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Queen Sugar follows the life of three siblings--brother Ralph-Angel (trying to rebuild his life after jail) and sisters, Nova Bordelon (social activist, root woman, and herbalist) and Charley Bordelon (L.A. basketball wife), who, with her teenage son Micah, moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from their recently departed father - an 800-acre sugarcane farm.

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Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Hosts ALL THINGS MUSIC Every Thursday Photo Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Hosts ALL THINGS MUSIC Every Thursday
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2020

You ever wondered what happens backstage at a festival or concert with multiple artists? Wouldn't you have loved to have been a fly on the wall when the legends were in their comfort zones just hanging out? Bowie and Jagger, Rick James and Prince, the Eagles on tour, and your favorite artist with th...


Tedra Millan Will Lead Industry Reading of LATE SUMMER SCENES
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2019

Tedra Millan (The Wolves, Present Laughter), will star in an industry reading of Late Summer Scenes by emerging playwright David Glass (Experimental Design for Biologists), and directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Theresa Rebeck's Downstairs, Hatefuck) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Open Jar Studio...


OWN Announces Additional Cast for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY Photo OWN Announces Additional Cast for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the directorial lineup and additional casting for the first installment of the anticipated new romantic anthology drama “Cherish the Day,” created and executive produced by Emmy® winner/Academy Award®-nominee Ava DuVernay (“Queen Sugar,” “When They See Us”)...


New York's Leading LGBTQ Film Festival 'Newfest' Announces Full Lineup Photo New York's Leading LGBTQ Film Festival 'Newfest' Announces Full Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2019

New York's leading LGBTQ film festival, NewFest, has announced the full lineup of their 31st annual celebration of the year's best LGBTQ films from around the world. As announced earlier this week, the festival will kick off the festival's 31st edition with the New York premiere of Mike Doyle's Manh...


The Richard Lawson Studios Master Class Series Will Close August With Director Neema Photo The Richard Lawson Studios Master Class Series Will Close August With Director Neema Barnette
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2020

The Richard Lawson Studios will close its Self Tape Master Class Series for the month of August with director Neema Barnette. Classes take place every Saturday morning at 10 AM PST via Zoom Webinar. ...


Fassine Announce 'Forge' LP via Trapped Animal Records/Cargo Records Photo Fassine Announce 'Forge' LP via Trapped Animal Records/Cargo Records
by Abigail Charpentier - February 03, 2020

Fassine's third album FORGE (March 27), and first on Trapped Animal Records & Cargo Records, is a tribute to the unassuming heroes on the fringes of society. The band shares, “FORGE' is about the small pockets of communities that are overlooked, unheard, ignored.”Sweet and aggressive, new single “Bl...


Geffen Playhouse Selects Playwrights For The Writers' Room Photo Geffen Playhouse Selects Playwrights For The Writers' Room
by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2019

Geffen Playhouse today announced its selection of six local writers to participate in the second cycle of The Writers' Room, a forum for engagement and collaboration between Los Angeles playwrights. The participants for 2019/2020 are Boni B. Alvarez, Chloé Hung, Inda Craig-Galván, Juan José Alfonso,...


Cicely Tyson Joins Cast of Ava DuVernay's New Anthology Series on OWN Photo Cicely Tyson Joins Cast of Ava DuVernay's New Anthology Series on OWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that award-winning screen legend Cicely Tyson has joined the cast of filmmaker Ava DuVernay's new anthology series “Cherish the Day,” her second series on the network since creating the acclaimed “Queen Sugar.”...


OWN & Lionsgate Announces GREENLEAF Spinoff; Season 5 Premiere Date Set Photo OWN & Lionsgate Announces GREENLEAF Spinoff; Season 5 Premiere Date Set
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 19, 2020

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is in development with Lionsgate on a spin-off of the network's critically-acclaimed hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf” from award-winning creator and executive producer Craig Wright...


Transgender Actor Brian Michael Smith Joins 9-1-1: LONE STAR Photo Transgender Actor Brian Michael Smith Joins 9-1-1: LONE STAR
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2019

According to The Hollywood Reporter, trans actor Brian Michael Smith has joined the cast of '9-1-1: Lone Star' on Fox. The series stars Liv Tyler and Rob Lowe....


Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Returns for Fifth Edition Photo Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Returns for Fifth Edition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2020

The Imagine This Women's Film Festival is returning for a fifth edition, running September 25 - October 4. Originally scheduled to take place at Firelight Studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York, the festival has shifted online to continue with their mission....


OWN's Hit Reality Show LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE Returns This September Photo OWN's Hit Reality Show LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE Returns This September
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network unveiled today the explosive new trailer for its hit reality series “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” which returns with all new episodes Saturday, September 7 (9 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT)....


Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Hosts ALL THINGS MUSIC Every Thursday Photo Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Hosts ALL THINGS MUSIC Every Thursday
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2020

You ever wondered what happens backstage at a festival or concert with multiple artists? Wouldn't you have loved to have been a fly on the wall when the legends were in their comfort zones just hanging out? Bowie and Jagger, Rick James and Prince, the Eagles on tour, and your favorite artist with th...


