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IN MEMORIAM: Chadwick Boseman
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in major league baseball. Boseman went on to star as Soul legend James Brown in 2014’s Get On Up and Thurgood Marshall in
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Kerry Washington Wins Her First Emmy Ever And It's About Time - The New York Beacon
The real scandal was Kerry Washington not being awarded an Emmy after years of television excellence. But that oversight was handled, however belatedly, on Tuesday when the actor took home her first trophy during the 2020 Creative Arts Emmys, ahead of the virtual primetime ceremony
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FILM REVIEW: The 2020 American Black Film Festival – Goes Virtual | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor venues. Hence the 2020 ABFF Online Edition. For those who tuned in, the array of films for the 24th festival by black artists was
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The California Towns Where Blacks Feared Sundown
In the Aug. 16 premiere of the HBO show “Lovecraft Country,” created by Misha Green and based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, the main characters drive past a sign that reads “[N-word]s, don’t let the sun set on you here. Understand?” Towns that banned African Americans in the mid-20th
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Oprah Winfrey, Lionsgate to adapt NYTs 1619 Project for TV, film
The New York Times’ landmark '1619 Project' is being turned into content for a global audience and will be executive produced by Oprah Winfrey. The post Oprah Winfrey, Lionsgate to adapt NYTs 1619 Project for TV, film appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black Filmmaker Remotely Produces Romantic Comedy Web Series ‘QT’ While in Quarantine - The New York Beacon
Los Angeles, CA— Los Angeles filmmaker, Tamieka Briscoe, uses virtual directing to bring her new romantic comedy series,QT, to the web. The show, about two characters who find love during the quarantine, was completely written and filmed during the lockdown without breaking any social distancing
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By GWEN DERU TODAY… **BREAST CANCER AWARENESS - Fairview Post Office on Lomb Avenue will host a Breast Cancer Awareness event on October 22 at 2 p.m. For more info, call (205) 786-4415. **READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Get all the latest news **COMEDIAN BILL MARTIN at the StarDome Comedy Club. **WATCH
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Virtual film festival focusing on the black experience started yesterday - The New York Beacon
by Viviane Faver The PRLog - SR Socially Relevant Film Festival 2020 (SRFF 2020) hosts an online event focusing on the black experience with documentaries from the previous seven editions of the festival. LIVE, started yesterday, and continues daily until Thursday and will introduce filmmakers
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Leonardo DiCaprio joins star-studded cast for Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’
It is said that Netflix can officially celebrate landing one of the best ensembles in recent memory for 'Don't Look Up'.
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Halle Berry listened to the concerns of transgender people and apologizes to considering a role for a transgender man in a upcoming film - The New York Beacon
Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Viviane Faver  The Academy Award-winning actress, Halle Berry, revealed during an Instagram Live interview that she was going to take on the role of a transgender man in an upcoming movie role.    She was immediately met with criticism and swift
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'Selma' director Ava DuVernay among three Freedom Award recipients
The slave narratives of Frederick Douglass, the “I Have a Dream” speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the “Black Lives Matter” meme of today’s protesters all testify to the power of words in the struggle for social justice in
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Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman, better known as “Raven-Symoné,” is an American actress and recording artist.  Her entertainment career began when she starred in advertisements for well-known brands such as Jell-O and Cool Whip and as a young model for the Ford Modeling
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In Tribute to Chadwick Boseman, ’42’ to be Re-Released in Theaters
According to Variety.com, AMC Theatres will pay tribute to beloved actor and Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who died last week of colon cancer at 43, by screening 42, Boseman’s leading …
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Theaters To Play ’42’ This Weekend In Celebration Of Chadwick Boseman’s Work
Chadwick Boseman depicted many extraordinary men throughout his career as an actor, one of those men being baseball pioneer and legend Jackie Robinson.
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Netflix Orders Animated ‘Good Times’ Reboot from Producers Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane - The New York Beacon
The classic 1970s sitcom “Good Times” is being given the animation treatment by Netflix. The streamer has ordered 10-episodes of an animated re-imagining of the beloved comedy series. Here’s more from Variety: Lear and his Act III Prods. shingle is partnering with basketball star Steph Curry
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How to find more of what you love on DStv this September
To help you navigate through new shows and movies on DStv, here's a handy guide to help you find a new favourite based on the shows you already love.
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BHERC BRINGS BACK POPULAR INDEPENDENT AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL IN VIRTUAL FORMAT STREAMING ON BHERC TV
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, US, June 15, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announced the revival of “Doin’ It the Independent Way” a recurring monthly independent showcase featuring short films by African American
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‘Bad Hair’ Movie Explores Black Women and Hairstyle Messages
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several scenes in the film “Bad Hair” were so horrifying that some cast members initially second-guessed their own use of hair weave or extensions. The dark comedy horror is “only a film,' they say, but the story’s underlying messages of harmful hair weave and false beauty
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Five of the best new international movies to stream on Showmax
From 'Abominable' to 'Us', here are some of the best international movies streaming on Showmax right now.
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Traci Otey Blunt Named President Of RLJ Entertainment's Urban Movie Channel
Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment announced the appointment of Traci Otey Blunt as President of Urban Movie Channel (UMC). UMC is the first premium subscription-based streaming service created for African American and urban audiences that features quality urban content across all
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Film About Texas Mexican Food Slated For Labor Day Completion
New documentary film will tell the story about the indigenous food of
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The couple inked a multi-year deal with the streaming giant.
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Michael B. Jordan Teams Up With Color Of Change To Create #ChangeHollywood Initiative - The New York Beacon
Through his artistry on-screen and activism actorMichael B. Jordanhas been dedicated to uplifting and empowering marginalized communities and amid the unrest, he’s focused on changing the narrative surrounding racism in the entertainment industry. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, theJust
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‘Fargo’ Starring Chris Rock Gets New Premiere Date - The New York Beacon
*After being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, FX’s ”Fargo”season 4 will now premiere on Sunday, Sept. 27. The network announced in March that production on the last few episodes had been delayed to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly virus. “Due to
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‘Black Is King’ Co-Director Will Take On ‘The Color Purple’ In Upcoming Movie
Oprah and Steven Spielberg are set to produce.
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MUSIC MONDAY: “Black, Brown & Beige” – Celebrating Black Classical Composers, Musicians and Performers (LISTEN)
[Photo collage L to R, top then bottom: Florence Beatrice-Price, Julius Eastman, Scott Joplin, William Grant Still, Stewart Goodyear] In a world that hasn’t always welcomed them with open arms, man…
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Bond. James Bond: Actor Sean Connery – The First 007 – Dead at 90 - The New York Beacon
The first, and according to some, the best James Bond ever,Sean Connery, has died. He was 90. The Scottish actor’s death was confirmed by his family, BBC reported Saturday. The report states he died overnight in his sleep while in the Bahamas, where he was
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Decades ago, long before BLM protestors marched and chanted “George Floyd—I can’t breathe,” demonstrators shouted “Yusuf. Yusuf. Yusuf. No justice, no peace.” Racially motivated crimes that ignite outrage have a long history. One of the most heinous felonies provides a back story to
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