Koshie Mills Presented a Live Audience Taping of Talk Show Series THE DIASPORA DIALOGUES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 14, 2019 Hollywood Power Broker Creator and Executive Producer Koshie Mills, presented a live audience taping of her groundbreaking cultural talk show series 'The Diaspora Dialogues' Live in Los Angeles on Friday, November 1st at the California African American Museum. The show and movement is designed to br... 
OWN Renews QUEEN SUGAR for Fifth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fifth season Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar” to air in 2020. Produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television, “Queen Sugar” has been lauded for its powerful portrayal of an African-American family in the De... 
Activists Alicia Garza, David Banner And More Join BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME At The Apollo
by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2019 Additional actors, activists and artists are signing on to the Apollo Theater's production of Between the World and Me running Friday, Oct. 25 through Monday, Oct. 28.... 
Sean Ardoin Addresses Racism In Powerful New Song & Video 'What Do You See'
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2020 Hard times call for hard questions. Louisiana-based, two-time Grammy nominee Sean Ardoin is asking one such question with his new song and video 'What Do You See' (Zydekool Records) that addresses, head-on, racism and injustice against black males in America. At a time when the nation is mourning Ge... 
OWN Announces Straight-to-Series Order for DELILAH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 26, 2020 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a straight-to-series order for the new original drama series “Delilah,” from acclaimed “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey. ... 
Photo Flash: The CW Shares New Key Art for DC'S STARGIRL
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 31, 2020 The CW has shared the new key art for DC'S STARGIRL, which premieres Tuesday, May 19 at 8:00p.m. ET on The CW (one day after its digital debut on the DC UNIVERSE subscription service on 5/18). ... 
JOKER and THE MANDALORIAN Publicity Campaigns Win Top Honors at The 57th Annual ICG Publicists Awards
by Abigail Charpentier - February 07, 2020 The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Publicists today announced winners of its 57th Annual ICG Publicists Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. JOKER (Warner Bros. Pictures) won the top honors for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Pictures Publicity Campaign, presented b... 
All-Trans Cast Will Lead Live Reading of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2020 The New York LGBTQ Film Festival has announced that they will produce a live reading of 'Brokeback Mountain,' featuring an entirely trans cast. ... 
OWN Honors and Celebrates Juneteenth With Day Of Commemorative Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2020 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday with slate of special encore airings of programming... 
VIFF Unveils 2020 Events and Speakers for Totally Indie Day
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 08, 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 (VIFF) is thrilled to announce the complete lineup for Totally Indie Day, a gathering space for emerging filmmakers and independent creators, September 26... 
Television Academy Foundation Announces New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi - June 10, 2020 The Television Academy Foundation today announced four new members to its board of directors: Cris Abrego, CEO, Endemol Shine North America, and chairman, Endemol Shine Americas; Rickey Minor, music director, composer and producer; Jonathan Murray, co-founder and executive consultant, Bunim/Murray P... 
RATINGS: Oprah's Two-Night OWN SPOTLIGHT Reaches Nearly 18 Million Viewers Across All Discovery Platforms
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 12, 2020 The two-night special, “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?” reached 17.6 million viewers since its premiere across all of Discovery's platforms, including linear TV and social media platforms. With the special continuing to rollout across Discovery's global platforms, U.S. viewership numbers a... 
Meet the Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Meet the Cast - December 27, 2019 A Soldier's Play is officially in previews on Broadway! A Soldier's Play opens officially on January 21, 2020. This is a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). It stars David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O'Connell, McKinley ... 
18th Female Eye Film Fest Opens March 5 at TIFF Lightbox
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 04, 2020 The 18th annual Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) presents a special line-up of films in recognition of International Women's Day (IWD), March 5 to March 8, 2020 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.... 
OWN Hosts Launch Celebration for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 24, 2020 Oprah Winfrey Network hosted a launch celebration last night for its upcoming relationship drama, “Cherish the Day”, created and executive produced by Emmy winner/Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay (“Queen Sugar,” “When They See Us”). The evening affair welcomed DuVernay, series stars Xosha Roquemor... 
Raphael Saadiq, Terence Blanchard Will Provide Music For GENIUS: ARETHA
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 29, 2020 National Geographic, with Fox 21 Studios and Imagine Television Studios, announced today that Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated musician Raphael Saadiq has been tapped to serve as executive music producer on GENIUS: ARETHA. Saadiq is responsible for producing, arranging and recording ... 
Cicely Tyson Joins Cast of Ava DuVernay's New Anthology Series on OWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that award-winning screen legend Cicely Tyson has joined the cast of filmmaker Ava DuVernay's new anthology series “Cherish the Day,” her second series on the network since creating the acclaimed “Queen Sugar.”... 
AAFCA Partners With BAFTA, PGA And Others To Present Virtual STRONG SUMMER 2020
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2020 In keeping with its ongoing mission of a?oeusing the power of cinema to bring communities together,a?? the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is powering forward during the global pandemic with a diverse summer slate of virtual programming. AAFCA has partnered with such powerhouse ent... 
First Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award To Be Presented To Ava DuVernay For ARRAY At MacDowell Benefit
by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2020 Filmmaker and founder of ARRAY, AvaDuVernay will accept the inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award during MacDowell's Virtual National Benefit on October 19, 2020. MacDowell Fellow and Madame Chairman of the Board Nell Painter will host a free evening that features presentations from MacDowe...
Tedra Millan Will Lead Industry Reading of LATE SUMMER SCENES
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2019 Tedra Millan (The Wolves, Present Laughter), will star in an industry reading of Late Summer Scenes by emerging playwright David Glass (Experimental Design for Biologists), and directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Theresa Rebeck's Downstairs, Hatefuck) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Open Jar Studio... 
Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Hosts ALL THINGS MUSIC Every Thursday
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2020 You ever wondered what happens backstage at a festival or concert with multiple artists? Wouldn't you have loved to have been a fly on the wall when the legends were in their comfort zones just hanging out? Bowie and Jagger, Rick James and Prince, the Eagles on tour, and your favorite artist with th... 
OWN Announces Additional Cast for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the directorial lineup and additional casting for the first installment of the anticipated new romantic anthology drama “Cherish the Day,” created and executive produced by Emmy® winner/Academy Award®-nominee Ava DuVernay (“Queen Sugar,” “When They See Us”)... 
New York's Leading LGBTQ Film Festival 'Newfest' Announces Full Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2019 New York's leading LGBTQ film festival, NewFest, has announced the full lineup of their 31st annual celebration of the year's best LGBTQ films from around the world. As announced earlier this week, the festival will kick off the festival's 31st edition with the New York premiere of Mike Doyle's Manh... 
The Richard Lawson Studios Master Class Series Will Close August With Director Neema Barnette
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2020 The Richard Lawson Studios will close its Self Tape Master Class Series for the month of August with director Neema Barnette. Classes take place every Saturday morning at 10 AM PST via Zoom Webinar. ... 
Fassine Announce 'Forge' LP via Trapped Animal Records/Cargo Records
by Abigail Charpentier - February 03, 2020 Fassine's third album FORGE (March 27), and first on Trapped Animal Records & Cargo Records, is a tribute to the unassuming heroes on the fringes of society. The band shares, “FORGE' is about the small pockets of communities that are overlooked, unheard, ignored.”Sweet and aggressive, new single “Bl... |
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