Hosted by Queen Latifah, Change Together: From the March on Washington to Today will premiere Thursday, August 27 on Facebook Watch. Latifah will be joined by civil rights activists, educators, entertainers and speakers who will address the history and harmful effects of systemic racism, outline ways we can address social…
Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt will co-host a one-hour primetime special honoring the late civil rights leader John Lewis. John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, on CBS. The special also will be telecast at a later date on ViacomCBS brands…
Netflix is looking to celebrate Black voices and authors with a new live-action preschool series. The streamer has ordered twelve five-minute episodes of “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,” which will feature Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books written by Black authors, which highlight the Black experience. Click here to read…
BET Networks has given a green light to Uptown, a three-part original scripted miniseries that will chronicle the story of Andre Harrell’s iconic New York City record label, Uptown Records, from Harrell (Honey, New York Undercover) and Jesse Collins Entertainment (The New Edition Story, The Bobby Brown Story). Uptown is…
Anthony Anderson Joins Kelly Rowland, Terrence J & Regina Hall As Host For BET’s ‘Saving Our Selves’ COVID-19 Relief Fund Special Click here to read the full article.
Still relatively under the radar, despite a prolific career filled with TV hits, Collins reflects on his 20 years in Hollywood. Click here to read the full article.
Jesse Collins Entertainment, the production company behind BET’s critically-acclaimed miniseries, The New Edition Story, has signed a multi-year overall agreement with ViacomCBS Cable Networks. Click here to read the full article.
The BET Awards not only reimagined what a virtual performance can be, but what award shows could look like even post-pandemic. Click here to read the full article.
Beyoncé received a humanitarian award, and performances made explicit references to protests against racism and police brutality at the first major awards show of the Covid-19 era. Click here to read the full article.
The nation isn’t in a celebratory mood. But the BET Awards struck a delicate balance between honoring black artists and reckoning with current events. Click here to read the full article.
