Category: African American Cinema

For three decades, Academy Award–winning actor Regina King has captivated audiences on screen. Now, with her feature directorial debut, ‘One Night in Miami,’ she takes on a defining new role.   —  Clover Hope, Wall Street Journal One day this past spring, Regina King began carving out a roughly 5-by-20-foot plot of soil behind her […]

“I wanted to put out something beautiful that still had an important message behind it.”   —  JACQUELYN GREENFIELD, NYLON A true fashion lover knows Tia Adeola’s name and her whimsical designs of sheer and ruffles that only made its official New York Fashion Week debut back in February of 2020. With traditional runway shows […]

  — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times If you’re wondering why Glynn Turman keeps popping up in high-profile projects, the veteran actor can break it down for you. “My manager calls it ‘the Glynnaissance,’” said Turman in a Zoom interview, flashing a smile that lights up the computer screen like a Christmas tree. More than six decades after […]

  — David Marchese and Djeneba Aduayom, The New York Times Magazine   Viola Davis has a moment in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the new film adaptation of August Wilson’s 1984 play, in which without saying a word she creates an entire life. Her character, the 1920s blues trailblazer Ma Rainey, is arguing with Irvin, her white manager, over […]

Character named Tim Fox will take up the cowl in new comic series written by 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley   — Alison Flood, The Guardian The next hero to don Batman’s cowl will be a black man, named Tim Fox, DC Comics has revealed. The identity of the new Batman, estranged son of Bruce Wayne’s […]

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to writer-director-actor Nate Parker’s drama American Skin, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival in 2019, winning the Sconfini Best Director award. Nate Parker (The Birth Of A Nation), Omari Hardwick (Kick-Ass), Theo Rossi (Luke Cage), Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds) star in the film which has […]

  — Brandee Sanders, NewsOne Actor Kofi Siriboe has used his artistry as a vessel to bring poignant stories that capture the essence of the Black experience to films and the small screen. The Queen Sugar star will continue to amplify diverse narratives through the creation of a new lifestyle media brand. Siriboe’s new venture—dubbed We’re Not Kids Anymore—is a platform that […]