DIASPORA—Insecure Season 2 is just around the corner! Not only is this a wonderful thing in and of itself, but it’s also great because it means that we get to see more of our favorite showrunner, Issa Rae as she makes her press rounds.
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‘The Universe Is Wide Open’: Ava Duvernay’s Wrinkle in Time Trailer Is Pure Black Girl Delight | The Grapevine
Around here in Nerdlandia (them more than me), we love comic books, Marvel reboots and some other weird shit.
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Indie Filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu | Slate
On her long journey making and distributing her new film, In the Morning.
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The legacy of Lena Horne – New York Amsterdam News
Just Lena–and the Horne automatically followed. There was only one Lena Horne and her angelic voice and stunning beauty are now part of the ages.
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An ICON MANN Salute To Sidney Poitier – Ebony
Long considered one of the greatest actors to grace the silver screen; American born-Bahamian raised Sidney Poitier’s first foray to acting was at the age of 16 where upon arriving in New York City, working as dishwasher to make ends meet, he responded to a casting call for American Negro Theater in Harlem.
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Jordan Peele to Produce HBO Series ‘Lovecraft Country’ With J.J. Abrams, Misha Green – Variety
Jordan Peele will executive produce the new series “Lovecraft Country,” which has been ordered straight-to-series at HBO, Variety has confirmed.
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I Am Evidence (2017 Tribeca Film Festival Review) – Paste Magazine
In June of 2016, Anna Clark wrote an in-depth piece for Elle about an astounding amount of untested, forgotten rape kits piled up in Detroit. The article highlighted the victims—the majority of whom were black women—and the undaunted pursuit of justice undertaken by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, with brutal statistics supported by interspersed tales of survivors attempting to live their lives after seeing their cases mishandled by uncaring, biased police bureaucracy.
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Luther’ returning to BBC America – New York Amsterdam News
(CNN) — BBC America is bringing Idris Elba back in “Luther.”
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#SaveUnderground: Aisha Hinds on Freedom Dreams and Revolutionary Art – The Root
Last week, WGN America announced that it had canceled the critically acclaimed and riveting historical drama Underground. Allegedly moving in a more conservative, programming direction, the network is leaving behind a show that introduced millions of viewers to the relatively unknown network.
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Gina Prince-Bythewood Becomes 1st Black Woman to Direct Superhero Movie – The Root
Sony is already creating a buzz for its upcoming film Silver & Black, the studio’s film starring classic Spider-Man characters Silver Sable and Black Cat, by announcing that writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood will direct the film.
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