Actress Garcelle Beauvais and producer Lisa L. Wilson have teamed up to form Beauvais Wilson Productions, a new multimedia production company. BWP’s aim is to focus on developing and producing stories with a diverse voice in television, film, digital and…
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Oct 26 2017
Forest Whitaker to star in "American Gangster" prequel
Chris Brancato, the co-creator of Narcos, is developing a prequel series to the film American Gangster. Producer/writer Brancato. The project is called The Godfather Of Harlem and is based on the life of mob boss Bumpy Johnson.
Describing…
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Dave Chappelle returns with a Netflix special
Mar 4 2017
Deadpool 2 first Trailer

Feb 15 2017
Michael K. Williams on Typecasting
This Michael K.Williams video on type casting in roles as posed to
himself is brilliant. Take a look
Source: The Atlantic
Dec 20 2016
Issa Rae, Donald Glover, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Damien Chazelle talk Creativity
Check out this great conversation on creativity in music, movies, TV, theater, writing
and more with Issa Rae, Donald Glover, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Damien Chazelle and
Jon Favreau. It should be a weekly program.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
and more with Issa Rae, Donald Glover, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Damien Chazelle and
Jon Favreau. It should be a weekly program.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 4 2016
director/filmmaker Ava DuVernay continues to make history
With her new movie, Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time" starring Oprah Winfrey, director Ava DuVernay is now the the first black woman to direct a $100 million-budgeted live-action movie. The milestone became public when the film, which is a fantasy…
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Jul 22 2016
Bleacher Report releases Documentary on ex NFL QB Michael Vick's Life
Michael Vick has been through it all. The dual-threat playmaker was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft, set numerous quarterback rushing records, made four Pro Bowls and amassed a fortune playing football. Then it all disappeared…
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May 9 2016
Nas stays busy outside of music Executive producing IFC film "The Land"
Nas may not have been putting out a lot of music lately but he's been making his rounds as an investor and now as Executive producer on the IFC film "The Land."
Here's the synopsis and watch the trailer below:
Here's the synopsis and watch the trailer below:
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Apr 7 2016
Katherine Johnson a NASA pioneer will be played by Taraji P. Henson in new film
A familiar face has signed on to the film "Hidden Figures," which tells the story of the black women who helped NASA win the space race. Pharrell Williams will produce and score music for the film. The woman is Katherine…
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Mar 21 2016
Prince will publish highly anticipated autobiography late 2017
In what will be one of the most anticipated memoirs in music history, Prince has revealed that he is working on an autobiography that his publishers Spiegel & Grau describe as "an unconventional and poetic journey through his life and…
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Mar 15 2016
Sony to Buy Out Michael Jackson Estate’s Stake in Sony/ATV Catalog for $750 Million
Sony is set to buy out the Michael Jackson estate’s half stake in the Sony/ATV song catalogue for $750 million. The total “includes a lump sum payment by SCA of approximately $733 million as well as distributions previously committed to…
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Feb 12 2016
New film "Manchild" tells the story of the prototype for Lebron James
As further proof that there is nothing new under the sun, the documentary “Manchild” tells the story of Schea Cotton who came before LeBron James. He came up during the time of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett but had the…
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Feb 11 2016
Ryan Coogler to support the next generation of UK Talent as Creative Talent Ambassador
Creed helmer and co-writer w has been appointed as the first Warner Bros Creative Talent Ambassador. The studio’s program supports the next generation of UK talent, with scholarships that provide work placements, mentoring, apprenticeships and training courses.
Coogler himself was…

Jan 22 2016
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Acquires First Feature Film
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, Inc., has announced the independent producer/distributor's first motion picture acquisition - "Friend Request" - for North American distribution through its recently-purchased theatrical distribution company Freestyle Releasing.
The horror/thriller film "Friend Request" marks the first official acquisition…

Jan 6 2016
House Of Lies set to be the First U.S. Scripted Series to Film in Cuba
Hollywood is taking another step toward the normalization of the relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Showtime’s dark comedy series House Of Lies is heading to the Caribbean island to film its fifth-season finale, marking the first time an American…
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Nov 2 2015
TIDAL is expanding to original TV programming with Money & Violence plus more
Tidal, the streaming-music subscription service launched by Jay Z, is expanding its content mix to include
original scripted and unscripted programming. The company has ordered two new series: Brooklyn street-life
drama “Money & Violence” season 2, with new episodes slated…Read more
original scripted and unscripted programming. The company has ordered two new series: Brooklyn street-life
drama “Money & Violence” season 2, with new episodes slated…Read more

Sep 29 2015
Nicki Minaj set to executive produce ABC Family Series based on her life
Nicki Minaj is set to executive produce and appear in a scripted comedy series for ABC
Family based on the rap star’s life growing up in Queens, New York. The project, from
Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, will film a pilot…Read more

Aug 4 2015
Yannick Noah remembers tennis legend Arthur Ashe
Many tend to forget the accomplishments and achievements that Arthur Ashe has
won in his years as a man, athlete, philanthropist. Ashe remains the only black man
to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, or Australian Open.…Read more

Jul 23 2015
"Daddy Don’t Go" Documentary sheds light on Good Fathers
Omar Epps is on a mission to shatter the myths surrounding black fatherhood. Epps is the executive producer
of the full-length documentary Daddy Don’t Go, which takes a look at fatherhood through the lives of four New
York City fathers.…Read more

Jul 23 2015
Amy Poehler to play NBA coach in new film
Amy Poehler is reteaming with Ike Barinholtz for an untitled basketball comedy just picked up by Universal.
Poehler will star and produce the comedy via her Paper Kite Productions banner. Poehler will play a once
promising basketball coach who is…Read more

Jul 19 2015
Dave Chappelle talks about his return, artist responsibility
Dave Chappelle's return to the comedy stage comes at a racially charged time in the U.S. But the comedian,
who has never shied away from racial issues, says that's just a coincidence. He says now is a "surprisingly
emotionally charged…Read more

Jul 19 2015
50 Cent Calls AT&T Racist tells "Power" viewers to switch Providers
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is alleging that AT&T is "racist." In three separate Instagram posts on 7/18, the rapper
and Southpaw actor made the claims in response to the ongoing negotiations between Starz and AT&T U-verse,
which puts half a…Read more

Jul 17 2015
Afrostream is Netflix For African And African-American Movies
Streaming services like Netflix are great, but you often end up watching the same blockbuster movies showing
how a white man will save the world. Meet Afrostream, a niche movie streaming service that only features African
and African-American content. Launching…Read more