Photo courtesy of USA Several blogs have been whispering about the possibility of Gina Torres reviving her character Jessica Pearson from the long running USA drama Suits in her own independent spinoff. As of August 16th, it’s official! Continue Reading Torres’ character was an original cast member when the legal drama debuted on USA Network in 2011. The character, Jessica…
What do evil-looking polar bears and the North Pole have to do with Oakland, California? Continue Reading Well, “The North Pole”, a new comedic web series, can explain. Focused on three best friends born and raised in North Oakland, CA, the show is about their struggles to stay rooted as their neighborhood turns into a place where people of color…
Photo courtesy of PMK By Sharee Silerio Shonda Rhimes is making moves again! The game-changing, hit-making writer, producer and showrunner is bringing her talent and production company, Shondaland, to Netflix! Her longtime producing partner, Betsy Beers, makes the move as well. Continue Reading If you’re like me, then you started watching “Scandal”, Rhimes’ beloved, powerful, riveting, trailblazing show with a…
Photo courtesy of 2 Dope Queens Facebook page Jessica Williams (“The Daily Show”, “The Incredible Jessica James”) and Phoebe Robinson’s (“Broad City”) popular podcast “2 Dope Queens” is being adapted into a four-part hour-long television series for HBO! Continue Reading Launched in 2016, “2 Dope Queens” is a weekly standup and storytelling podcast featuring Robinson and Williams’ stories about sex,…
Getty Images/ Jason Kempin By Sharee Silerio This year’s Black Girls Rock! Awards is all about love. In a promotional video for the show, host Taraji P. Henson tells us that love is the force, the remedy and the solution to all that is amiss in this world, especially for the Black community, particularly for Black women. Love. We hear…
Looks like we’ll be seeing more of Tasha and Lawrence! HBO has officially renewed Issa Rae’s Insecure for season-three. Continue Reading Issa Rae co-created the Larry Willmore, debuting in November 2016. The premiere of season-two of Insecure would draw in a record-number 1.1 million viewers according to HBO. It even received a 100% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. “We’re thrilled that…
Photo courtesy of The Grio Oprah Winfrey has enlisted filmmakers Tommy Oliver and Codie Elaine Oliver (The Perfect Guy) to produce a new show called Black Love. Black Love will feature the lives and relationships of Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin; Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict; Viola Davis and Julius Tennon; Erica Campbell and Warryn Campbell; among many other additional…
So, remember when we announced that Yara Shahidi’s Zoey Johnson character from Black-ish was getting her new spin-off show? Well, at the time, College-ish was the working title. We now have an official title! Continue Reading You ready? It’s… Grown-ish! How cute is that?! Freeform will be debuting the series in 2018 and from the looks of the crossover tease…
Pictured: Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu of Another Round Podcast.Photo: Jon Premosch/Buzzfeed I have a confession to make: I’m obsessed with podcasts. It all started when I realized the tea of the Breakfast Club daily was starting to get a little stale, and I found myself wanting more. That coupled with the fact that I don’t typically wake up at…
Tiffany Haddish stars in live-action comedy film Girls TripPhoto Credit: Michele K. Short/Universal Studios Have you watched the film “Girls Trip” yet? If your answer is “no”, then you need to go see it NOW! The history-making, box office hit is worth the $10 ticket, and deserves a stamp of approval for a sequel! Continue Reading If you did see…
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