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‘Sinners’ star Jayme Lawson speaks out on the BAFTAs controversy, calling out the broadcast’s selective censorship and what she described as a lack of care for the Black talent involved.
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#BlackPanther will be the first film released in #SaudiArabia in 35 years, breaking country's ban on cinema buff.ly/2GABa83
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For the first time in recent memory, two films directed and led by black talent are first and second at the box office. #BlackPanther #WrinkleInTime buff.ly/2FBsB8x
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Happy Birthday @quintabrunson!! 🎉
In honor of her birthday let’s take a look back at a few of our favorite viral moments before #AbbottElementary
& drop your favorite Quinta moment in the thread too 👇🏾
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ICYMI: 'Abbott Elementary' has been renewed for a third season. bit.ly/3GCy7bA
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#UsMovie broke several records, but no one noticed this one until now.
HISTORY: 'Us' had the biggest opening weekend for a film headlined by a Black woman. buff.ly/2CIjumZ
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Have you heard the news that Sheryl Lee Ralph has been cast in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show? // 🎥: @thesherylralph
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Congratulations to @realmartymar for getting his well deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ⭐️
In honor of today drop your favorite Martin Lawrence film 👇🏾
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Despite #FastColor's rave reviews, it was only given a limited theatrical release. Now the film’s director is calling out the 'white, male gatekeepers' who said they didn't know how to market a film about 3 generations of Black women with superpowers. buff.ly/2HcUk1d
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REPORT: The four leads of #Netflix's #OnMyBlock are in "fierce" contract renegotiations as they seek a salary raise comparable to the cast of #13ReasonsWhy buff.ly/31WxyEf
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Japan's first Black-owned anime studio is behind @TheWeeknd's new music video 🙌🏾 bit.ly/305mea9
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#BlackExcellence: #FAMU student and creator of viral Rolf meme to work on Netflix children's show buff.ly/2FxBqC2
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#Riverdale star #VanessaMorgan slams series' treatment of Black characters and says she's the least-paid series regular on the show: buff.ly/36WwMuc
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.@DonaldGlover reportedly on shortlist to star as Willy Wonka in new film for Warner Bros. buff.ly/2LZ7fW8
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.@ChadwickBoseman will star as the first Black samurai in #Yasuke, one of history’s best-kept secrets. buff.ly/2DPeQUT
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Jenny Slate is leaving her role as Missy on @Netflix's #BigMouth: "Black characters should be played by Black people." More: buff.ly/31dkBIh
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A behind the scenes #AbbottElementary moment we didn’t know we needed 😂🙌🏾 // 🎥: @thesherylralph #LarryOwens
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Will Smith on potential 'Fresh Prince' reboot: "I'd have to play Uncle Phil" buff.ly/2C8Q93E
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.@AldisHodge realizes that he has a heavy burden to bare 😂👏🏾 // 🎥: @esquire
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HBO picks up two new @IssaRae shows — bisexual black man dating comedy, 'Him Or Her' & affluent Windsor Hills black teen drama buff.ly/2D24Gyg
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Historic: Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones are the first father-daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year 💫 buff.ly/33HiE6B
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Looks like @TraceeEllisRoss is down for playing Ms. Frizzle in a live-action 'Magic School Bus' buff.ly/2vlGWjR
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HUGE: @ViolaDavis and @Lupita_Nyongo will star as mother and daughter in TriStar's #TheWomanKing — based on the true story of the Dahomey Amazon Warriors (inspiration behind #DoraMilaje) buff.ly/2HXUQja
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Sidney Poitier will be 90 years old in 2 days - Feb. 20. Nine days later, March 1, Harry Belafonte will also celebrate 90 years of life.
