Inglewood native, photographer, videographer, and editor Kelli Scates is the owner of 430 Productions, a full-service commercial, brand photo, and film production studio space located in the DTLA arts district.
Spring is right around the corner, with the weather preparing to move into the lush warmth of springtime. Most of the key beauty brands have launched and will launch a slew of products—some new and others returning with the label “improved.”
The annual Food & Wine Festival at Disneyland’s California Adventure Park has returned from March 1 through April 22, 2024, in Buena Park. Vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike can now enjoy over 100 items, new and old, to satisfy all their cravings.
Platt says these principles are especially important to Black women working in the entertainment industry because this industry does not see the feminine energy of Black women unless you fit into a certain type.
Hundreds of people converged on Hollywood Boulevard on March 19, to witness Dr. Dre receiving the 2,775th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
If you participated in Atlanta’s wildest gathering called Freaknik back in the day, then beware: You might be featured in Hulu’s new documentary about the legendary street party that became popular through folklore tales involving gridlock traffic, public nudity and highway debauchery.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to Instagram to tease a new brand that records show could feature jams, household items, cookbooks and cutlery.
After four decades in fashion, the queen of the catwalk is getting her own exhibition.
Yvonne Wheeler, the first Black woman president of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, will be honored by Bakewell Media and the L.A. Sentinel at the “Power, Leadership and Influence of the Black Woman” event on Saturday, April 1.3
Film Independent, the renowned nonprofit organization behind the celebrated Film Independent Spirit Awards, has unveiled the recipients of its prestigious Amplifier Fellowship for 2024.
Evans says the first thing that resonated with her about the “Black Cypress Bayou” script was the dialect, because it reminded her of where she grew up. “It felt like when I read Katori Hall’s words,” Evans said. “I remember when I got “P-Valley’s script, I said, ‘It feels like home,’ and that’s what ‘Black Cypress Bayou’ feels like. It feels like home.”
“The American Society of Magical Negroes” is a satirical comedy inspired by the cinematic “magical negro” trope in which Black characters only exist to help a white protagonist accomplish their goals.
Cord Jefferson won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film “American Fiction,” which is based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett.
While accepting her first Oscar, tears rolled down Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s face as she delivered a powerful speech about being good enough as an actor.
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers and co-distributed by L.A. Times Studios and Searchlight, the charming “The Last Repair Shop” took home the prize in the documentary short category at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10.