Television
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Through Thick and Thin: New Black-ish Episode Will Feature Girlfriends Reunion
It’s the cross-over many Tracee Ellis Ross fans (uhhh, all of us) have been thirsting for for years: watching her Black-ish and Girlfriends universes colliding. Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Jill Marie Jones will guest-star on an upcoming episode of the hit ABC show—the first time all four Girlfriends stars have reunited on the small…
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BET Plus, a New Streaming-Video Service for All Things Black From BET and Tyler Perry, Announces Start Date
BET+, a new streaming-video service created through a partnership between BET and Tyler Perry, is set to bring all things black to subscribers’ viewing screens beginning Sept. 19. For $9.99 per month, subscribers will be able to access all manner of black content, Deadline reports, with a focus on new and original content from a…
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Watch: This Is Us Saga Continues With Season 4, Omar Epps and Asante Blackk Among New Cast
The Big Three is back for Season 4! To celebrate Randall (Sterling K. Brown), Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Kevin’s (Justin Hartley) recent 39th birthday, NBC decided to drop the trailer for their biggest drama, This Is Us. “It’s so strange, isn’t it? How just like that a complete stranger can become such a big part…
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Garcelle Beauvais Set to Make History as 1st Black Woman on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Looks like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is getting Fancy—for real. With all the #BlackGirlMagic on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, many folks may not realize that such magic exists throughout the U.S. of A.—and would be perfectly suited for any number of the Housewives franchises. But now it seems that somebody has recognized…
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Steve Harvey’s Bringing His Shtick to Africa, Y’all!
Steve Harvey has landed a major deal to bring his popular Family Feud to Africa. According to Shadow and Act, Harvey’s Steve Harvey Global has won the licensing rights to Fremantle’s syndicated game show for airing in Ghana and South Africa. As Deadline explains: In an unprecedented deal with Fremantle, Harvey’s media company Steve Harvey…
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They Made It to the Top: A Black Lady Sketch Show Renewed for Second Season at HBO
Remember the “Bad Bitch Support Group” sketch from A Black Lady Sketch Show (ABLSS)? Well, the show’s writers are also “bad bitches” because ABLSS has been renewed for a second season at HBO! The show, created by Robin Thede, stars four powerhouse black women, Thede, Quinta Brunson, Ashley Nicole Black and Gabrielle Dennis. Thede executive…
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Leslie Jones Is Bidding Deuces to Saturday Night Live
Funny lady Leslie Jones will not be returning to Saturday Night Live when the sketch comedy returns for its 45th season next month, opting instead to focus on her career on the big screen. Entertainment Weekly confirmed the news Tuesday, noting that Jones, who starred in the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters, is set to appear…
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How to Get Away With Killer Arms: Viola Davis to Portray Michelle Obama in New Showtime Drama
What do you get when you mix the Forever First Lady and the Forever Monologue Queen? Um, the best hour of television you’ll ever set your eyes on, of course! According to Deadline, there’s a one-hour drama in the works at Showtime centering around the lives of first ladies in the White House and Viola…
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Eddie Murphy Will Host SNL After 35 Years Away From the Stage That Spawned Him
After years, maybe decades, of family fare by the way of The Klumps, or Shrek’s donkey, genius comedian Eddie Murphy will be bringing that heat, and on the stage where he began as a 19-year-old, on a little show called Saturday Night Live. Murphy, who spent about four seasons on SNL in the early 1980s…
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Nobody Asked Trey Songz to Tamper With Power's Theme Song, But 50 Cent Might Be Willing to Bring That Ole Thing Back
Despite valiant attempts by friends, girlfriends and family members, I have yet to partake in a single episode of the cultural phenomenon known as Power. But like the rest of Black Twitter—of which I’m a fringe member due to my scant participation—I did partake in the social media phenomenon known as “Why the hell did…