapped filming last week.
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I May Destroy You, Disclosure and Chika Among Winners at 2021 GLAAD Media Awards
The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards showed up and showed out on Thursday night. The host of the evening was none other than Niecy Nash, who not only looked fabulous in her glittery scarlet gown, but certainly brought the effervescent energy we all needed. In an especially loving moment, Nash introduced a performance by her…
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Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations Announced; Lovecraft Country Leads for TV
Y’all have already heard of the Critics Choice Awards (which first began in 1996)—well, get ready for the Critics Choice Super Awards! It’s critics choice, but make it super critics choice. Hosted by Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez, the inaugural awards ceremony specifically honors film and television projects within the science-fiction, superhero, fantasy, animation, horror and…
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Family Launches GoFundMe to Assist Star Trek Icon Nichelle Nichols, Who Allegedly Suffered Elder Abuse [Updated]
Nichelle Nichols,best known for portraying Uhura in the original Star Trek series in the 1960s, is a global treasure and should be treated as such. And of course, there’s the concept of basic humanity, no matter your stature in life. At 87 years old, Nichols is reportedly suffering from dementia and according to IndieWire, is…
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Nichelle Nichols NASA Documentary Given the Green Light for World Sales
Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols is well known for her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek TV series and succeeding movies. But she isn’t only a science-fiction hero; she’s a hero in the real world of science as well. The documentary Woman In Motion chronicles Nichols’ fight to recruit NASA’s first…
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To Boldly Go Where White Men Have Always Been Going Anyway
Fifty years ago last week, the first interracial kiss on American network television occurred. Contextually, the entire situation was strange. The kiss occurred on the “Plato’s Stepchildren” episode of Star Trek. It was between all-American white guy Captain James T. Kirk and Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura. Mind-controlling aliens, dressed like ancient Greeks, forced the…
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Okla. Man Arrested After Fight About Star Wars vs. Star Trek
An argument over Star Wars vs. Star Trek erupted into a WWE match and offered proof of why we need better police officers in this country. According to Fox 25 News, 23-year-old Jerome Dewayne Whyte (who—despite his last name—made it to the championship round of the Blackest Name Ever tournament) was arguing with another man…