Directed by Robert Zemeckis with a screenplay by Zemeckis and Kenya Barris. ... read more »

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced that scholar, programmer, and educator Jacqueline Stewart has been named Chief Artistic and Programming Officer. In this new executive position, Stewart will lead strategy and planning for the Academy Museum’s curatorial, educational, and public programming initiatives, including exhibitions, screenings, symposia, publications, workshops, and K-12 programs. ... read more »

Veteran TV industry executive Channing Dungey was named chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group after tenures at ABC and Netflix in which she shepherded hit series including “Scandal.” ... read more »

Make no mistake Fox Rich and Rob G. Rich — high school sweethearts did the crime. They attempted to rob a bank to pay for mounting bills accumulated in life and to help, in part, to pay for the hip-hop apparel business that they opened in Shreveport, Louisiana ... read more »

Aaron Cobham who is knocking it out of the park in the Starz series ... read more »

Enslaved is a six-episode docuseries that explores 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World by following the efforts of Diving with a Purpose, as they search for and locate six slave ships that went down with their human cargo. Executive produced and featuring award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson, the series tracks the efforts of divers as they utilize new methods of underwater archaeology to identify and locate these sunken slave ships for the first time in history. These modern day adventures serve as a springboard to tell the stories of the ideology, economics and politics of slavery, while also celebrating stories of resistance, the cultures left behind and the culture that we live in.  ... read more »

Second run of popular syndicated program hosted by Emmy Award-winning talk show host, Tamron Hall to air Monday-Friday on OWN in multiple time periods beginning September 14 ... read more »

Season three of “The Chi” was up double-digits across platforms over last season and doubled its audience on streaming platforms. ... read more »

Emotional episode comes amid continued unrest over police killings of African Americans and two years after Jean’s slaying ... read more »

Set in modern-day America, "BEL-AIR" is a serialized one-hour dramatic analogue of the 90’s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” ... read more »

Jackson is the founder of the Impact Network, an African American inspirational television network. ... read more »

The Grammy award-winning rapper-turned-actor, Method Man spoke about being a part of the Power universe, in “Power Book II: Ghost.” ... read more »

This virtual celebration was made possible through the sponsorship of Morgan Stanley. The award categories included: TV Icon, Inclusion Award, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Drama, Best Comedy, Best TV Movie, Breakout Performers, Best YA, Best Animated, Best Documentary, and Best Short film. A range of front-line essential workers joined Celebrities like John Legend, Rashida Jones, and William Jackson Harper to hand out 11 awards and two honorary awards on Saturday. A portion of the proceeds from the event has gone to the National Association of Black Journalists’ COVID-19 Relief fund. ... read more »

The son of the owner of a St. Louis-area soul food restaurant that was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of his nephew four years ago. ... read more »

The Television Academy announced that entertainment industry icon Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation will receive the 2020 Governors Award "in recognition of their unparalleled contributions to shaping the television medium.'' ... read more »