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by Andrew Keahey There are a lot of slasher movies to choose from. After the release of Halloween in 1987, horror was never really the same. The masked murderer picking off unwitting teenagers and twenty-somethings ended up becoming a cultural staple. People that don’t even watch horror movies know what names to say when they […]

by Kathleen Anaza Drawing in viewers with juicy telenovela-style drama, star-studded casts and curated soundtracks, MTV Shuga has become a favorite among the scandalous and socially-conscious television viewer on the African continent. Over five seasons, Shuga has operated as three self-contained miniseries, each set in a unique country and with a distinct cast. The stories […]

Viola Davis and her husband Julius Tennon’s production company JuVee Productions is partnering with Leumeul Plummer to create a four part docuseries titled Both Sides that follows the high profile police brutality related cases of Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, John Crawford III and Sandra Bland.

The first time I saw Branden Miller as Joanne the Scammer online I was intrigued. The petite, tan-skinned person with hairy arms, a disheveled, layered wig and ice blue contacts was everywhere. I clicked a video. And another one. And another one. And another. I laughed until pain reverberated up my sides and then did […]

Color of Change recently conducted a study examining the writers rooms in Hollywood and it revealed that many major studios do not have any Black writers . Only 35% of writers rooms have at least one Black writer on staff, and within that 35% less than 5% of the writers in those rooms are Black. […]

Imagine if you were an HBO executive who thought you had the next big hit. You managed to get both of the show runners for one of the most popular shows in history for another lap. You even had an idea that had never been done before. Then you sent out a press release and […]

The NRA doesn’t care about Black people. *Kanye West voice* Well, they don’t care enough to speak up for legal gun owner Philando Castile while they do care enough to be terrified of us beyond all logic. 

Douglas Goodstein and four other Caucasian producers are firing back at Sean “Diddy” Combs and his company Revolt TV because they feel they were treated unfairly and fired because they were white. And over 39 years old. The team of producers filed a Manhattan Supreme Court suit and claim that they were regularly treated “worse […]

Every few years there appears to be a new black actor who we fan cast into every possible role. There was Denzel, then Will Smith, then Idris Elba and the most recent one appears to be Michael B. Jordan. So it makes perfect sense that he’d be in on the joke. In the latest commercial from […]

It’s only March, but so far it’s been a good year for continuing the conversation of the representation of Black women in the media. For a quick recap, Mya Taylor was the first transgender woman to win a major award. Then, a misinformed and unwoke writer tried to come for #Blackgirlmagic, but no one was […]

We all know that edges are out here struggling to survive. Apparently CentricTV recognized how important it is to keep our edges and made a PSA about it.

Fuller House, a revival of Full House is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2016. Growing up, I loved Full House. At night, I imagined that I was a lost Tanner child. Now, I realize I was never destined to join the Tanner family tree—I didn’t fit any of the casting descriptions as a person […]