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EEW Magazine Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Oscar-Winner Louis Gossett Jr.
The world has lost a cinematic giant and a voice for change with the passing of Louis Gossett Jr. on March 29, 2024, at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica, California.
Quinta! Niecy! Ayo! Black Women Shine at the Emmys, Breaking Barriers and Capturing Hearts
The collective victories of Quinta Brunson, Niecy Nash, and Ayo Edebiri are beacons of progress, emblematic of the slow but sure shift towards a more inclusive and equitable industry.
Angela Bassett's Honorary Oscar: A Night of Tribute at the 14th Governors Awards
She declared the honorary Oscar as not just another award, but "a testament to my legacy."
The Next Ava DuVernay? Hollywood producer’s new nonprofit to boost diverse creators
We love and celebrate our finest Black creatives like award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, but there are not enough like her.
Powerful: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' teaser trailer is here and we need some tissue
On Saturday, Marvel debuted the first teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, a sequel to the 2018 mega blockbuster which starred the late Chadwick Boseman as the titular hero, and we need some tissue to catch these tears.
Hollywood celebrates positive depictions of Black love on TV and in film
Just days before Hollywood's biggest night, some of the entertainment industry's most influential Black couples gathered at the 2022 "Lexus Uptown Honors Hollywood" to celebrate healthy melanated couples on big and small screens.
When it comes to cigarette-smoking imagery, the Oscar goes to the tobacco industry
Of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture, 80 percent featured smoking and vaping depictions including: "Don't Look Up;" "CODA;" "Drive My Car;" "King Richard;" "Licorice Pizza;" "Nightmare Alley;" "The Power of the Dog;" and "West Side Story."
Exciting News: Fantasia Taylor and Danielle Brooks set to star in ‘The Color Purple’ musical movie
Fantasia Taylor will star as Celie, and Danielle Brooks will play Sofia, with both reprising their respective Broadway roles. The exciting news was revealed Thursday during ABC’s Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising special.
FILM BUZZ: Taraji P. Henson lands role as Shug Avery in Blitz Bazawule’s ‘The Color Purple’
The Golden Globe winner is set to star as Shug Avery in Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple,” a forthcoming Warner Bros. film adapted from the Tony-winning Broadway musical—an adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Entertainment Buzz: Christian actresses LeToya Luckett and Kierra Sheard-Kelly set to star in Lifetime’s ‘Line Sisters’
Christian actresses LeToya Luckett and Kierra Sheard-Kelly, alongside Ta'Rhonda Jones and Drew Sidora, play four sorority sisters who reunite at a Black Greek weekend celebration on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
This Hurts: Christian actress Letitia Wright shares heartbreaking tribute to ‘brother’ Chadwick Boseman
As the public grapples with the fresh loss of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, Letitia Wright, who played Shuri— the spunky, intelligent onscreen sister of Boseman’s character King T’Challa— is revealing that their brother-sister bond was real off-screen.