Donald Glover’s ‘Guava Island’ Debuts After Coachella Set as Childish Gambino | The New York Times

Joe Coscarelli, The New York Times Donald Glover and Rihanna in “Guava Island,” streaming on Amazon., Featured Image [dropcap]CNN[/dropcap] “Guava Island,” a new 55-minute film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, was released as a limited-time free stream on Amazon overnight Saturday, during Glover’s headlining set as Childish Gambino at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts […]

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This Family Just Opened the Only Black-Owned Movie Theater in Baltimore! | Because of Them We Can

BOTWC Staff, Because of Them We Can [dropcap]There’s[/dropcap] a new Black-owned movie theater right outside of Baltimore, Maryland! NextAct Cinema officially opened for business on March 7th of this year. According to the website: [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “NextAct Cinemas, is an independent boutique theater that offers a unique, personalized movie going experience for our customers. You […]

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With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a Roll | AFRO

Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer, AFRO Photographed By Erik Tanner, Featured Image [dropcap]LOS[/dropcap] ANGELES (AP) — Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer listed for that matter. That the first film in question was “Black Panther” […]

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Ryan Coogler To Produce A Film About The Rise And Fall Of Fred Hampton | Essence

Britni Danielle, Essence American political and social activist and Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton (1948 – 1969) raises his arms at the ‘Days of Rage’ rally, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1969. (Photo by David Fenton/Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]According[/dropcap] to Deadline, Coogler has teamed up with Charles D. King’s production house a href=”https://www.essence.com/news/essence-time-inc-macro-partnership/”>MACRO to […]

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The Uphill Battles of Black Talent Agents in Hollywood | The New York Times

Cara Buckley, The New York Times Lorrie Bartlett of ICM Partners, left; Brandon Lawrence of Creative Artists Agency; and J.B. Fitzgerald of United Talent Agency. Credit Photographs by Erik Carter for The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]Movies[/dropcap] like “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” don’t come around all that often partly because of how […]

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