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    Ayra Starr attends the MOBO Awards 2025 at the Utilita Arena on February 18, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    Film + TV
    07 March 2025

    Ayra Starr and Richard Mofe-Damijo Lead Nigerian Cast of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Film Adaptation

    The Gina Prince-Bythewood-directed film stars Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Viola Davis and more superstars, and is now scheduled for a tentative early 2027 release.

    South African actress Thuso Mbedu is taking Hollywood by storm
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    03 May 2021

    Thuso Mbedu's Next Hollywood Film 'The Woman King' To Be Shot in South Africa

    Thuso Mbedu joins Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o in the highly anticipated historical film The Woman King, based on the true events of West Africa's Dahomey women warriors.

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    Film + TV
    03 February 2021

    Here are the 2021 NAACP Image Awards Nominees

    Trevor Noah, Yvonne Orji, Dayo Okeniyi, Issa Rae, Idris Elba, the late Chadwick Boseman and more have been nominated at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards.

    Viola Davis Is Developing a Series Based on Octavia Butler's 'Wild Seed' With Nnedi Okorafor And Wanuri Kahiu
    Film + TV
    27 March 2019

    Viola Davis Is Developing a Series Based on Octavia Butler's 'Wild Seed' With Nnedi Okorafor And Wanuri Kahiu

    The series, based on Butler's 1980 novel, will tell the story of "two African immortals who travel the ages from pre-Colonial West Africa to the far, far future."

    These Are the 9 Films We're Looking Forward to the Most in 2019
    Film + TV
    06 December 2018

    These Are the 9 Films We're Looking Forward to the Most in 2019

    From John Boyega and Letitia Wright in "Hold Back the Stars" to Jordan Peele's "Us," these films have us pretty excited about cinema in 2019.

    Watch the Trailer for Crime Thriller 'Widows' Starring Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya and More
    Film + TV
    04 June 2018

    Watch the Trailer for Crime Thriller 'Widows' Starring Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya and More

    Steve McQueen's latest film follows a group of badass women taking their fate into their own hands—by any means necessary.

    Viola Davis' JuVee Productions To Adapt Shantrelle P. Lewis' Book on Black Dandyism Into Documentary Series
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    08 March 2018

    Viola Davis' JuVee Productions To Adapt Shantrelle P. Lewis' Book on Black Dandyism Into Documentary Series

    Curator and author Shantrelle P. Lewis' book Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style will be made into a new docu-series that sounds ah-mazing.

    Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o Will Star In an Upcoming Film Based on the Dahomey Amazon Warriors
    Film + TV
    02 March 2018

    Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o Will Star In an Upcoming Film Based on the Dahomey Amazon Warriors

    The two will play mother and daughter in the historical drama "The Woman King."

    On Watching Black Folks Win: What I Learned from the 2017 Oscars Flub
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    28 February 2017

    On Watching Black Folks Win: What I Learned from the 2017 Oscars Flub

    A candid rundown of the 2017 Oscars and the epic mix-up that almost stole Moonlight's victory.

    After You Watch 'Get Out' Check Out What's Next for its Breakout Star, Daniel Kaluuya
    Film + TV
    27 February 2017

    After You Watch 'Get Out' Check Out What's Next for its Breakout Star, Daniel Kaluuya

    Here's what's next for the star of Jordan Peele's box-office hit "Get Out."

    The Oscars Awarded Moonlight Best Picture, Confirming What We All Knew
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    27 February 2017

    The Oscars Awarded Moonlight Best Picture, Confirming What We All Knew

    Moonlight won the award for Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards.

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    15 February 2017

    The 2017 Guide To Blackness At the Oscars

    We've put together a guide to help make sure you get the blackest experience possible out of this year's show.

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