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Will Smith “Emancipation” Movie Shut Down Due To COVID-19

By Kim SoMajor / August 3, 2021

Emancipation film production is on hold for now. COVID-19 cases have spiked rapidly across the country as of late. In...

ICYMI: Whoopi Goldberg Will Play Emmett Till’s Grandmother in New Film “Till”

By Kim SoMajor / August 1, 2021

Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg joins the cast of new movie Till as Emmett Till's grandmother Alma Carthan. The new movie,...

LeBron James, Drake and Maverick Carter Set to Executive Produce ‘Black Ice’ Documentary

By Shawn Grant / July 29, 2021

The three-head machine of Drake, LeBron James, and Maverick Carter are teaming to executive produce Black Ice, a documentary about...

Winston Duke Set to Appear in New Podcast ‘Batman Unburied’

By Shawn Grant / July 27, 2021

Spotify, Warner Bros., and DC have announced the casting and first details for their new podcast Batman Unburied. The new...

Leslie Odom Jr. Set to Star in New ‘The Exorcist’ Trilogy

By Shawn Grant / July 27, 2021

The Exorcist is being rebooted by Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Productions and has found its star in Leslie Odom Jr....

Whoopi Goldberg Will Play Emmett Till’s Grandmother in New Film “Till”

By Kim SoMajor / July 27, 2021

Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg joins the cast of new movie Till as Emmett Till's grandmother Alma Carthan. The new movie,...

ICYMI: LeBron James Makes NBA History First Active NBA Player With 1$Billion Career Earnings

By Kim SoMajor / July 25, 2021

The ongoing debate on who had the better playing career between LeBron James and Micheal Jordan may never end, but...

[WATCH] Kevin Hart Stars in Trailer for ‘Fatherhood’ Set for June 18 Release

Shawn Grant

May 10, 2021

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Kevin Hart is set to star in the net Netflix film Fatherhood, which will premiere on June 18. The new film is a funny, emotional, and true heartwarming story that will have you grabbing for your tissues. Th... Read Article

[WATCH] Sony Releases Trailer for ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’

Shawn Grant

May 10, 2021

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Carnage is finally ready to make his big-screen debut. The sequel to Venom, Let There Be Carnage, is set to hit theaters on September 24. The new film will bring back Tom Hardy, but also feature Woody Harrelso... Read Article

Ryan Coogler Declined An Academy Invite: ‘I Don’t Buy Into This Versus That’

Sentwali Holder

May 7, 2021

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At this year’s Academy Awards, superstar director Ryan Coogler was nominated for Best Picture alongside both Shaka King and Charles King as producers for Judas and the Black Messiah. This nomination was a feat... Read Article

Mike Epps and Katt Williams to Star in ‘The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2’

Shawn Grant

May 7, 2021

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Hidden Empire Film Group announced today that they will release the highly-anticipated horror comedy The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, set to release on Friday, June 11. In addition to Epps and Willia... Read Article

50 Cent Reacts to Surgeon Who Saved His Life After He Was Shot Pleading Guilty to Health Care Fraud

50 Cent Uproots to Houston to Produce New Docuseries

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May 6, 2021

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When business calls, 50 Cent is first on the line. The Southside Jamaica Queens native has always represented his birthplace, but now he taking his talents to the South. Earlier this year, he echoed his sup... Read Article

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Set for July 2 Release

Shawn Grant

May 5, 2021

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Questlove's "Summer of Soul" was a instant hit at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and now the documentary debut of the iconic drummer of The Roots, has a Hulu and theater release date of July 2. The film ch... Read Article

Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ Slated For Theaters In August

Sha Be Allah

May 5, 2021

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Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find he... Read Article

Lupita Nyong’o Says Ryan Coogler Reshaped ‘Black Panther 2’ In Honor Of Chadwick Boseman

Dylan Kemp

May 1, 2021

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Production on Black Panther 2 will be underway soon. However, things will look very different after Chadwick Boseman's untimely death in August of last year. After executives decided not to recast Black Panthe... Read Article

