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Women are definitely making their mark in film right now and Ava DuVernay is one of the standout directors in the mix. Her latest project, A Wrinkle in Time, is breaking records with its 100 million dollar budget. It has shaped up to be a must-see movie, starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and […]

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Kirk Franklin has been selected by Central City Productions to host the 33rd Annual Gospel Music Stellar Awards.

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Many people might remember Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s Red Table Talks that she did back in 2012 with her mom, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and daughter, Willow Smith. During the emotional session, the women talked about things like motherhood, family, and conflicts from the past. Now, Jada is continuing the conversation thanks to a deal she just landed with Facebook. According to Deadline, they plan on […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Essence readers will have an advance glance into A Wrinkle In Time as cast leads Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid and the film’s director, Ava DuVernay, cover the February issue. In the article titled ‘A Different World,’ Winfrey, Reid and DuVernay open up about their experiences on set, and deep dive into their future trajectories and the power of imagination. […]

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FirstLadyB: Lupita Nyong’o writing a book that will encourage us all to walk with joy in our own skin. The book, Sulwe, which is due in January 2019, is based on Lupita’s childhood. Sulwe is a 5-year-old girl from Kenya coming to terms with her dark skin. She is darker than anyone in her family or her class, and is determined to find […]

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via FirstLadyB: Grown-ish starring, Yara Shahidi has been renewed for a second season by Freeform. According to Deadline, Grown-ish has received a 20-episode second season order. The Black-ish spin-off premiered January 3rd as Freeform’s highest-rated comedy debut in nearly six years. The half-hour college comedy tackles current social issues and complexities facing both students and administrators. It follows Zoey (Shahidi), Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Tyler Perry was the keynote speaker at the 25th annual 5000 Role Models of Excellence scholarship program, an organization that provides mentorship and support to at-risk young men. “But I looked at your faces coming down the aisle and I got emotional,” he told the crowd of hundreds at the Martin Luther King Jr. […]

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via FirstLadyB: Whitney Houston added to the Grammy’s Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Whitney Houston’s  cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” is being added to the Grammy’s Hall of Fame, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday morning. Clive Davis, who mentored the late Whitney Houston talked with Billboardabout Houston’s film debut in The Bodyguard, which generated I Will Always Love You. “I did […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Iconic 70’s bombshell Pam Grier will have her biography xx made into a biopic,Deadline reports. The Queen of Blaxpliotation, still beloved to this day has a script in place written by Bennie Richburg (Martin, Jamie Foxx Show, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air)  that is being shopped. The film will be based on her 2010 book Foxy: My Life […]