In an age where even the smallest infraction can become a capital offense, driving a couple of blocks can seem like The Hunger Games for a Black person. Dominique Purdy uses his uses his experience of growing up as a… Continue Reading
Another week in the bag, another week of news. Here’s what happened. Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna Set to Star in Film Written by Issa Rae and Directed by Ava DuVernay https://geeksofcolor.co/2017/05/22/lupita-nyongo-and-rihanna-set-to-star-in-film-written-by-issa-rae-and-directed-by-ava-duvernay/ The Get Down is canceled. http://deadline.com/2017/05/the-get-down-canceled-netflix-one-season-1202102024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Gina Prince-Bythewood to become… Continue Reading
Due to some technical difficulties, this past week’s is a little late. Check out what’s new in the film and television world. Andre Holland is cast as lead in Castle Rock. https://shadowandact.com/andre-holland-books-leak-in-hulujj-abramsstephen-king-psych-horror-series-castle-rock Daveed Diggs to lead Snowpiercer series. http://share.ew.com/IWPMmeA Jordan Peele… Continue Reading
This time around, we have a double edition of Weekly Roundup, covering two weeks of news. There’s been some cancellations, development news, and a show in trouble. Take a look. Charlie could be joining Zoey in college on black-ish. https://www.buzzfeed.com/marcusjones/zoey-is-not-the-only-black-ish-character-joining-the?utm_term=.ydya2verj… Continue Reading
Weekly roundup is a new feature that’s being rolled out that puts all the news of the week in one place. If you see something we’ve missed, feel free to leave a comment. Here’s this week’s roundup. Lionsgate orders two… Continue Reading
Dear writers/producers of The Flash, Please stop showing Iris West dying. It’s the biggest plot point of the season, that Iris is destined to die. It’s mentioned in almost every scene. We don’t need the visual reminder every episode. America… Continue Reading
The NAACP Image Award ceremony aired last night, and Black-ish and The People vs. OJ racked up. Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali continued the quest to fill a storage unit with awards. And the speeches were inspiring. Check out the list of… Continue Reading
Ever since Issa Rae announced she would be developing a slate of web series, we’ve been anxiously awaiting their arrivals. Now we have ‘Giants,’ a series about millennials trying to make it in this tough world. Take a look at… Continue Reading
Award season in full swing, and the NAACP has released their nominations for the 2017 Image Awards. Anthony Anderson will serve as host. Nominations pretty much went as expected. Check the list below to see who got nominated and tune… Continue Reading
Fences is based on the play of the same name by August Wilson, also starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in Tony Award-winning roles. It follows a Black family trying to navigate race relations in the 1950s. The film version… Continue Reading
