When her new BET late-night talk show has its premiere on Thursday, Robin Thede said it will have many components that are staples of the format, including topical jokes about politics and popular culture, comedy sketches and musical performances.
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Watch: An all-black musical gave Dorothy Dandridge a groundbreaking role in Hollywood history | Timeline
It was a crucial juncture in her career, a career during which she’d endured countless humiliations…
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Watch: Reri Grist’s voice took her from the projects to the world’s most famous opera stages | Timeline
A soprano who got her start on ‘West Side Story’
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Melina Matsoukas to adapt ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ for Amazon — book on race, class & politics in Jamaica | Shadow & Act
She’s direct videos for Beyonce and Rihanna, Issa Rae’s Insecure — and now she’s heading up a much needed-to-be-told story for Amazon Studios.
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Issa Rae Is A Covergirl! | Essence
She joins an impressive roster of Black beauties who have already worked with the beauty brand.
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‘The Rape of Recy Taylor’: Film Review | Venice 2017 | The Hollywood Reporter
Documentarian Nancy Buirski traces this shameful 1944 incident and the legal fiasco that followed, honoring a woman of color who dared to speak out after being sexually assaulted by a group of white youths.
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‘Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart’ Trailer: Lorraine Hansberry Docu Hits Toronto | Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: The Toronto Film Festival is hosting the world premiere of the first feature-length documentary on playwright Lorraine Hansberry, who penned the iconic A Raisin In The Sun.
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Where Race, Poverty, and the Opportunity Gap Meet in Rural America | Roll Call
‘Raising Bertie’ helps audience identify with three boys coming of age, even if they don’t come from similar backgrounds.
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11 Films From the African Diaspora to Look Out For At the Toronto International Film Festival | OkayAfrica
The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is just around the corner. The widely attended festival will run from September 7-17, and feature a host of film screenings, workshops, panel discussions, galleries and more.
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Forgotten Black Women of Early Hollywood Take Center Stage at CAAM
Hollywood has long had a problem with representation and diversity, especially concerning anyone female and nonwhite.
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