Tracy Morgan returned home to Brooklyn yesterday (March 28th), to celebrate the upcoming season two premiere of his TBS series The Last OG. Morgan and TBS partnered with Bedford Stuyvesantโs Hattie Carthan Community Garden, City Harvest, Grow NYC, Feeding America, Drive Change NYC and Trellis to host a special garden party to bring awareness for the need for community gardens and green spaces in urban communities throughout New York City.
While known for her strong dramatic performances, Academy Award nominated actress Alfre Woodard shows off her comedic side as the titular character in Netflixโs new film Juanita based on Sheila Williams’ novel Dancing on the Edge of the Roof.
Twenty-seven years after the release of the 1992 film “Boomerang,” which starred Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, Eartha Kitt, and Grace Jones, BET is helping to pick up the story from the film decades later, with their new series aptly titled “Boomerang.”
Aldis Hodge is reuniting with his “Hidden Figures” co-star Taraji P Henson, in the comedy “What Men Want.”
Angie Thomas’ journey from page to screen came full circle when her debut novel ‘The Hate U Give’ was adapted into a Hollywood motion picture last year starring Amandla Stenberg as the main protagonist Starr.
When “Creed II” opened in November earning an over $55 million opening and being deemed the highest grossing opening for a live-action film released over a Thanksgiving weekend, the film’s successful was in part due to the directing work of Steven Caple Jr.
Newcomer Jordan L. Jones has made a splash on TV with his breakout role as Nat on Fox’s comedy series “Rel” which premiered in September.
After years with Lionsgate, Tyler Perry is set to release his first film with Paramount Pictures, a comedy called “Nobody’s Fool.”
As part of Urbanworld Film Festival, HBO hosted a series of panel discussions at their New York headquarters as part of Urbanworld Digital.
Just two weeks after premiering at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, “The Hate U Give” based on Angie Thomas’ novel was selected as the closing film for this year’s 22nd annual Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City.