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Tiffany Haddish, Blair Underwood and Garrett Morris Join Cast of ‘Madam CJ Walker’

August 7, 2019

Comedian Tiffany Haddish, Blair Underwood, and Garrett Morris will join Octavia Spencer in the Netflix limited series, Madam CJ Walker. Haddish will play Lelia, the daughter of Sarah Breedlove and her late ... Read Article

[WATCH] Octavia Spencer Spooks Even the Toughest Critics in ‘Ma’ (Trailer)

Sha Be Allah

February 13, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News

Not known for her ability to scare viewers, award-winning actress Octavia Spencer Spencer takes her talents to a new horror thriller and might feel the same after watching the Ma trailer that just dropped. S... Read Article

Octavia Spencer Reveals LeBron James Helped Her Get Equal Pay for Madam C.J. Walker Biopic

Miss2Bees

January 30, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

LeBron James hasn't had his hand in Hollywood for long, but he's already making positive impacts. Octavia Spencer revealed that he was a helping force in her getting equal pay in the upcoming Madam C.J. Walker ... Read Article

Octavia Spencer to Star in LeBron James Produced Netflix Series on Madam C.J. Walker

Ime Ekpo

July 30, 2018

Digital Entertainment, Her Source

Netflix has officially picked up a limited series directed by Octavia Spencer and LeBron James about the first Black female self-made millionaire in America, Madam C.J. Walker, Variety reports. The media servic... Read Article

‘Hidden Figures’ TV Series in Development Stages at Nat Geo

Roman White

April 10, 2018

Her Source, Hip Hop Art and Design | Urban Arts

Television is adding more #BlackGirlMagic in the near future, as new reports reveal that a TV series to the 2016 film Hidden Figures is in development at National Geographic. In the report by Variety, Peter Che... Read Article

#OscarsSoBlack: Black Hollywood Gets Well-Deserved Nods in This Year’s Academy Nominations

Milca P.

January 24, 2017

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

Following two consecutive years of failing to adequately acknowledge diversity in film, it seems that The Academy has finally gotten the memo--or at least begun to do so. Tuesday morning a total of six Afri... Read Article

Taraji P. Henson Talks ‘Hidden Figures’ at Chicago International Film Festival

Angela Wilson

October 24, 2016

feature, Film, Her Source, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

Hollywood starlet Taraji P. Henson attended the Chicago International Film Festival, talking her new role as NASA's math genius, space scientist and American physicist Katherine Johnson, at a panel discussion. ... Read Article

Watch the Trailer For ‘Hidden Figures,’ Starring Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae

Kerria B. Henderson

August 18, 2016

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer have joined forces to teach us a part of history many of us never knew. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s upcoming book of the same title, Hidden Figures, t... Read Article

Watch The New Trailer For ‘Hidden Figures’ ft. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe

M.Musa

August 17, 2016

Film, Her Source, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, TV, Uncategorized

The true story of the black women who served as mathematicians during NASA's race to space are having their stories being told on film in a new production by 20th Century Fox. Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P.... Read Article

Octavia Spencer Talks New Film, ‘Hidden Figures’

MsJennyb

June 5, 2016

Her Source | Women's Hip Hop Lifestyle, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

America has been taking strides to better the unequally structured justice system. With a change in society comes a change in Hollywood. The industry and actors struggling against being typecast have made an ef... Read Article

Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae & Octavia Spencer To Star In Anticipated Film ‘Hidden Figures’

MoClassified

May 24, 2016

Her Source, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, News Exclusives

After leaving us all hanging off a balcony anticipating the next season of Empire, Taraji P. Henson has already landed a new role drastically different from her Golden Globe winning performances as Cookie Lyon.... Read Article

Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer & Cast Attend ‘Insurgent’ Premiere

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March 18, 2015

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

Insurgent took New York by storm. ... Read Article

Mpho Koaho Talks New Film “Black Or White,” Working With Octavia Spencer & More

Shaina411

January 29, 2015

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

"Black or White" is the story of a grandfather (Academy Award winner Kevin Costner) who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother (Academy Award winner Octavia Spenc... Read Article

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Tiffany Haddish, Blair Underwood and Garrett Morris Join Cast of ‘Madam CJ Walker’

[WATCH] Octavia Spencer Spooks Even the Toughest Critics in ‘Ma’ (Trailer)

Octavia Spencer Reveals LeBron James Helped Her Get Equal Pay for Madam C.J. Walker Biopic

Octavia Spencer to Star in LeBron James Produced Netflix Series on Madam C.J. Walker

‘Hidden Figures’ TV Series in Development Stages at Nat Geo

#OscarsSoBlack: Black Hollywood Gets Well-Deserved Nods in This Year’s Academy Nominations

Taraji P. Henson Talks ‘Hidden Figures’ at Chicago International Film Festival

Watch the Trailer For ‘Hidden Figures,’ Starring Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae

Watch The New Trailer For ‘Hidden Figures’ ft. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe

Octavia Spencer Talks New Film, ‘Hidden Figures’

Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer & Cast Attend ‘Insurgent’ Premiere

Mpho Koaho Talks New Film “Black Or White,” Working With Octavia Spencer & More

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