Through a carefully curated six-week lineup, audiences will discover the often unheralded work of Black women directors and filmmakers of color from around the world.
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Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ Adaptation Ordered to Series at HBO Max | Variety
Joe Otterson, Variety [dropcap]L[/dropcap]upita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s planned adaptation of the novel “Americanah” has received a straight-to-series order at HBO Max, Variety has learned. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] HBO Max has given the limited series a 10-episode order. Nyong’o will star in the series, with Gurira writing the pilot and serving as showrunner. Based on Chimamanda […]
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‘When They See Us’ Wins Creative Arts Emmy For Outstanding Limited Series Casting | Essence
The Ava DuVernay series took home the award during the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, ahead of the Primetime Emmys.
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Erika Alexander Found Power In Hollywood’s Rejection | Essence
The “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” actress says she’s no longer waiting on roles, she’s creating them.
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A New Wave of Black Women Playwrights Is Reinventing the Genre | Zora
Their work is, quite literally, changing the face of American theater
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Viola Davis To Play Michelle Obama In Showtime Series ‘First Ladies’ |HuffPost
The anthology features episodes about the powerful women who occupied the White House.
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‘Harriet’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo Fights For Freedom as Harriet Tubman in Oscar Hopeful | IndieWire
“Eve’s Bayou” director Kasi Lemmons is behind the camera for this biographical drama about the abolitionist icon.
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Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic | Variety
Stephanie Farr, Variety CREDIT: MAARTEN DE BOER. Featured Image [dropcap]Moonlight[/dropcap] writer-director Barry Jenkins will direct a biopic about iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Fox Searchlight first announced the project in March 2018, saying it had the support of the Ailey Organization. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is producing with Susan Lewis through her AK Worldwide production […]
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Chadwick Boseman To Play African Samurai ‘Yasuke’ In Deal With Picturestart, De Luca Productions, Solipsist & X●ception Content | Deadline
Mike Fleming, Deadline [dropcap]Exclusive[/dropcap]: Fresh from playing the African warrior king Black Panther in Avengers: Endgame, Chadwick Boseman has officially aligned himself to play Yasuke, the first African samurai to swing a sword in Japan. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Erik Feig’s Picturestart has teamed with Mike De Luca and his De Luca Productions banner, Stephen L’Heureux and […]
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Uzo Aduba To Play Shirley Chisholm In FX Limited Series, ‘Mrs. America’ | Blackfilm.com
Starring Cate Blanchett, Aduba is among the 11 new cast members to the series
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