Kaci Wallfall on Being ‘Naomi’ and More
I was lucky to be afforded the opportunity to talk with the star of The CW’s upcoming show, Naomi, during
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NOC Interview: Reed Shannon is a Voice of the Future
Reed Shannon is the very definition of a performer, and there’s a very good chance you have heard or seen
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NBC’s ‘Grand Crew’ Doesn’t Want to be Compared to Other Shows
Every so often, when a new series is introduced, it is immediately compared to what people may consider to be
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‘Don’t Try To Understand’ Invites Fans on a Personal Journey Through the Life of DMX
Earl Simmons obtained critical success in the hip-hop world with his first major label single, “Get At Me Dog.” It
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The Haunting History of Vampires and Blackness is Captured in ‘Black as Night’
In the film Black as Night, screenwriter Sherman Payne pens a haunting and alluring tale of vampires and their victims
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Colman Domingo and Chris Rock Lead the Cast of ‘Rustin’ Biopic
Many heroes are lost to time, but legends never die. Bayard Rustin isn’t a name people know as well as
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Nothing is Black and White in Monochromatic Trailer for ‘Passing’
Being “white-passing” comes with a certain kind of privilege. One that can mean the difference between a life of discrimination
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‘Candyman’ and the Importance of On-Screen Black Positivity
So it’s August 24, 2021. Well, obviously not today, unless I finally caught a time traveler in the act, but
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Academy Award-Winning Director Steve McQueen’s New Documentaries
The masterful work of Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen spans an impressive set of genres, from films to anthology
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‘Candyman’ is Horror with Something on its Mind
Candyman (2021) is Nia DaCosta’s conversation with the original 1992 classic. You know the story: in 1870, freed slave Daniel
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‘Unapologetic’ is an Unflinching Exploration of Activism
“What is this helping?” is one of the first sentences uttered by a white restaurant patron unsettled in Unapologetic’s first
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‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Puts Black Joy on Full Display
The reviews for LeBron James’ and SpringHill Entertainment’s Space Jam: A New Legacy are rolling in and they paint a
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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘An Octoroon’
During intermission while watching An Octoroon (written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Judith Moreland) at the Fountain Theatre, an
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Regina King and LaKeith Stanfield Lead Dynamite Cast in ‘The Harder They Fall’
Between Westworld, Red Dead Online, and Lil Nas X, there has never been a better time to be a Black
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‘Grown-ish’ Returns for Senior Year This Thursday
It’s senior year for the Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) at Cal U. Freeform’s Grown-ish finally returns this Thursday! After taking
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Appreciating the Diversity of Late-Generation ‘Pokémon’
Game Freak and Pokémon have made thoughtful strides in creating diverse and inclusive characters throughout the years.
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Nyambi Nyambi Avoids Black Trauma in ‘The Good Fight’
Nyambi Nyambi’s character Jay Dipersia has been through a lot the past four seasons of The Good Fight. From facing
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ATX Festival 2021: Black TV Creatives Discuss What Still Needs to Be Done in the Industry
Celebrating all things television, the ATX festival was virtual again this year with a lineup filled with wonderful television series
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‘Timewasters’ Creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor on His New Series and Time-Traveling While Black
When you think of time-traveling films or television series, the first ones you think of mainly consist of white casts.
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Death Row Records Celebrates ‘Above the Rim’ Deluxe Soundtrack with Exclusive Merch
When we all saw Tupac Shakur in Juice in the ‘90s, not only did we pray to never run into
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A ‘Gaze’ into the Soul of ‘The Underground Railroad’
by Barry Jenkins | Originally published on Vimeo In my years of doing interviews and roundtables and Q&A’s for the
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‘Box of Bones,’ An Endorsement
I am a new convert to horror. I was firmly in my comics, SF, SpecFic, fantasy bag for decades until
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‘Yasuke’ is a Beautiful and Bloody Love Letter to the First Black Samurai
Yasuke. A real life folktale. Not so much in the sense that he never existed. It’s more like there isn’t
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