Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) The NAACP Image Awards is closing awards season out with the biggest and Blackest celebration. The 55th annual award show seeks to showcase and highlight the best of the best in TV, film, music, podcast, books, and more. Queen Latifah returned to host the celebration of Black Excellence that featured […]
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NAACP Image Awards 2024: Best and Worst Moments of the Night
Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) The NAACP Image Awards is closing awards season out with the biggest and Blackest celebration. The 55th annual award show seeks to showcase and highlight the best of the best in TV, film, music, podcast, books, and more. Queen Latifah returned to host the celebration of Black Excellence that featured […]
Read MoreWhen Will ‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 3, Episode 7 Be On Hulu?
Abbott Elementary is a Wednesday show, but this week was a bit different. Instead of airing its sixth episode on its normal day, it got bumped to that Sunday, airing right after the Oscars. That meant it had to follows such headline-nabbing events as a nude John Cena, John Mulaney doing a leftfield Field of […]
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 02: Carl Gaines, Blane Charles, Matthew Cohen, Vickie A. Tillman, Lanita A. Ward-Jones, Giselle Byrd, and Patrick McGovern attend the 23rd annual Callen-Lorde Community Health Awards at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on November 02, 2023 in New York City. Photo: Photo by Hatnim Lee (Getty Images) Giselle Byrd, […]
Read More2024 Super Bowl: The Buzziest Movie Trailers, Commercials
NFL Super Bowl LVIII || Born to Play A Ghanaian boy dreams of football stardom alongside NFL players Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson and Cam Jordan. In the end, he meets a coach who tells him that as long as he loves the game he can play, no matter where he’s from. Seriously, if this didn’t […]
Read More‘Abbott Elementary’ Is Doing Good By Real-Life Teachers and Students With Surprise Move
Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Quinta Brunson, Lisa Ann Walter, Janelle James, William Stanford Davis, and Tyler James Williams at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Monica Schipper/WireImage (Getty Images) Less than two weeks before the popular ABC series “Abbott Elementary” comes back […]
Read MoreLisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson Say Season 3 of Abbott Elementary Will ‘Take Big Swings’
Lisa Ann Walter, left; Quinta Brunson.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP; Gilbert Flores/Variety (Getty Images) Attention students, teachers, and everyone in between: “Abbott Elementary” is on its way back! AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine Solidarity To The Black Church & Struggle Off English In fact, the beloved ABC show will premiere for its […]
Read MoreHere’s All The Black Women Who Shined At The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Michael Tullberg / Getty Black female excellence beamed at the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Jan. 15. The first two wins of the night went to The Bear Star star Ayo Edebiri and Quinta Brunson, who both made history with their Emmy Awards. On Monday, Quinta Brunson made history by winning an […]
Read More2023 Primetime Emmys: The Best and Worst Moments of the ‘Chocolate Emmys’
Advertisement It’s hard to say an In Memoriam segment was one of the best moments of the show, but Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty delivered a beautiful, heart-breaking tribute to the TV legends we lost this past year. As they performed a lovely version of Puth’s “See You Again,” stars like Harry Belafonte, […]
Read MoreBlack Excellence Ruled the Night at the 2024 Emmys
On Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black excellence took centerstage at the 75th annual Emmys. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine Solidarity To The Black Church & Struggle Off English Winners like Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Trevor Noah, RuPaul, and Niecy Nash-Betts took home the gold and made history in their […]
Read MoreDuring a Very Black Night, 2 Young Women Make History at The 2024 Emmys
Quinta Brunson, left; Ayo Edebiri.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety; FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP (Getty Images) On Monday, Quinta Brunson and Ayo Edebiri walked away with the Emmys—and as history-makers for their respective wins as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine […]
Read More2024 Emmy Awards: Black Celebs on the Red Carpet
Photo: Frazer Harrison // FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP // ROBYN BECK/AFP (Getty Images) The 2024 Emmy Awards are here. The best in television will be honored and recognized for their incredible work on and behind the camera. Advertisement But before the awards, we’d like to give you all the red carpet looks from our favorite Black […]
Read More2024 Emmy Awards: The Good, Bad Red Carpet Looks
Photo: Frazer Harrison // FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP // ROBYN BECK/AFP (Getty Images) The 2024 Emmy Awards are here. The best in television will be honored and recognized for their incredible work on and behind the camera. Advertisement But before the awards, we’d like to give you all the red carpet looks from our favorite Black […]
Read More2024 Critics Choice Awards: Black Celebs’ Best Red Carpet Looks
Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) The red carpets never stop during awards season, which means Black stars never stop wowing us with their elegance and unforgettable style. At the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, fan favorites from “Abbott Elementary,” “American Fiction” and “The Color Purple” celebrated the success of their films and TV […]
Read MoreAt the 2024 Critics Choice Awards: We’re Rooting for Everybody, Everything Black
Danielle Brooks at the Astra Film Awards held at the Biltmore Hotel on January 6, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Variety (Getty Images) On Sunday, Jan. 14, the 2024 Critics Choice Awards will take place. Airing on the CW, the event will be hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler and honor the best of the […]