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'Good Girls': Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion) to appear in Season 3 of NBC series buff.ly/2RKPS0y
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#BlackPanther is now the 7th-biggest grossing film in U.S. history, is closing in on #TheAvengers as top superhero pic ever buff.ly/2FJ1XOV
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Danielle Brooks (@thedanieb) to star in 'The Mahalia Jackson Story' at Lifetime bit.ly/30lH1Gu
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Going into this three day weekend feeling like Chris Tucker // 🎥: @christuckerreal
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Issa Rae is calling out Hollywood for protecting Ezra Miller who has made headlines for their “atrocious” behavior. bit.ly/3QQmzGE
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.@michaelb4jordan says his production company, Outlier Society, will implement inclusion riders for all projects. #InclusionRider buff.ly/2tlIBtq
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Actress and vegan influencer @IamTabithaBrown is getting her own show ― because that's her business! bit.ly/3dHckPp
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“Big Emmy winner, not the little one.” - Storm Reid
In case you missed it, Jasmine Guy and Storm Reid won big during last nights Emmy’s 🏆
Congratulations to both these amazing actresses!
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We love to see it!! Wishing Jenifer Lewis a continued recovery ❤️ // 🎥: @JeniferLewis
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Halle Bailey of @chloexhalle to star as Ariel in Disney's live-action #TheLittleMermaid buff.ly/324Ss4t
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In a history-making feat, #BlackPanther is set to make $1B worldwide before it even opens in China. buff.ly/2I3INB3
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John Boyega calls for studios to protect actors from racist and sexist fandoms bit.ly/3l34LY1
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Miles Brown, who is best known for starring in 'black-ish,' graduated top of his class and was named valedictorian. ✨ bit.ly/3S4Ipc7
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Issa Rae's @TheRaedio signs @ThisIsTheRead to a history-making record deal that includes an original comedy album bit.ly/3nr7rAP
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WATCH: An Afro-Colombian 'witch' from 1646 comes back to life in @Netflix's 'Siempre Bruja' trailer buff.ly/2RMh2BM
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The love the fills the room when Black Hollywood meets 🥹❤️ // 🎥: @people
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Welcome To Zamunda! #WesleySnipes joins #EddieMurphy and #ArsenioHall in 'Coming To America 2.' Details: buff.ly/2yHp7zz
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Today in Broadway musical history, December 20, 1981, we were introduced to ‘Dreamgirls.’
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#KobeBryant was the first professional athlete and the first Black person to ever win an Oscar for Best Animated Short film: buff.ly/2RKuEhC
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Tyler James Williams and Eddie Murphy looking absolutely dapper on the #GoldenGlobe carpet 👌🏾
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Kenan Thompson is developing a new kids comedy sketch show with the team behind 'All That' buff.ly/2w1VRAJ
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#WhenTheySeeUs is completely shut out of #GoldenGlobes in a year of almost all-white nominees 🤔 buff.ly/2qEz7ZY
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Power moves! @IAmCardiB is set to star with @JLo, @ConstanceWu, @KekePalmer and @lilireinhart in the stripper revenge film, #Hustlers. Here's what we know: buff.ly/2Tedms1.
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Glynn Turman is moving into CBS’s 'The Neighborhood,' and will play Tichina Arnold’s father in Season 7. blavity.com/entertainment/th…
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.@Winston_Duke, @Lupita_Nyongo and #ElisabethMoss in talks to star in @JordanPeele's "nightmare" thriller, #Us buff.ly/2FW02Sw
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Calling all writers! @JordanPeele's @Monkeypaw Productions is now accepting film and TV script submissions buff.ly/2QQTzTd
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'I Can't Skip My Brother and Sister': @HalleBerry refuses to pass by Black journalists on #JohnWick3 red carpet after publicist denies access buff.ly/2VH6A46
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#ChadwickBoseman's agent says he and #TessaThompson were once offered a slave movie and turned it down bit.ly/3biJFAT
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UPDATE: #OnMyBlock is now in production for Season 3 after prior reports of a weeks-long salary standoff between its four lead actors and Netflix: buff.ly/2YwzSPz
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#GuavaIsland: Are #Rihanna and #DonaldGlover shooting a new movie? Here's everything we know right now: buff.ly/2MT42HX
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'Becoming': Michelle Obama documentary announced at @Netflix. Watch a clip here: bit.ly/2W5LWYH.
