Why we speak up when Hollywood whitewashes our favorite characters of color
Just like so many other longtime comic book fans, I was excited to hear about the upcoming Hellboy reboot. What I didn’t expect was for the movie to cause a...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published August 30, 2017 · Last modified January 23, 2018
Just like so many other longtime comic book fans, I was excited to hear about the upcoming Hellboy reboot. What I didn’t expect was for the movie to cause a...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new measures aimed at making the Oscars more diverse. And a quick look at the “solutions” shows that the Academy is...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published September 8, 2015 · Last modified August 12, 2017
There has been a flurry of casting announcements for the upcoming Netflix series Luke Cage, the first ever Black-centric superhero television series ever. Now the Mike Colter led superhero vehicle has...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published September 2, 2015 · Last modified December 24, 2015
Idris Elba is one of those Black men that other men love and hate simultaneously. He’s handsome. He’s in impeccable shape. He’s intelligent. Women of all walks fawn over him....
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published August 17, 2015 · Last modified January 1, 2016
This week, the entire core cast of The Wiz LIVE! was finally announced. After weeks of dream and fan casting, we now know who will be filling the legendary roles in...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 22, 2015 · Last modified December 17, 2016
We live in a world where the Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series category includes Taraji P. Henson (Cookie Lyon on Empire) and Viola Davis (Annalise Keating on How To...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 11, 2015 · Last modified December 23, 2015
We said this was coming, and it appears our hunch is indeed fact. Cornelius Smith Jr., who played community activist and troubled mayoral candidate Marcus Walker, will be a series...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published April 25, 2015 · Last modified January 3, 2016
Leave it to Shonda to kill a man and resurrect him within a week’s time. She never gives our emotions a break. And, it doesn’t look like she’ll be starting...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published March 31, 2015 · Last modified December 27, 2015
Deadline.com wants you to know that they have heard all of the harsh criticism of their inflammatory article Pilots 2015: The Year Of Ethnic Castings from last week wherin the writer characterized...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published March 26, 2015 · Last modified January 3, 2016
In my recent post “The State of Blacks on Television Looks Good,” I discussed the recent explosion of racially diverse castings for the upcoming TV pilot season. While news surrounding...
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by Jenn M. Jackson · Published January 19, 2015 · Last modified December 30, 2016
Biopics of popular Black entertainers and musical groups tend to be hit or miss. More often they’re miss without a whole lot of space in the redeeming qualities department. But, Lifetime’s...