“Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” conspicuously overlaps with other recent documentaries, including projects devoted to the legacies of Dick Gregory and Bill Cosby. Yet this two-part A&E production stands out in contemplating the unique role that Black comedians have played …
It turns out being Black a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away can be just as stressful as it is here in the Milky Way.
PASADENA, Calif. — Mishael Morgan of "The Young and the Restless" won as lead drama actress, becoming the first Black actor to win in a lead category at the Daytime Emmys on Friday night.
Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart star in “The Man From Toronto,” a violent and fitfully amusing buddy comedy/action flick about a hapless nobody from Yorktown, Pa., named Teddy (Hart) who, while vacationing with his wife (Jasmine Mathews) in Onancock, Va., is somehow mistaken for Harrelson’s c…
Season 3 of "American Gangster" has returned to BET+, this time with Trap Queens.
When Wendy Williams debuted her nationally syndicated daytime talk show in the summer of 2009, some industry-watchers wondered if the brash host, who made a name for herself on hip-hop radio stations in Philadelphia and New York, could translate to a national audience. Williams quickly prove…
Repeat after us: There is nothing wrong with taking a brief respite from the unrelenting news cycle (read: life) and watching a show that will make you laugh or otherwise bring you joy. Here are some new and returning shows we’ll be turning to when the summertime sadness hits.
A slate of Black artists and musicians are set to take the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on June 19 for an inaugural Juneteenth concert that will be broadcast live on CNN.
There's a scene halfway through "Mississippi Masala," where Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury are just talking.
James Earl Jones is back as the voice of Darth Vader.
In its first two outings, the auteur-driven, genre-defying absurdist dramedy “Atlanta” — about an aimless, upwardly immobile Princeton dropout named Earn (played by series creator Donald Glover) who remakes himself as the manager of his cousin Alfred’s (Brian Tyree Henry) fledgling rap caree…
For years, Christian Cooper has studied the habits of Kirtland’s warblers, Swainson’s thrushes, Acadian flycatchers and the other birds he has spent countless hours searching for or observing.
When the season finale of the controversial HBO series “Winning Time” aired last week, it garnered more than 1.6 million viewers across platforms. Jerry West very likely wasn’t one of those viewers. However it wouldn’t be a reach to believe the NBA legend’s criticism over his portrayal in th…
LONDON — Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on "Doctor Who," the BBC announced Sunday, ending speculation over the iconic Time Lord's next regeneration.
“Love Match Atlanta” premiering on Bravo this Sunday, March 8th, is looking to change the debate on how dating in the modern era for young professionals, mainly Black women, looks.
A few detectives in the drug unit are sitting around chatting in the 2002 pilot of “The Wire,” when one offers his thoughts on the war on drugs: “You can’t even call this s- — a war. ... Wars end.”
Pretend you’re an alien. You’ve just blasted to Earth on a mission to save a dying planet. You’re naked, completely alone and the folks back home are counting on you. Who in this whole wide world would you ask for help?
LOS ANGELES— Former star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” NeNe Leakes sued the companies behind the show on Wednesday, alleging that they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment.
LOS ANGELES — A surprise awaited “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and his family on a 2016 visit to the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington: An exhibit on the TV series was on display.
LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey and the Smithsonian Channel are partnering to highlight racial disparities in the health care system through a new campaign and documentary.
The new East Wing drama, "The First Lady," exists to illustrate a fact most of us intuitively know: The women asked to play hostess, decorator, fashion plate and champion for unobjectionable causes as part of each administration's political theater tend to be much more interesting and compli…
Earning a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, “Abbott Elementary” has officially become one of the highest-rated television shows on the site.
“61st Street” provides an inside look at Chicago police, prosecutors, the political system, and defense attorneys. The young man in the center is falsely accused, but the blue wall of silence stands firm to protect each other from further public scrutiny.
“Bridgerton” returned last week with a new Regency-era love story for us to follow, as Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) decides to settle down in the name of fulfilling his family duty. The season sets up a love triangle between Anthony and two newcomers to the ton: Edwina Sharm…
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