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Rising filmmaker Christina Cooper is producing and directing the upcoming film, Trading Soles— starring influencer Shiggy, Faizon Love, and Joe Barra. The movie follows James Caldwell (an African-American student athlete)played by Shiggy and Adam Finch (a rich caucasian nerd) played by JoeBarra. After a school yard scuffle, the school counselor Ms. Cigam (who has a…
Netflix Never Heard spin-off is in pre-production phases. Josh Webber of Webber Films and Christina Cooper of Christina Cooper Productions are producing a series called My Father’s Voice. The original show followed Jalen, a Los Angeles drug dealer whose fatheris spending life in prison. Jalen meets a church girl who is showing himthat life is what…
Reality star and daughter of Run DMC’s Rev Run Vanessa Simmons is set to host the new reality show, $ix Figure Makeover. The upcoming reality show gives struggling entrepreneurs a 6 figure makeover to help jump start their business. Imagine Shark Tank and Making the Band collaborating– well this is that. Diddy Announces The Return…
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith has been named one of the three co-chairs of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force. She will be accompanied by Dr. David Kessler, a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, and by Dr. Vivek Murthy, former surgeon general under President Barack Obama. Dr. Marcella…
Netflix has been receiving backlash since the release of Cuties — now that backlash has instigated felony charges against the company. Cuties premiered in the World Dramatic Competition section of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 23. It was later released internationally on September 9, 2020 on Netflix. The film follows a middle school…
Jackson State, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University), announced their new 21st head coach — NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Sanders confirm the news on his new podcast, 21st and Prime. Jackson State announced Sanders position on Monday. Sanders was omitted in to the NFL Hall of Fame after a stellar football career,…
The Aurora police department, located in suburban Denver, is facing a lawsuit in connection to Elijah McClain’s death. McClain died at the hands of Aurora police officers. There are several investigations into Aurora police and their policies, which include the mistreatment of 4 young Black girls. Elijah McClain was a 23-year-old Black message therapist and…
Tracy Morgan (51) and wife Megan Wollover-Morgan (33) are divorcing after five years of marriage. They both anticipated the split and are in disagreement on divorce terms. Tracy and Megan were engaged in 2012 and wed in August 2015. They gave birth to a daughter, Maven Sonae, in 2013. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mgVVonudd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The pair separated from each…
Haven’t you heard? Netflix’s Strong Black Lead Twitter account announced that: Moesha, seasons 1-3 of The Game, Sister, Sister, Girlfriends, The Parkers, Half & Half, and One on One, are joining the Netflix family. Most of the titles will be available by October 15 but “Moesha” begin streaming on the platform August 1. That is…
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, donates millions of her personal wealth that she won from her divorce settlement to historically Black colleges. It’s reported that she donated over $100 million to six schools. Scott recently noted on Twitter that she dropped the ‘Bezos’ surname and is now using the “middle name…