entertainment

Motion Picture Academy Unveils Diversity Rules for Best-Picture Contenders

September 10, 2020

Academy officials billed the new eligibility requirement as a move to ensure ``equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.'' ... read more »

BHERC Announces The 26th Annual African American Film Marketplace And S. E. Manly Short Film Festival

September 3, 2020

This popular film festival will make its online streaming debut in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... read more »

Actor and Cultural Icon, Chadwick Boseman, Passes at 43

September 3, 2020

The talented and beloved actor leaves iconic movies and life for everyone to admire. ... read more »

2nd Annual ‘AAFCA TV Honors’ Highlights Frontline Heroes Risking Their Lives in the Battle Against COVID-19

August 25, 2020

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 »

Los Angeles Philharmonic Partners with KCET For New PBS Television Series “In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl”

August 20, 2020

Hosted by Gustavo Dudamel — running through September ... read more »

Actor Jaime Callica has a plan to retire his mother and live his life, to the fullest

August 13, 2020

Here is what businessman turned actor Jaime Callica had to share about the price of fame and his desire to retire his hard-working mother. ... read more »

AspireTV’s General Manager, Melissa M. Ingram goes one-on-one

July 30, 2020

“At Aspire we have these pillars which is a lens of how to look at content. I like to say that we look at how the Black audiences do these five things, eat, live, shop, dream, and play.” – Melissa M. Ingram ... read more »

Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney, Award-Winning Husband and Wife Children Authors, Believe a Vote Can Save Your Child’s Life

July 23, 2020

Black authors discuss new book “Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It” ... read more »

The Robey Theatre Company’s Danny Glover and Ben Guillory lead the way with their “Let’s Talk” Virtual Series

July 9, 2020

On Saturday July 4, a much-needed conversation was launched on Zoom called “Let’s Talk.” ... read more »

Curtiss Cook — Reprising His Role in Season Three of Showtime’s “The Chi”

June 18, 2020

"THE CHI" returns on Sunday, June 21 ... read more »

BHERC Brings Back Popular Independent African American Film Festival in Virtual Format Streaming on BHERC TV

June 18, 2020

Fresh from the success of the online debut of the 27th annual “Sistas Are Doin’ It for Themselves” film festival in May, BHERC is bringing back the popular and longstanding Indie film festival on its new streaming service BHERC TV. ... read more »

Yolonda Ross — a quadruple threat: actress/writer/director/producer – tearing it up as Jada Washington on Showtime’s “THE CHI”