Though it’s set in a fictional African nation, “ Black Panther ” explores many important issues that impact our nonfictional world. In fact, it inspired Donald Steinberg, a former deputy administrator for the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ), to use Wakanda […]
It was a monstrous task to create the African-inspired futuristic costumes in “Black Panther,” the highest-grossing superhero movie in U.S. history. Costume designer Ruth Carter led the noble charge like one of the movie’s bald, female warriors. The costumes had to be spellbinding but functional, […]
Former NBC executive Vernon Sanders has joined Amazon Studios as co-head of television, according to Variety.com. He will oversee creative and production units for Amazon Prime Video. Sanders will head the TV division with Albert Cheng, who was hired during a reorganization of Amazon’s entertainment division under new top executive Jennifer Salkein April. Cheng also […]
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 […]
Westworld” star Thandie Newton says she would never accept acting jobs that paid her less than her male counterparts, and HBO is paving the way for her, Vanity Fair reported. “I wouldn’t do anything if it didn’t. Definitely not,” she said of projects that wouldn’t match the male […]
Upcoming Film, Proving Innocence spotlights the 1994 trial and conviction of Kevin Keith, a black man found guilty of murder in Bucyrus, Ohio. The verdict, and death penalty recommendation by the jury, came despite what his defense team claims to be a complete lack of physical […]
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