The public media partnership led by Maryland Public Television will present its first-ever HBCU Week NOW Student Film Festival in the winter of 2026. Produced in partnership with Black Public Media and the platform, the film festival is dedicated to showcasing the
By Candice Williams A little more than three years after âThe 1619 Projectâ published in The New York Times Magazine, presenting a provocative examination of the American slave trade and its legacy, Nikole Hannah-Jones will debut her Pulitzer Prize-winning work on Hulu Thursday with a
By Shenelle Genai While there were many expected recognitions during the 2023 Oscar nominations reveal on Tuesday (looking at you Angela Bassett, Ruth Carter, Rihanna and Brian Tyree Henry), there were also a plethora of stunning upsetsâchief among them, the lack of recognition for The Woman King.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, while The Woman King and Abbott Elementary will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees. The Black Panther sequel â which found blockbuster success â led all film nominees. The Marvel film delved into the concept
By H. Drew Blackburn The life of the greatest voice of her generation, or simply The Voice, is given the biopic treatment in Kasi Lemmonsâ âI Wanna Dance with Somebody.â Glimpses of Whitney Houstonâs (Naomi Ackie) struggles as an addict, queer woman,
By Methyl Aggarwal and Alex Lo Anita Pointer of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s with “I’m So Excited” and other hits, died of cancer Saturday, her publicist announced. She was 74. Pointer was surrounded
By Daysia Tolentino As influencers who were new to New York City, Antoni Bumba and her former roommate spent time last year trying to strengthen their relationships with brands. The creators, who had already built sizable followings on their platforms, knew that
By Becca Wood One week after announcing the death of Stephen âtWitchâ Boss, his wife shared her heartbreak Wednesday in a new Instagram post. âMy ONE and ONLY Oh how my heart aches. We miss you so much,â Holker wrote, sharing a photo of
By Lisa Respers France Stephen âtWitchâ Boss, the amiable DJ for âEllen DeGeneres Showâ and dancer who rose to fame on âSo You Think You Can Dance,â has died, his wife, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a statement to CNN.
By Airiel Sharice The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission announced Tuesday that Marylandâs casinos brought in $163.4 million in gaming revenue during the month of November. That is a $3 million increase compared to May of 2021. According to officials, more than
When Marvel Studios released âBlack Pantherâ in February 2018, it marked the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature a Black superhero and star a predominantly Black cast. Its estimated production budget was US$200 million, making it the first Black film â conventionally defined as