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'Harlem' has added several actors, including Rachel True and Countess Vaughn, to its season 2 cast. bit.ly/3SjgOjC
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“We would not be here without you.” 🥹❤️ The cast of ‘The Color Purple’ gave Whoopi Goldberg some well deserved followers 💐 // 🎥: @TheView
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First-look at @IdrisElba's 1980s comedy series inspired by his childhood, ‘In The Long Run.’ buff.ly/2EWceTJ
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Tia Mowry is set to star with her fellow ‘Sister, Sister’ alum RonReaco Lee in the holiday project ‘A Very Merry Beauty Salon.’ bit.ly/3XXDUTa
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Viral star, rapper #ThatGirlLayLay (@ThatGirlLayLay2) inks huge @Nickelodeon deal to develop original content 👏🏾 bit.ly/37Axs8B
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Newcomer Dominique Thorne to star as Riri Williams in Marvel's #Ironheart on Disney+ bit.ly/2Ls1tAH
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#IfBealeStreetCouldTalk star #KiKiLayne's team is "actively plotting" for role as X-Men's Storm buff.ly/2VTeofN
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People have been calling out uncanny similarities between Nick Jr.'s #MadeByMaddie and the Oscar-winning short, #HairLove 👀 bit.ly/3bi88pW
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Jodie Turner-Smith will play Queen Anne Boleyn in a series and racists are big mad bit.ly/2HLXVrc
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Michael Che will be the first person of color to be a head writer for 'Saturday Night Live' buff.ly/2BXfBHT
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.@JeniferLewis co-signs fan idea for her to star in #Boondocks reboot as Grandad's sister 👀 buff.ly/2YfhFr8
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Watch as #RyanCoogler breaks down the casino and car chase scenes from #BlackPanther buff.ly/2CamtG0
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'Queen & Slim': #JodieTurnerSmith lands lead opposite #DanielKaluuya in Black love story from @LenaWaithe and @MelinaMatsoukas buff.ly/2Qta6bH
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Just like @IssaRae's former job, We Got Y'all 😂 As a Friday treat, here is the #InsecureHBO x #LivingSingle mashup that you never knew you needed. Tag the Molly to your Khadijah in the replies 🥂
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Morgan also defended former co-star #AshleighMurray against claims she was the reason the Josie & The Pussycats were written off: "You don’t know what the f**k your [sic] talking about...maybe the show should write for her like the white characters." buff.ly/36WwMuc
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Stacy Osei-Kuffour will be the first Black woman to write a Marvel film. 🙌🏾 bit.ly/3aS8WlI
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#ViolaDavis on industry pay gap: If I’m a Black Meryl Streep...then “pay me what I’m worth!” buff.ly/2F5HfFt
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#StrangerThings teen actors will make 12 times more than their previous salary for Season 3 buff.ly/2G5u4aF
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Alfre Woodard joins cast of live-action 'The Lion King' as Simba's mother, Sarabi buff.ly/2vGGiAS
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19-year-old @PhillipYoumans, the youngest director ever to have a film at @Tribeca, has become the 1st Black filmmaker to win the film festival's top prize with @burningcane, a film he started at age 17. He wrote, directed and edited it in high school. buff.ly/2IW9fjF
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New OWN docuseries 'Black Love' features Viola Davis, Meagan Good, Tia Mowry and more (premieres tonight) buff.ly/2vHxHKN
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Nia DaCosta's 'The Marvels' is the highest-grossing film ever for a Black woman director. bit.ly/3QHy03C
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Nickelodeon removes #MadeByMaddie from schedule following "concerns" about #HairLove similarities buff.ly/2F9gLqB
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