BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The curtain has finally lifted on one of Hollywood’s most anticipated films. Lionsgate has unveiled the official trailer and release date for “Michael,”...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Six years ago this month, Bill Cosby was sentenced to prison. For some, it was the spectacle of a fallen idol. For others,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Danielle Spencer-David, who starred as Dee Thomas in the popular 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!, died in Richmond this Tuesday after a year-long...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — During an unpredictable two-hour ride, Majors command the screen in an intense role that deals with broad themes of the meaning of human...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Throughout her career, she has been a champion for reproductive rights, gun safety, voting rights, and economic opportunity. Under the Biden-Harris administration, she...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — That perspective has taken on new significance as Public Enemy’s protest anthem, “Burn Hollywood Burn,” trends again during one of the worst wildfire...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former NBA star and activist Craig Hodges is locked in a new dispute over a documentary on his life with Hollywood executives and producers. The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amos’ acting career spanned over five decades, with his most iconic role being that of James Evans Sr., the no-nonsense, hard-working father on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Louis Gossett Jr., the groundbreaking actor whose career spanned over five decades and who became the first Black actor to win an Academy...
INGLEWOOD TODAY — As with all traditions in all cultures, it is up to the elders to pass down the rituals, food, language, and customs that...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Mental health awareness for African Americans has found its way into popular TV programs with creators and showrunners including storylines that see main...
CINCINNATI HERALD — The pressure is on for the 2024 box office to restore Hollywood to financial stability after the combined challenges of the pandemic and...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Billy Dee Williams, the beloved actor from stage, screen, and television, shared his autobiography "What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life" at...
The latest report from The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University sheds light on women’s ongoing challenges,...
The 53-year-old star, celebrated for her roles in “Empire” and “The Color Purple,” opened up about the substantial pay gap that Black women face in the...
By Dave Nemetz Richard Roundtree, who played the iconic lead character in the 1971 movie Shaft and its sequels, has died at the age of 81. The actor...
By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Sofia Mbega’s first exposure to technology — more specifically, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) — happened years before she moved from East...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The directional film debut of Los Angeles native Chris Spencer (writer of Don’t Be a Menace in South Central) “Back on the Strip”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE - Filmmakers, writers, directors and writer/director teams who have directed at least one narrative short film and have a completed, feature-length screenplay are eligible...
By Emil Guillermo After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists, and not just...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jordan Peele delivers with Nope, a film set on the margins of Hollywood, focusing on the family of the Black jockey captured in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known as the Godfather of Black Cinema, Van Peebles was a man of many talents, all of which were on display with the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Debbie Allen became the first Black woman to be presented with a Governor’s award, which is given for outstanding achievement in the arts...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s morning news show, “Let It Be Known,” Cuffie-Jones explained that she just wrapped...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Titus Makin told the Black Press that the new season’s approach to tackling racism was refreshing. He noted that in the wake of...
