Awards shows have been boring or utter trash as of late but I think we can say that last night's BET Awards hosted by Taraji P. Henson were... really good. First off, icon, Queen Latifah (aka Dana Owens) was honored with the lifetime achievement award and was...
Jemele Hill is expanding her empire. Spotify has renewed her Webby award-winning podcast Jemele Hill Is Unbothered and has launched her own podcast network entitled The Unbothered Network, a podcast and production company seeking to elevate the voices, stories,...
Coming off the success of their virtual celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Amazon Studios has set "Amazon Studios Voices: Pride", a one-day virtual event to close out Pride month and celebrate queer voices and representation in the media. Amazon...
Sean Combs aka Diddy aka Bad Boy czar is teaming with Endeavor to launch “The Excellence Program". Through Combs Enterprises, the new program aims to be one of the largest virtual development programs and resume databases for aspiring entertainment executives from...
Radiolab is uncovering the mysterious story and overlooked influence of Harry Pace. Don't know who he is? He made history by starting the first Black-owned record label in American history called Black Swan Records. He also fought for fought for Black liberation on...
After decades of white being the universal standard in Hollywood, the film and TV industry is shifting at a glacial pace -- but shifting nonetheless. One of the most underrepresented and misrepresented communities in film, TV and media is the Muslim community. To...
Black-ish star and overall queen Tracee Ellis Ross has partnered with podcast network Dear Media for a new podcast series, I Am America which will share important stories that celebrate true-life stories of heroism, inclusion, and community while dispelling...
Writers Alexandra Dean Grossi and Adrienne Marquand are bringing the pilot episode of Oral to the masses. Now before you get the wrong idea of what this pilot is about, the show is based on Grossi’s real life experience. The hour-long dramedy follows Izzy, a “not...
Not so fun fact: according to Caty Borum Chattoo and William Harder and the "2020 State of the Documentary Field" study, 87% of documentary editors are white. That said, the Alliance of Documentary Editors decided to do something about it. The organization has...
