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Emmy-nominated actress Tracee Ellis Ross is set to embark on a thrilling new adventure with the upcoming Roku Original series, “Tracee Travels.” The docuseries promises to take viewers on ...

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For What It’s Worth has been a powerful addition to BET+’s lineup, touching on important themes of family, redemption, and the need for mental health support within the Black community. I...

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Prime Video’s new Cross series starring Aldris Hodge has yet to hit the streamer, but apparently, Amazon is so hot on the show that they’ve already renewed it for Season 2. Actors Wes Chat...

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Hulu just dropped the first trailer for Queenie, the forthcoming UK-set series from Champion creator Candace Carty-Williams and starring Dionne Brown. Queenie is based on Carty-Williams’ nov...

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Summer is around the corner – weird how time is flying, right? But it is upon us so time to get  ready for a season packed with blockbusters from action-adventure to romance, horror, and  ...

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H.E.R. is expanding deeper into Hollywood with an upcoming Majorettes-inspired HBCU film set being developed at 20th Century Studios. But get this: H.E.R. is teaming up with The Color Purple. ...

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As the iconic Lion King franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary, Disney unveils plans for Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel exploring the beloved character’s origin story. Set before Mufasa...

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In what some may call “jumping the gun” regarding his guilt or innocence, television streaming app Tubi premiered the TMZ Presents: Downfall Of Diddy last night(April 28), a documentary th...

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Chloe Bailey plays opposite The Gladiator star Russell Crowe is the upcoming horror film, The Exorcism. Not to be confused with the classic horror film The Exorcist, this film is one of those ...

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Huey Newton will be portrayed again on screen, and this time, André Holland will step up to play the iconic Black Panther Party leader in The Big Cigar for Apple TV+. The Big Cigar also stars...

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Its been 25 years since the original stoner comedy Friday lit up the theaters. The film not only grossed $28 million in the box office, it became a timeless classic. Friday tells the story ...

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A scary moment on the set of The Pickup, a new Eddie Murphy film for Amazon MGM Studios. Just last week, a car collided with a truck, and several crew were injured. The injuries ranged from bu...

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In any industry, losing $30 billion annually in revenue is a serious problem. So, how did that happen in Hollywood? Well, starting in 2021, consulting firm McKinsey began publishing reports th...

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Wendy Williams, known for her boldness in addressing controversial topics, found herself at the center of a storm when she took on the production of the Lifetime movie “Aaliyah: The Princess...

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Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for The Big Cigar, the highly anticipated limited drama series that chronicles the story of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton’s escape to Cu...

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Jennifer Lopez is taking a new direction than fans have been accustomed to seeing her, in the first full-length trailer for Atlas, the diva’s latest sci-fi action film for Netflix. Also star...

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Good news: Jamie Foxx is finally back to hosting Fox’s Beat Shazam after he beat a mysterious show-stopping health scare.  The Ray actor, 56, returned to his lead role alongside his daughte...

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One of Sundance’s biggest hits this year was Exhibiting Forgiveness. Starring André Holland, Andra Day, John Earl Jelks, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, it was just acquired by Roadside Attracti...

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Thandiwe Newton, known for her starring roles in Mission Impossible, Westworld, The Pursuit of Happyness, and more, just announced that she is joining the cast of the hit series Wednesday, Sea...

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The high-profile biopic Michael, based on the life of the king of pop, just added Derek Luke to play a big name in that of the late iconic lawyer Johnnie Cochran. Deadline reports that the fil...

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Rising star Myha’la, who is best known for her lead role in HBO’s Industry and the recent pre-apocalyptic Leave the World Behind from Obama’s production company Higher Ground, joined the...

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The critically acclaimed play Barbecue, from Tony nominee Robert O’Hara, is taking his Broadway production to the big screen. The film adaptation is set to star Academy Award nominee Colman ...

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Get ready for the ultimate roast showdown as Netflix gears up to livestream The Roast of Tom Brady on May 5th at 5pm PT, as part of Netflix is a Joke Fest. Hosted by Kevin Hart, this event pro...

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Focus Features has announced the nationwide release of Back to Black on Friday, May 17th. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Matt Greenhalgh, the film dives into Amy Winehouse’s r...

