A friend of mine sent me a text message after the passing of Aretha Franklin: “I find it interesting that someone we have never met, one who had no economic impact in our lives can have such an emotional impact when they are gone. Richard Pryor made us laugh but somehow the emotional grip on the nation […]
Sorry to Bother You director Boots Riley has weighed in, offering more much needed criticism to the landscape of critical acclaim that surrounds Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Riley took to Twitter to present his detailed critique, opening with the following disclaimer: “This is not as much an aesthetic critique of the masterful craftwork of this film as […]
A partnership has forged between The African American Film Critics Association and Turner Classic movies that will bring much needed programming into the homes of many. The Black Experience is a month-long endeavor that uses key films to trace the history of African American cinema. The channel will begin airing classic films from September […]
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is not keeping quiet about her displeasure with the executive decision to not air the final installment of the six-part docuseries Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, which was decided by BET. Instead, BET went on to air a re-run of the New Edition story to lead the […]
In a historic win at Sunday’s 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles, John Legend received an Emmy for his role as producer for the televised musical Jesus Christ Superstar. At only 39 years old, the win has landed Legend into the exclusive club of EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) winners, making […]
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards aired Monday, September 17th on NBC. Hosted by Saturday Night Live co-anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost, this year’s ceremony contained a variety of memorable moments. For the first time in nearly two decades, HBO didn’t dominate the evening, as Netflix became a fitting competitor due to hit series such […]
A new online movement is encouraging showrunners and writers to share photos of their writers’ rooms through social media, complete with the hashtag #ShowUsYourRoom, in order to reveal which shows are actually hiring with diversity and inclusion in mind. Founded by Amanda Idoko, a writer for upcoming the animated series “Central Park,” the initiative was […]
ABC has given the green light to a new drama written by Rosewood’s Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Deadline reports. The currently untitled drama will highlight a North Carolina town whose criminal justice system is run exclusively by women of color. Chelsea Barnum, the show’s protagonist, is seeking a fresh start after a failed marriage and recently […]
Jaro Media Services is proud to sponsor the Short-Film Competition during the 13th Annual Peachtree Village International Film Festival. PVIFF 2018, the Southeast’s premiere international film and arts festival, returns with an exciting schedule of screenings, educational forums and networking from October 11-14, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Out of hundreds of submissions, PVIFF has […]
According to a new profile of Solange by T: The New York Times Style Magazine, a follow-up to the artist’s 2016 album A Seat at the Table is upon us. It’s set as an imminent release, so fans can expect the album to arrive as a surprise, coming “into the world fully formed at some […]