Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]
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Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]
Read MoreBlack History Month: TV Specials, Documentaries You Should Watch
The Harlem Hellfighters | Airs Feb. 4, 2024 at 9/8c | History If your dad loves a good war documentary, this one will be right up his alley. Narrated by Robin Roberts, it chronicles the heroic efforts of the 5th New York National Guard Regiment during WWI. It also details the racism they faced when […]
Read MoreSay Goodbye To Sharing Your Passwords For Hulu, Which Is Going The Way Of Fellow Corporate Streamer Disney+
Remember streaming password sharing? For ages the online movie and TV companies did nothing as subscribers gleefully gave their logins to everyone they knew. Who could afford to watch all the hot shows when subscribing to every streamer was costing more than having cable? Turns out that wasn’t profitable for the companies. Netflix started cracking […]
Read MoreJudge Tosses Disney Lawsuit, Greenlights Ron DeSantis Retaliation
But in his statement Tuesday, Schwerin said Biden had not been involved, either as a public official or a private citizen, in Hunter’s business dealings, nor had he ever been asked to take action on Hunter’s behalf. Schwerin said that in his role as Hunter’s business partner, he never asked Biden to get involved with […]
Read MoreA Pixar-Themed Hotel Just Opened At The Disneyland Resort — Here’s What You Need To Know
If “to infinity and beyond” is a bit too far away… maybe try Pixar Place instead? The newest addition to the Disneyland Resort is the first hotel fully themed around Pixar characters and iconography in the United States. The 15-story Pixar Place Hotel, which replaced the Paradise Pier Hotel, has 479 rooms and overlooks Disney […]
Read MoreIf You Loved Meghan Markle in ‘Suits,’ Here Are More Black TV Characters to Revisit
Sydney and Francie, Fight. Before she was a movie star, Jennifer Garner was TV superspy Sydney Bristow, and arguably the very best season centers on Season 2. Merrin Dungey as Sydney’s best friend, Francie, gets killed and cloned in the show and it leads up to the fight scene of a lifetime.
Read MoreShocking New Deets on Walmart Shopper Confronted for Her Half-Naked Toddler
A Black Mississippi mother gained a slew of attention after being caught on camera by a Walmart employee, strolling around her toddler who was dressed in nothing but a diaper. After facing serious backlash, she decided it was time to clear the air. In ‘Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez’, The Superstar Wrestle With Balancing […]
Read MoreLanny Smoot Makes Black History As First ‘Disney Imagineer’ Inducted Into Inventors Hall Of Fame
NewsOne Featured Video Source: VCG / Getty Disney research fellow and imagineer Lanny Smoot was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The esteemed honor spotlights his important contributions to the global brand’s most beloved attractions. The Disney Parks Blog mentions that Smoot is the first Disney Imagineer to receive the prestigious honor and […]
Read MoreTech-Savvy Pirates (Not That Kind) Are Reportedly Costing Streaming Services $30 Billion A Year
Despite the best efforts of Hollywood, including the formation of a task force in 2018 to crack down on illegal downloads, piracy continues to be a massive thorn in the side of streamers. According to a new report, Disney+, Paramount+, and Peacock are particularly feeling the effects as the burgeoning platforms have been hit by […]
Read MoreJohn Oliver Dares Disney To Sue With A New ‘Last Week Tonight’ Promo Prominently Featuring ‘Steamboat Willie’-Era Mickey Mouse
The year kicked off in fine fettle with yet another beloved Disney character entering the public domain: Mickey Mouse, or at least the early versions of him, who joins the also now free Winnie the Pooh and others. It didn’t take long for a slew of decidedly un-family-friendly Mickey movies to be announced. And just […]
Read MoreDisney looks to have figured out a limitless VR floor prototype that’s a careful step towards a real-world holodeck
The dream of any sci-fi fan is a functioning holodeck. Just step into a humble room and be transported into another world, time period (probably in 1930’s Chicago, if you’re one particularly popular sci-fi TV show), get up to hijinks, and come crashing back into reality when it all goes dreadfully wrong. Well, sci-fi fans, […]
Read MoreRIP: Ron DeSantis’ Dreams of Becoming President, And All His Absurd Campaign Moments
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – JANUARY 19: Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Courtyard by Marriott Nashua on January 19, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire. DeSantis continues campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of that state’s primary on January 23.Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) Florida Governor Ron […]
Read MoreRon DeSantis And His Most Ignorant Campaign Moments
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – JANUARY 19: Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Courtyard by Marriott Nashua on January 19, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire. DeSantis continues campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of that state’s primary on January 23.Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) Florida Governor Ron […]
Read MoreA New Canadian Streaming Bundle Brings Netflix, Disney+ And Prime Video Together Like One Big Happy Family
Do you remember Cable? Yeah, it’s been a while, but Cable was so good to you! You could have all of these channels and flip through them like a magician with a little deck of cards. And no matter how uncertain or chaotic life was, you could always be certain that there was a rerun […]
Read MoreDisney CCG Lorcana lets you ruin your deck with 99 copies of the puppies from 101 Dalmatians, if that’s your sort of thing
I don’t have the kind of deep pockets to really get into trading card games—but I do like watching the meta fluctuate from afar. Disney’s CCG has been of particular interest, because weird strategies keep emerging around obscure characters like Hiram Flaversham. Or in this case, anti-strategies that you have no good reason to use. […]
Read MoreBlack Celebrity Twins, Look-A-Likes and Everything in Between
Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for iHeartRadio (Getty Images) People have always pointed out that celebrities look alike. In some cases, they can be parent and child, and in other cases, they’re not related at all, but people still continue to point it out. Advertisement With that in mind, The Root takes a look at the […]
Read MoreMarvel Star Calls Out ‘Insane’ Racist Criticism of Indigenous Heroes
Not once since “Iron Man” was released in 2008, has anyone asked Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans or any of the other countless white men who star in the franchise if multiple stories about white male heroes is necessary. Dealing With Grief? “They’re In A Better Place Now” Might Not Be The Right Thing To […]
Read MoreWTF! Elon Musk Seems to Endorse Tweet Saying Students at HBCUs Have Low IQs
Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching “borderline intellectual impairment.” This isn’t the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that said Jews push “hatred against whites.” Dealing With Grief? “They’re […]
Read MoreWhat!? Did Elon Musk Just Endorse Tweet Saying Students at HBCUs Have Low IQs?
Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching “borderline intellectual impairment.” This isn’t the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that said Jews push “hatred against whites.” Dealing With Grief? “They’re […]
Read MoreA New Crop of Black Comedians You Should Know
Jeff Wright Stand-Up Performance Jeff Wright has gone from making people laugh on social media to making people laugh on TV (like many others on this list). Initially creating skits at home, Wright has appeared on some big shows including “Late Night with Seth Myers,” “Celebrity Game Face,” and “The Amber Ruffin Show.”
Read MoreWhen Will ‘Echo’ Be On Disney+?
Are you tired of having to do endless homework before watching the latest Marvel movie or show? You’re not the only one. Viewers seem to be exhausting of the comic movie line’s whole “cinematic universe” thing, as witness such underperformers as Ant-Man 3 and The Marvels. (Meanwhile, the DCEU has recently come to an ignominious […]
Read MoreAt The 2024 Golden Globes: We’re Rooting for Everybody, Everything Black
AMERICAN FICTION | Trailer 2 Written and directed by Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction” stars Jeffrey Wright as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his […]
Read MoreThe Evolution of Halle Bailey
Chloe x Halle – Do It (Official Video) Halle has two studio albums with her sister, The Kids Are Alright (2018) and Ungodly Hour (2020) and a mixtape, The Two of Us (2017). They also wrote and recorded the theme song, “Grown”, for the show Grown-ish. Halle played the recurring character, Sky Forster, on the […]
Read More‘Agatha: Darkhold Diaries’ Season 1: Everything To Know Including The Release Date, Cast, Trailer, & More Info
Following the smash success of Marvel’s first Disney+ series, WandaVision, the studio didn’t waste time greenlighting a spinoff starring Kathryn Hahn‘s scene-stealing Agatha Harkness. While it’s been over two years since Marvel announced the Agatha spinoff, the series is reportedly on its way to Disney+ in the very near future. Now titled Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, […]
Read MoreWhen Does ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Season 1, Episode 5 Come Out?
If you want to check out the various pre-teen demigods in Percy Jackson and the Olympians but you don’t have a Disney+ subscription, there’s some good news for you: the first episode is also available to stream on Hulu to give you a taste of what the series is about. Then you can decide if […]
Read MoreDisney-Owned ABC News Interviews Jonathan Majors After Disney-Owned Marvel Drops Actor Convicted Of Assault
NewsOne Featured Video Source: ABC News/Michael Le Brecht II / ABC News/Michael Le Brecht II In a twist, ABC News – which is owned by the Walt Disney Company – has scored an exclusive interview with Jonathan Majors following the actor’s recent conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend that culminated in him being dropped by Marvel […]
Read MoreReady, Set, Binge: TV Series We Can’t Wait to Obsess Over in 2024
Star Trek: Discovery | Final Season Exclusive Clip (SDCC 2023) | Paramount+ It’s time to say goodbye to Burnham and the Discovery crew, and honestly, we’re not ready. This has been such a spectacular entry into the “Star Trek” universe, it’s hard to imagine not getting caught up in the heartbreaking, yet entertaining, adventures of […]
Read MoreWhat Are The Must-See Shows For January 2024?
TV production has come roaring back into action after Hollywood devolved into chaos for much of 2023, but the good news is that a few handfuls of anticipated shows will be back in action for January 2024. Not only that, but Reacher will keep punching bad dudes all the way into the new year while […]
Read More23 Moments from 2023 That We Did NOT See Coming
Photo: Getty Images, Fulton County Jail (Getty Images) The year of 2023 had a whole bunch of WTF-jaw-dropping-are you serious? moments. Some days, you had to take a pause after reading a headline because of the information you were about to receive. Advertisement The government dropped a bomb on us about aliens, the environment started […]
Read MoreYear-End Binge: The Best TV Shows of 2023
Poker Face | Charlie Confronts A Pair of Unlikely Suspects Natasha Lyonne is Charlie Cale, a fiery casino employee on the run, who also happens to be a human lie detector. As she travels across the country, she repeatedly finds herself landing in absurd murder-mysteries. The cases of the week are riveting, but it’s the […]
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