Oprah Winfrey has announced a new series called “Speak Sis” which will focus on mental health issues and discuss childhood trauma. The special is a…
In-Person with Dallas Black Dance Theater
Dallas Black Dance Theater: Encore! moves across the metroplex by Dancing Beyond Borders. The dancers appear to levitate across the stage as they perform Opaque,…
‘It is an absolute honor to be joining The Talk as a host,’ says Akbar Gbajabiamila
Television host and former NFL player Akbar Gbajabiamila has been tapped as the new co-host of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show ‘The Talk.” Gbajabiamila,…
Nnamdi Asomugha’s film receives an AAFCA Award
AAFCA has released its full list of award recipients and they include a diverse list of dramas and actors. Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors both…
Ashley Thomas on Music, Acting and an Emmy nod
For Ashley Thomas, an Emmy nomination for his turn as Henry Emory in the 10-part Amazon series “Them” would be a bonus. It’s not that…
Michael Blackson: “I am glad we waited to see it in theaters.”
Snoop Dogg, Lil Duval, Gary Owen, Matt Barnes, Danny Trejo, Luenell Campbell, Too Short and Michael Blackson were just some of the many celebrities who…
Kunle Afolayan: “Keep dreaming and dream big”
Fans often turn to celebrities for wisdom, wit, and inspiration and Nigeria’s hardest working producer and director, Kunle Afolayan, is dishing out some of his…
Nneka Onuorah’s documentary about discrimination in Nigeria to screen at Tribeca Festival
From the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award, a Black Filmmaker Foundation Panel to movies that include director Mobolaji Olambiwonnu’s documentary “Ferguson Rises,” “Stateless,”…
Emma Thompson exudes a devilish aura in ‘Curella’
A film about two women at war that makes a huge statement with funny one liners, fabulous fashions and flamboyant scenes, Disney’s “Curella’’ is a…