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 Brian Lowry, CNN The 78th Golden Globe Awards underwent a rocky evening technically while fleetingly seeking to address the controversy rocking the organization behind the ceremony, in a pandemic-dictated format that saw streaming dominate the movie awards and an emotional posthumous
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The late Chadwick Boseman was honored with a Golden Globe on Sunday for his incredible turn in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award — which was for best performance by an actor
By Chloe Melas, CNN Matt James, the star of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” is breaking his silence on the controversy that has enveloped this season of the series. James, who is the show’s first Black lead bachelor, addressed Chris Harrison’s announcement that he
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Jay-Z and luxury goods giant LVMH have a reason to break out the bubbly. LVMH, which owns Dom Pérignon and Moët & Chandon, has taken a 50% stake in Jay-Z’s Champagne brand Armand de Brignac, also known
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Ne-Yo’s family is growing — and the R&B musician is delighted. The “So Sick” singer announced the news that his wife, Crystal Smith, is pregnant with their third child in a touching Instagram post on Sunday. “Overjoyed to
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN NBC puts together a high-profile tag team in “Young Rock” and “Kenan,” comedies featuring Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson. While the former feels a tad overinflated in its biographical dive into the star’s early life, the latter
Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN The pandemic has upended the calendar in a variety of ways, and the movie awards “season” is no exception. That explains why this year, February is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s around Christmas, traditionally,
Rob Picheta, CNN Freed from the formalities that accompany a traditional royal baby announcement, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, turned to a friend to reveal their news on Sunday. The result was an understated, black-and-white portrait of the pair, gazing
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sterling K. Brown became involved with the CNN Original Series “Lincoln: Divided We Stand,” in part, to learn more about the man who served as America’s 16th president. “I was just trying to get more information. He’s
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Judas and the Black Messiah” recounts a fascinating fact-based story in somewhat disjointed way, as it oscillates between two key characters. Despite that imbalance the movie has plenty to recommend it — beginning with Daniel Kaluuya’s crackling