Read More2024 SAG Awards Nominations Lead to Fun Surprises for Black Stars
What sets the SAG Awards apart from other shows is that it’s strictly voted on by the members of SAG-AFTRA, so sometimes you’ll see performances that haven’t been on other lists get recognized. And usually, they add an interesting twist in awards season. ‘American Fiction’ Star Erika Alexander On Why She Wrote A Buffy Comic […]
Read MoreBreakout Stars Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ayo Edebiri Secure 1st-Ever Win at 2024 Golden Globes
Ayo Edebiri, left; Da’Vine Joy Randolph.Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images) On Sunday, the 2024 Golden Globes took place, live from the Beverly Hilton. While the “revamped” award show still only saw a handful of BIPOC wins throughout the night, two Black breakout stars walked away as winners that night: Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Ayo Edibiri. […]
Read MoreBreakout Stars Secure 1st-Ever Win at 2024 Golden Globes
Ayo Edebiri, left; Da’Vine Joy Randolph.Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images) On Sunday, the 2024 Golden Globes took place, live from the Beverly Hilton. While the “revamped” award show still only saw a handful of BIPOC wins throughout the night, two Black breakout stars walked away as winners that night: Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Ayo Edibiri. […]
Read More2024 Golden Globes: Black Stars’ Best Red Carpet Looks
Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images) With the kick off of the 2024 awards season, Black glamor has officially taken over Hollywood. With “The Color Purple,” “Rustin,” “American Fiction,” “Abbott Elementary” and “The Bear” among the nominated films and series, fan favorites like Quinta Brunson, Issa Rae and Oprah Winfrey all showed out on the red […]
Read MoreThe Best Black Celeb Golden Globe Awards Looks Over the Years
This weekend, viewers around the world will be glued to their televisions as awards season kicks off with the 2024 Golden Globes! Last year we watched Angela Bassett, Zendaya, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and more snatch up a golden trophy. This year we can’t wait to see who comes out victorious as the Globes […]
Read MoreSome of the Best Golden Globe Red Carpet Looks
This weekend, viewers around the world will be glued to their televisions as awards season kicks off with the 2024 Golden Globes! Last year we watched Angela Bassett, Zendaya, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and more snatch up a golden trophy. This year we can’t wait to see who comes out victorious as the Globes […]
Read MoreBest Golden Globe Red Carpet Looks Through the Years
This weekend, viewers around the world will be glued to their televisions as awards season kicks off with the 2024 Golden Globes! Last year we watched Angela Bassett, Zendaya, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and more snatch up a golden trophy. This year we can’t wait to see who comes out victorious as the Globes […]
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 MoreGolden Globes 2024 Predictions: Guessing the Winners On The Big Night
The nominees: “Addicted To Romance” by Bruce Spingsteen, She Came To Me “Dance The Night” by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, and Caroline Ailin, Barbie Advertisement “I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie “Peaches” by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmand, and John Spiker, The Super Mario Bros. Movie […]
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 […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Entertainers of the Year
Halle – Part of Your World (From “The Little Mermaid”) As she dealt with the endless negativity from trolls who couldn’t wrap their heads around a Black mermaid, Halle Bailey was the definition of class and grace. Her performance delivered an inspirational new role model for Black kids, showing them that they belong in any […]
Read MoreWe Couldn’t Have Said it Better: Words of Wisdom from Our Favorite Black Celebrities
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) From climate change to health care to the rising cost of everything, we’ve got a lot to worry about – and let’s not even get started on the 2024 Presidential election. But even in all the darkness, there are glimmers of hope everywhere. And we decided to look at some […]
Read MoreOur Fave Black Celebs Provide Words of Wisdom To Take With You To 2024
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) From climate change to health care to the rising cost of everything, we’ve got a lot to worry about – and let’s not even get started on the 2024 Presidential election. But even in all the darkness, there are glimmers of hope everywhere. And we decided to look at some […]
Read MoreHere Are The Groundbreaking Black “Firsts” You Should Know
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 12: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) gives remarks ahead of a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Hanukkah reception was the first of its kind at the U.S. Capitol Building that featured bipartisan congressional leadership. Photo: Anna Moneymaker […]
Read MoreHere Are a Few Groundbreaking Black ‘Firsts’ You Should Know
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 12: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) gives remarks ahead of a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Hanukkah reception was the first of its kind at the U.S. Capitol Building that featured bipartisan congressional leadership. Photo: Anna Moneymaker […]
Read More‘Swarm,’ ‘The Color Purple,’ Snubbed by Reinvented Golden Globes Awards
As The Golden Globes continues to reinvent the awards show post-scandal, it’s looking to the 2024 event to return the show to prominence on the awards calendar. On Monday, nominations for the 81st Annual Golden Globes were announced, and for some Black stars, things are looking the same. Yes, 2023-24 awards season favorites “American Fiction,” […]
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