Issa Rae’s quick comment after five men were announced as Oscar nominees for best director was spur of the moment, but for many captured the lack of diversity among this year’s nominees. ... read more »

The anthology series’ has a literary origin written by Ross Thomas and features the leading role as a man, but "Briarpatch" program creator Andy Greenwald had other plans, imploring veteran actress Rosario Dawson to take reign as the lead in the NBC series. Referenced by the cast as a “modern-day murder mystery, Dawson stars as Allegra Dill, a seasoned criminal investigator who’s ready to face her fears and find out who killed her beloved sister. Returning to her roots in San Bonifacio, Texas, Dawson’s character is set to turn the town upside down with drilling truth and a unique twist of thrill, mystery, crime and pulp fiction.  ... read more »

Rocky “Soulman” Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. ... read more »

“Resident Alien” is the latest to hit the SYFY scene, an adaption of the comic book series created by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. ... read more »

As the nation celebrates the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this month, those who knew King well, say Hughes and Urban One are the epitome of King’s dream. ... read more »

Lattaker-Johnson takes the reins of OWN’s unscripted programming and development from Jon Sinclair ... read more »

Black talent being shut out of the Golden Globes is not just a travesty but also a testament to the power of the work and the narratives being told that challenge the status quo. Why folks assume that awards shows invested in the same media industries that continue to perpetuate and recycle the vilest stereotypes of black identity and behavior would somehow acknowledge the stories, performances and behind-the-scenes work that challenges dominant ways of thinking about Black people on and off-screen is befuddling. ... read more »

It’s hard not to use a lot of glowing adjectives to describe the beauty and the impact of the story and how the director chooses to tell it. ... read more »

I don’t know what it is exactly that makes Mara Hall so downright loveable. ... read more »

The historic launch of the BNC will fulfill the business dream and vision of J.C. Watts, Jr., a nationally known entrepreneur and former U.S. Congressman, representing Oklahoma’s Fourth District. ... read more »

Jones believes the next step is having people behind the camera be the same as those the stories depicted in front of the lens. ... read more »

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On a recent afternoon, under Rockefeller Plaza’s food court, a small group of journalists gathered to talk shop with William Jackson Harper, the handsome man who carved a place in television history playing the character, ... read more »

Now playing on Netflix “Dolemite Is My Name” is an outrageous true story about one of the best “blaxploitation” films made in the 1970s. ... read more »

Veteran television anchor reflects on memorable career and her love of giving back to the community ... read more »