CSArts-SGV Announces Impressive Master Artist Series Photo CSArts-SGV Announces Impressive Master Artist Series
by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2019

Now in its third season, California School of the Arts a?" San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) continues to provide meaningful and often life-changing experiences for its 1,200 aspiring young artists through programs such as the 2019-2020 Master Artist Series. In addition to the school's 10 arts conserv...


Tony Aidan Vo, Carolina Do and More to Take Part in COLLECTIVE STORIES Photo Tony Aidan Vo, Carolina Do and More to Take Part in COLLECTIVE STORIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2020

The Sa?'ng Collective, in partnership with Second Generation Productions (2g), will present Collective Stories, an evening of works by 10 multidisciplinary Vietnamese artists....


Ava DuVernay and Kat Candler Will Develop a New Series for TNT Photo Ava DuVernay and Kat Candler Will Develop a New Series for TNT
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 06, 2019

Variety reports that Ava DuVernay and Kat Candler, the team behind 'Queen Sugar,' will develop a new drama series for TNT....


Amanda Peet and Christian Slater to Star in Season Two of Anthology Series DIRTY JOHN Photo Amanda Peet and Christian Slater to Star in Season Two of Anthology Series DIRTY JOHN
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 09, 2019

USA Network announced today that Amanda Peet (“The Romanoffs”) and Christian Slater (MR. ROBOT) will star in the second season of anthology series DIRTY JOHN, titled DIRTY JOHN: THE BETTY BRODERICK STORY. This second installment will be based on another epic true tale of love gone wrong -- a story t...


NBC Orders Unscripted Family Social Experiment HOME SWEET HOME From Ava Duvernay's Ar Photo NBC Orders Unscripted Family Social Experiment HOME SWEET HOME From Ava Duvernay's Array & Warner Horizon Unscripted Television
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 16, 2020

NBC has ordered 10 episodes of the new, unscripted family social experiment “Home Sweet Home,” created by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Ava DuVernay. Warner Horizon Unscripted Television will produce the hourlong series with DuVernay's production company, ARRAY Filmworks. ...


Listen to Drag Stars Alexis Michelle & Dusty Ray Bottoms On ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST Pod Photo Listen to Drag Stars Alexis Michelle & Dusty Ray Bottoms On ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 02, 2020

Official Pride marches may have been canceled this year due to COVID, but that didn't stop entertainment podcast Add This To Your List from celebrating. Episode 97 of the show welcomes drag queens, activists and real-life friends Alexis Michelle and Dusty Ray Bottoms to talk about Pride 2020, RuPaul...


Stacey Abrams, Winnie Harlow, Nicole Byer and More Announced For OWN SPOTLIGHT: BLACK Photo Stacey Abrams, Winnie Harlow, Nicole Byer and More Announced For OWN SPOTLIGHT: BLACK WOMEN OWN THE CONVERSATION
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2019

Oprah Winfrey Network and OZY Media announced today the new series “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation” to premiere on Saturday, August 24 at 10:00 pm ET/PT exclusively on OWN, with celebrities and thought leaders including rising star politician Stacey Abrams, model and activist Winnie...


Koshie Mills Presented a Live Audience Taping of Talk Show Series THE DIASPORA DIALOG Photo Koshie Mills Presented a Live Audience Taping of Talk Show Series THE DIASPORA DIALOGUES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 14, 2019

Hollywood Power Broker Creator and Executive Producer Koshie Mills, presented a live audience taping of her groundbreaking cultural talk show series 'The Diaspora Dialogues' Live in Los Angeles on Friday, November 1st at the California African American Museum. The show and movement is designed to br...


Sean Ardoin Addresses Racism In Powerful New Song & Video 'What Do You See' Photo Sean Ardoin Addresses Racism In Powerful New Song & Video 'What Do You See'
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2020

Hard times call for hard questions. Louisiana-based, two-time Grammy nominee Sean Ardoin is asking one such question with his new song and video 'What Do You See' (Zydekool Records) that addresses, head-on, racism and injustice against black males in America. At a time when the nation is mourning Ge...


Activists Alicia Garza, David Banner And More Join BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME At The Ap Photo Activists Alicia Garza, David Banner And More Join BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME At The Apollo
by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2019

Additional actors, activists and artists are signing on to the Apollo Theater's production of Between the World and Me running Friday, Oct. 25 through Monday, Oct. 28....


OWN Renews QUEEN SUGAR for Fifth Season Photo OWN Renews QUEEN SUGAR for Fifth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fifth season Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar” to air in 2020. Produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television, “Queen Sugar” has been lauded for its powerful portrayal of an African-American family in the De...


OWN Announces Straight-to-Series Order for DELILAH Photo OWN Announces Straight-to-Series Order for DELILAH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 26, 2020

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a straight-to-series order for the new original drama series “Delilah,” from acclaimed “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey. ...






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