Autopsy Reveals Tommy “Tiny” Lister Jr. Died Of Heart Disease

Dylan Kemp

April 29, 2021

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An autopsy was recently performed on Friday star, Tommy "Tiny Lister Jr, after his death in December of last year. The L.A. County Medical Examiner had stated that lister had tested positive for COVID-19 at th... Read Article

Trailer Alert: ‘Hit & Run’ Starring Sanaa Lathan Stars In Netflix Action Series

Sentwali Holder

April 29, 2021

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Netflix just dropped the teaser trailer and some cool first-look images for Hit & Run, an upcoming action thriller series that is co-starring Sanaa Lathan. She will play opposite, 6 Underground s... Read Article

[WATCH] Lupita Nyong’O Voicing Her Role as Mama Dunia in YouTube Original Series

Shawn Grant

April 29, 2021

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Just in time for World Book Day today, Africa’s first kid superhero is on a mission to save all the books that have been taken by the evil Tobor! YouTube Originals delivers a two-part special with Oscar-... Read Article

Chadwick Boseman's Wife Files Probate to Control Actor's $1M Estate

Chadwick Boseman’s Brother Reacts To Best Actor Loss

Sentwali Holder

April 28, 2021

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So, I thought something was off with the order in which the Oscars were awarded. And low and behold, the producers of the Academy Awards ceremony in fact pulled a switcheroo most emphatically by reserving the ... Read Article

Best Animated Film Goes to ‘Soul’ Starring Jamie Foxx

Sentwali Holder

April 27, 2021

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Soul, Pixar’s Disney/Pixar’s first animated feature with a Black lead, took home the Oscar for Best Animated Film Sunday night. We want to highlight a detailed film review made by Aramide Tinubu, senior wri... Read Article

Chadwick Boseman Ma Raineys Black Bottom

Chadwick Boseman Loses Out to Anthony Hopkins in Oscar Upset

Sentwali Holder

April 27, 2021

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We all wanted to see Chadwick Boseman win a posthumous Oscar but the Academy saw things differently. Black Panther star and late actor Boseman earned his first Academy Award nomination posthumously for his com... Read Article

Netflix Releases Trailer for Chadwick Bosemans Posthumous Release Ma Raineys Black Bottom

First Black Hair And Makeup Winners Make History With Oscar Win For ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

Sentwali Holder

April 27, 2021

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Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson made on Oscar night. The two Hollywood makeup and hairstylists became the first Black women to win the Oscar for makeup and hairstyling for their amazing work in Ma Rainey... Read Article

Daniel Kaluuya Salutes the Late Fred Hampton in Oscar-Winning Speech

Shawn Grant

April 26, 2021

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Daniel Kaluuya won his first Oscar, best supporting actor for his role as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah. During his speech, Kaluuya would honor and thank the murder chairman of the Black Panther ... Read Article

Def Jam Reportedly Paid $35K for DMX's Funeral

[WATCH] DMX’s Homegoing Celebration At Barclay’s Fit For A King

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April 25, 2021

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Yesterday, the late rapper DMX was honored in a beautiful tribute held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.Motorcycles, four-wheelers, and dirt bikes revved down NYC streets blasting DMX songs surrounding h... Read Article

Marvel Places Fourth ‘Captain America’ Film in Development

Shawn Grant

April 24, 2021

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Fans of Marvel have a new Captain America. At the end of the Falcon and Winter Soldier series, SPOILER ALERT, Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, showed his new flight suit, took on the shield of his late fr... Read Article

[WATCH] Lil Duval Releases the Trailer for His New Stand-Up Special ‘Living My Best Life’

Shawn Grant

April 23, 2021

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Lil Duval is set to deliver a new comedy special, Living My Best Life, which will premiere on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The special, which carries the same name as his chart-topping 2018 single, brings Lil Duva... Read Article

‘Judas And The Black Messiah’: Akua Njeri Has Thoughts About William O’Neal’s Death

Sentwali Holder

April 22, 2021

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SPOILER ALERT: If you know the story then you know, but if you have not seen the critically acclaimed film, Judas and the Black Messiah, then you may not be aware of one of Akua Njeri, a main character, who ch... Read Article