The “When They See Us” filmmaker created Home Sweet Home and she will produce via her production company Array Filmworks with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Each episode of the series follows two families who lead very different lives for a life-changing experience. It explores what it’s like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes […]
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Don’t Look Deeper, starring Helena Howard and Don Cheadle Premieres on Quibi July 27
Set in Merced, California, “fifteen minutes into the future,” DON’T LOOK DEEPER centers on a high school senior who can’t seem to shake the feeling that something about her just isn’t right. And that something is… she’s not human… not one of us. This revelation of what she really is, where she comes from, and […]
Kevin Hart and John Travolta Star in Comedy Series, DIE HART, on Quibi
In DIE HART, Kevin Hart plays a fictionalized version of himself who’s tired of being the comedic sidekick. He gets his wish when a famous director offers him his dream – to be a leading man action star – but there’s a catch: Kevin must first train at the world’s greatest action star school, run […]
Omar Epps and Desmond Meade Demand Prison Reform
Actor, Omar Epps, and voting rights activist, Desmond Meade, demand prison reform and call out the corruption that has made incarceration a for-profit game in the new short film, Unbreaking America: Justice for Sale produced by RepresentUs. NEW YORK – America locks up more people than any nation in the world: a horrifying 2.3 million. […]
Kartemquin Films Documentary ‘UNAPOLOGETIC’ to Debut in Blackstar’s Ninth Film Festival in August
CHICAGO – UNAPOLOGETIC, the directorial debut of Ashley O’Shay and producer Morgan Elise Johnson is set to premiere as the opening night film in the BlackStar Film Festival, which runs between August 20-26. The documentary focuses on the unrelenting work of Janaé Bonsu and Bella BAHHS–young, Black women organizers who take on the Chicago establishment […]
Cardi B Wins ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year as ASCAP Celebrates 2020 Rhythm & Soul Music Award Winners
DaBaby’s “Suge” is Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Meek Mill’s “Going Bad” feat. Drake Named Top Rap Song, Donald Lawrence’s “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)” Lands Top Gospel Song, Universal Music Publishing Group Recognized as Publisher of the Year NEW YORK – ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) recently launched its fourth virtual […]
New Film “Negative Exposure” Offers A Call To Action For Community and Race Relations
Set in “any” urban city in America, Negative Exposure, is a compelling story that takes a look at socioeconomic stereotypes that have emerged from constructed beliefs created out of bias, ignorance and intolerance. Produced by E. D. Legacy Films, the film offers a call to action for community and race relations. The trailer was released […]
Juneteenth Virtual Performance of Mzuri Aimbaye’s Award-Winning Play: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story
Joy Reid, Host of MSNBC’s AM Joy, will provide a special introduction and Marypat Hector, nationally recognized youth activist, will moderate a panel discussion after the performance The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have sparked global protests, elicited calls for record voter turnout in the 2020 Elections, and amplified the voices […]
Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” Explores the Story of Four Black Vets, Now on Netflix
Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee has a New Joint: “Da 5 Bloods,” the story of four African-American Vets — Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) — who return to Vietnam to search for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried […]