Ava DuVernay to Adapt Octavia Butler Novel ‘Dawn’ into TV Series
*Ava DuVernay, Charles D. King, and Victoria Mahoney will turn Octavia E. Butler‘s sci-fi novel “Dawn” into a television …
Black Film Festival Spotlights Pitch Perfect Sessions
*The Capital City Black Film Festival (CCBFF) today announced the premiere of the first full episode of OWN’s new …
In a Damning Indictment of the NFL, Author Tells the Real Reason Kaepernick is Unemployed
*“Colin Kaepernick’s stance against racial injustice has sparked a much-needed national dialogue over the role of sports …
Broadway Run of ‘Great Comet’ Cut Short Following Racial Casting Controversy
*The Broadway musical “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” will close Sept. 3, following several weeks of …
New Book Alert: Judge Mablean ‘Look Deep Before You Leap’
*Healthy relationships require realistic evaluation. Whether you’re evaluating a relationship with a lover, a …
Maya Rudolph Nabs Role in Fox’s Next Live Musical ‘A Christmas Story’
*Maya Rudolph will take on a lead role for Fox’s next live event. The “Saturday Night Live” alum has signed on to star …
T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh to Serve as Resident at FAMU
*This fall, T’Keyah — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) theatre students will have the …
Beyonce Wrote the Forward to Photo Book ‘Prince: A Private View’
*Rarely-seen photographs of the late Prince Rogers Nelson by Afshin Shahidi are featured in a new book “Prince: A …
Inside Broadway Theater Review: ‘Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical’
*“We don’t serve your kind here, nigger” is the explosive opening line of the New York Musical Festival and Richard …
The Pulse of Entertainment: The Movie ‘Detroit’ is the Brutal Truth of Reality Unrestrained
*The Annapurna/MGM Pictures presentation of “Detroit,” based on a 1967 police raid, is the brutal truth of …
Studio 8 Options Comic Series ‘Black’ (Where Only African Americans Have Superpowers)
*Studio 8 has just optioned for the big screen “Black,” a comic series from Black Mask Studios about a nation where only …
Inside Broadway: Celebrating More Than 40 Years in Entertainment, Ebony Jo-Ann Sings the Blues at the National Black Theatre Festival
*In part one of two, multi-talented performer Ebony Jo-Ann shares her journey in theater and entertainment. One of the …
The Black Hat – Book Review/Self-Accountability Takes Backseat to Victimhood in Dyson’s Latest Trope
*On a muggy Thursday evening, renowned intellectual Micheal Eric Dyson waltzed into Leimert Park’s Eso Wan bookstore and …
New E-book Presents First In-Depth Assessment of the Peril the Trump Presidency on African-Americans
*”Earl Ofari Hutchinson gives a chilling, hard hitting assessment of the deep peril the Trump presidency poses to …
‘Shout Sister Shout!’ Opens At Pasadena Playhouse
*From the first note to the last, you’ll mess around and find yourself having church all up in the Pasadena …
