The 1967 Race Riots of Detroit, also known as the 12th Street Riots, were among the most violent civil disturbances in United States history. A new film by Oscar Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, Detroit will examine the riots and one particularly disturbing incident involving the mysterious murder of three Black men at the Algiers Motel. The […]
In honor of the “The Best Man” sequel “Best Man Holiday”, here are 15 more black films that we’d like to see a part two…
Pop culture experts and journalists Tim Gordon and Jawn Murray joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss Kevin Hart’s recent comments about African-American cinema and…
Deadline is reporting that Spike Lee is teaming up with Showtime to develop a series based on his 1986 feature film debut, “She’s Gotta…
Bishop T.D. Jakes (pictured) already has a few movies he’s produced under his belt, such as “Not Easily Broken” and “Jumping the Broom,” and now…
In the upcoming holiday movie, “Black Nativity,” (which is based on a play by Langston Hughes), Mary J. Blige plays an angel named Platinum Fro. And while…
Jennifer Hudson is one of the stars in the upcoming holiday film, “Black Nativity.” In the movie, Hudson plays Naima, who became pregnant with her son, Langston (a…
Any time a Black movie does well in the box office, shock and surprise seem to pour from the media. Malcolm D. Lee, director of “The…
It’s difficult to keep an audience’s attention long enough to do a sequel a year or two after a hit movie, but making one almost…
As the latest slave film, ”12 Years A Slave” makes its way to the box office, there’s already a cry of fatigue from some Black…
