Television

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May 16, 2025

‘Beyond the Gates’ is renewed as veteran Black soap actors cheer its success

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May 14, 2025

Mara Brock Akil’s ‘Forever’ renewed by Netflix for a second season

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May 14, 2025

Marvel drops trailer for ‘Ironheart,’ led by Ryan Coogler and Black women creatives

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May 13, 2025

Mara Brock Akil wants to do a ‘Girlfriends’ movie—she just needs the funding

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May 13, 2025

The cast of Netflix’s ‘Forever’ features Black Hollywood icons and rising stars

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May 13, 2025

Why we’ve all fallen for ‘Forever’ on Netflix

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May 9, 2025

5 iconic fictional (but real in our hearts) mothers we love, in honor of Mother’s Day

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May 9, 2025

How much do you know about Maia Campbell? Here are five inspiring facts

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May 8, 2025

Marc Lamont Hill angrily shuts down Piers Morgan’s request for white woman to use N-word in front of him

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May 5, 2025

Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever…’ for TV

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April 25, 2025

10 iconic Black vampires to sink your teeth into if ‘Sinners’ got you hooked

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April 25, 2025

Mo’Nique tells Shannon Sharpe that he needs an older woman in ‘Club Shay Shay’ clip that should now live rent-free in his head

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April 22, 2025

4 of Maia Campbell’s most memorable roles in TV, film and music videos

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April 21, 2025

Keke Palmer: Career, achievements and cultural impact in Hollywood

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April 16, 2025

Maia Campbell resurfaces with a positive life update—and a special message for Tyler Perry

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