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The Head Writer of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is Developing a Netflix Original Series!

Aaron Ehasz, former lead writer for Avatar: The Last Airbender, Justin Richmond, director of Unchained 3, and Justin Santistevan, a former head of Finance for research and development, has created Wonderstorm a television and game studio. With this studio, the trio is now in a partnership with Netflix to produce a Netflix original animated series that…

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Missy Elliott To Be Honored At Essence's 2018 Black Women In Music

Missy Elliott To Be Honored At Essence’s 2018 Black Women In Music Celebration ?

The multi-Grammy-award-winning artist Missy Elliott was just named Essence’s Black Women in Music honor for 2018. Essence describes Elliot as "a consummate visionary whose creativity knows no limits" and as someone who "has continuously pushed the boundaries in her work to shift the culture for the better across multiple industries including music, dance, fashion, film, television…

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2017 was the Year for African-American TV Shows Reemerge Into Society

African-American TV shows have come to the forefront again with programs such as "Insecure" and "Black-ish." Both shows highlight issues within the African-American society and are two of the few shows on television that feature black ensemble casts. African-American sitcoms hit a huge surge in the 70s with shows such as "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times." This…

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Oprah Winfrey to be Honored at the 75th Golden Globe Awards with the Cecil B. DeMillie Award ?

It was announced last Wednesday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, that Oprah Winfrey will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. The DeMille award is meant for people that have made “a great impact or outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Past honorees stream from the late…

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Regina Hall Joins in the ‘Shaft’ Sequel With Samuel L. Jackson

Regina Hall has joined the cast of New Line's latest installment in the “Shaft” franchise opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher, according to Variety. The movie follows Usher, a nerdy FBI agent who, after his friend dies under suspicious circumstances, launches his own investigation, reluctantly enlisting help from his estranged father — the legendary,…

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