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P. Frank Williams has been selected by his alma mater, San Diego State University, as the recipient of the 2024 School of Journalism and Media Studies Alumni Impact Award. The award will be pr...

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Government Cheese, yes that’s the title of the David Oyelowo-fronted project hitting Apple TV+. Variety reported that the series has rounded out its cast with the additions of Jahi Winston, ...

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Hollywood veteran Giancarlo Esposito recently appeared in an episode of the Jim & Sam show on SiriusXM’s while promoting his new drama series Parish on AMC, and the conversation got dark. Va...

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The trailer for The Chi second half of Season 6 is here. Let’s get right to the drama in the ongoing saga of regular Chicagoans facing extraordinary circumstances. According to the official ...

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CBS’s critically acclaimed series Elsbeth was renewed for a sophomore season. Here’s what the Paramount-owned network said about bringing the hit show back: “Elsbeth has charmed audience...

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With all the noise today in media, from the most contentious election season in recent memory to the biggest rap beef since Nas and Jay Z, there are many reasons to be distracted. Sometimes, y...

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It’s safe to say Fallout is a hit TV series on Prime Video. With favorable reviews and an audience streaming the series in droves, it makes sense that Prime Video has already renewed the vid...

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MSNBC analyst and the Reverend Al Sharpton has a limited series in the early stages of development at ABC Signature. We didn’t have that one on our Bing card, but this is exciting to hear. C...

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If you’re a fan of one of the most popular television franchises, NCIS, an upcoming prequel series is in the works. They just added Daniel Bellomy, the star of Power Book II: Ghost, to the c...

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Comedian Katt Williams is set to debut his latest comedy special, streaming live on Netflix from the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, as part of Netflix Is A Joke Fest on May 4, 2024,...

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STARZ has released exclusive first-look images of Power Book II: Ghost‘s highly anticipated fourth and final season. Alongside this exciting reveal, Golden Brooks, known for her role in Girl...

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As the NBA regular season concludes and teams prepare for the playoffs, 2K has unveiled the latest player ratings for NBA 2K24. These ratings reflect the standout performances of key players w...

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Regarding Euphoria returning to HBO, even Zendaya has no idea about the future of the popular Gen Z show.  Zendaya told Variety during the Los Angeles premiere of her new sports romance thril...

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Tyler Perry just keeps winning, and BET Media Group is obviously pleased with its partnership with the film mogul because it just announced a new “comprehensive, multi-year content partnersh...

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The World Wide Web swiftly responded when Netflix released the controversial trailer for the new Good Times animated series. One of the loudest voices included The NAACP, which wrote a guest c...

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OWN’s new dating show is here, and the first look shows how online connections pour into the real world and what happens next.  The Never Ever Mets, an interesting title, is the new dating ...

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BMF star Russell Hornsby is joining the cast of The Woman in the Yard, Blumhouse, and Universal’s upcoming genre film. Deadline reported that Hornsby will join Danielle Deadwyler and Okwui O...

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The former star of Sister, Sister, and entrepreneur Tia Mowry is returning to unscripted television with a new series on WE TV entitled Tia Mowry: My Next Chapter. Deadline reported the series...

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Freeform’s latest series, Royal Rules of Ohio, takes African excellence to the next level.  The trailer introduces a docuseries that follows three Ghanaian sisters living out their 20s in t...

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We didn’t have this one on our bingo card, but Kendrick Lamar, Trey Parker of South Park, and Matt Stone’s long-in-development live-action comedy film at Paramount Studios finally has a re...

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Scary Movie is coming back. The hit film series that made light of every major horror franchise, including Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, is coming back from the dead, pun intende...

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Excitement is brewing as the latest poster for Bad Boys: Ride or Die hits the screens, featuring Hollywood heavyweights Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Set to hit theaters on June 7th, the fil...

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Hailee Steinfeld is the latest addition to Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s mysterious vampire film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project has been nothing short of under wrap...

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Recently, comedian Bobb’e J. Thompson took to social media to share a humbling lesson he was taught from his early years in showbiz. In a candid revelation, he recounted an incident involvin...

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In an exclusive interview with Amara La Negra, star of VH1’s hit series “Love & Hip Hop: Miami, journalist Courtney Brown delves into the multifaceted life of the viral Afro-Latina artist....

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