Ayo Edebiri and Uzo Aduba are both up for lead actress in a comedy series, Cynthia Erivo for guest actress, and Ruth Negga, for supporting actress – her first Emmy nod – at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards.
In her debut book, the Emmy-winning actress shares the powerful influence her family’s Igbo culture had on her upbringing in Massachusetts.
Daniel Kaluuya, Uzo Aduba, Chadwick Boseman, John Boyega and more have secured wins at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards.
Danai Gurira is set to play American Civil Rights icon Shirely Chisholm in the upcoming film 'The Fighting Shirley Chisholm'.
The 'Americanah' mini-series adaptation by Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira has been axed by HBO Max due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and scheduling conflicts.
Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba was awarded an Emmy for her stellar performance as Civil Rights icon Shirley Chisholm in 'Mrs America'.
The 2020 Emmy nominations are in and Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Trevor Noah and Uzo Aduba are repping Africa hard.
Here's the latest news surrounding the highly-anticipated limited series, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Uzo Aduba and more.
The 10-episode limited series, executive produced by Danai Gurira, will premiere on HBO Max.
The Emmy-winning actress will star alongside Chris Rock in season four of the FX series.
Based on a true story, Uzo Aduba portrays a mother who leads the fight for education reform in Washington, D.C.
The actress plays the mother of a reclusive hip hop prodigy in the upcoming Netflix film, also starring Anthony Anderson.
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