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Disney+, Hulu & ESPN Honor Black History Month with New Content & Curated Collections Photo Disney+, Hulu & ESPN Honor Black History Month with New Content & Curated Collections Across the Bundle
by Michael Major - February 01, 2022

This February, in honor of Black History Month, The Disney Bundle will continue its promise of amplifying Black stories across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ all year long with new and shared content in each service's always-on Black Stories collection. Check out the lineup of content now!...


A STRANGE LOOP, Reneé Rapp & More Nominated For GLAAD Media Awards - Full List of Nom Photo A STRANGE LOOP, Reneé Rapp & More Nominated For GLAAD Media Awards - Full List of Nominations!
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023

& Juliet, Ain't No Mo, Kimberly Akimbo, A Strange Loop, Take Me Out, Better Nate Than Ever, High School Musical: the Musical: the Series, Trevor: the Musical, Reneé Rapp, Dove Cameron, Only Murders in the Building, and more were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. Check out the complete list of nomina...


A STRANGE LOOP, Reneé Rapp & More Nominated For GLAAD Media Awards - Full List of Nom Photo A STRANGE LOOP, Reneé Rapp & More Nominated For GLAAD Media Awards - Full List of Nominations!
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023

& Juliet, Ain't No Mo, Kimberly Akimbo, A Strange Loop, Take Me Out, Better Nate Than Ever, High School Musical: the Musical: the Series, Trevor: the Musical, Reneé Rapp, Dove Cameron, Only Murders in the Building, and more were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. Check out the complete list of nomina...


Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks Join THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Adaptation as Photo Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks Join THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Adaptation as Celie and Sofia
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - February 03, 2022

Fantasia Barrino and ​​​​​​​Danielle Brooks have joined the upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple musical as Celie and Sofia, respectively....


Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documen Photo Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023

Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Watch the video...


Glimmerglass Film Days To Present Virtual Film Festival, November 7-11 Photo Glimmerglass Film Days To Present Virtual Film Festival, November 7-11
by A.A. Cristi - October 08, 2020

Glimmerglass Film Days will present a virtual film festival, complete with filmmaker interviews and panels, November 5-11.  ...


H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's BEAUTY & THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Special Photo H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's BEAUTY & THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Special
by Michael Major - July 20, 2022

Five-time GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. can now add Disney princess to her robust resume as she transforms into Belle for ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action blended special, “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.” The singer will lead never-before-seen musical pe...


FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations Photo FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Billy Porter, Reneé Rapp, The Color Purple, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Gre...


Actress Tonya Pinkins & Art Historian Sherry Turner DeCarava Present THE SWEET FLYPAP Photo Actress Tonya Pinkins & Art Historian Sherry Turner DeCarava Present THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE At Brooklyn Museum
by Julie Musbach - November 01, 2018

The voices of Sister Mary Bradley and The Sweet Flypaper of Life, the 1955 bestseller by photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes, come alive when actress Tonya Pinkins takes guests on a journey through daily moments in Harlem on Thursday, November 8, 7:00-9:00 pm, at Brooklyn Talks: The S...


ABC News Announces SOUL OF A NATION Pride Month Special Photo ABC News Announces SOUL OF A NATION Pride Month Special
by Michael Major - June 06, 2022

“PRIDE: To Be Seen,” documenting the LGBTQ+ experience and examining what it means to be seen in the current moment as a member of the community. The special, hosted by Cara Delevingne with a special show open composed and performed by artist Alok, explores the meaning of Pride and celebrates and h...


ABC News Announces New Podcast Series Chronicling The Life And Legacy Of Mamie Till-M Photo ABC News Announces New Podcast Series Chronicling The Life And Legacy Of Mamie Till-Mobley
by Michael Major - May 31, 2022

ABC News has released the trailer for its new three-part podcast series, “Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley.” Hosted by historian and ABC News contributor Leah Wright-Rigueur, the new series chronicles the life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose fight for justice after her son’s brutal m...


NJPAC to Present PSEG True Diversity Film Series: Not Done: Women Remaking America Photo NJPAC to Present PSEG True Diversity Film Series: Not Done: Women Remaking America
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2022

New Jersey Performing Arts Center invites you to join in a FREE Virtual Screening and panel discussion for Not Done: Women Remaking America, the next PSEG True Diversity Film Series. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Melissa Cooper, assistant history professor at Rutgers University-Newark and autho...


Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey Join THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Adaptation as 'Mis Photo Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey Join THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Adaptation as 'Mister' and 'Nettie'
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - February 03, 2022

Tony-nominee Colman Domingo and Grown-ish star Halle Bailey have joined the all-star cast of the upcoming musical film adaptation of The Color Purple. ...


FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations Photo FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Billy Porter, Reneé Rapp, The Color Purple, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Gre...


EXPO CHICAGO Announces April EXPO ART WEEK Alignments And Events Photo EXPO CHICAGO Announces April EXPO ART WEEK Alignments And Events
by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2022

EXPO CHICAGO, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art, today announced the ninth edition of EXPO ART WEEK, April 4 – 10, 2022.  ...


PBS to Premiere TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY Photo PBS to Premiere TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 05, 2019

On the night of June 4, 1989, Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square in Beijing, violently crushing the largest pro-democracy demonstrations in the history of the Communist regime. Images from those final bloody days still resonate today and the death toll — from the official Chinese figure of 300 ...


H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's BEAUTY & THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Special Photo H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's BEAUTY & THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Special
by Michael Major - July 20, 2022

Five-time GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. can now add Disney princess to her robust resume as she transforms into Belle for ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action blended special, “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.” The singer will lead never-before-seen musical pe...


H.E.R. Announces 2022 Leg Of 'Back Of My Mind' Tour Photo H.E.R. Announces 2022 Leg Of 'Back Of My Mind' Tour
by Michael Major - February 23, 2022

Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist H.E.R. announced a new leg of her wildly successful 2021 BACK OF MY MIND tour. She will also add acting to her resume when she joins the all-star cast of “The Color Purple” musical film adaptation as ‘Squeak.’ Check out the ful...


ABC News Announces SOUL OF A NATION Return Honoring Three Influential Figures in the Photo ABC News Announces SOUL OF A NATION Return Honoring Three Influential Figures in the Hispanic and Latin American Community
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022

In celebration of Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, ABC News’ Emmy-nominated “Soul of a Nation” will present the one-hour primetime special “Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers,” spotlighting three key figures in the Hispanic and Latin American community....


ABC News to Launch Groundbreaking Primetime Newscast 'Soul of a Nation' Photo ABC News to Launch Groundbreaking Primetime Newscast 'Soul of a Nation'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 11, 2021

ABC News announced today it will launch a groundbreaking primetime newscast, the first broadcast network newsmagazine that aims to put Black life in America front and center....


Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Imag Photo Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards
by Michael Major - January 18, 2022

Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full li...


Glimmerglass Film Days Begins Virtual Film Festival With THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN Photo Glimmerglass Film Days Begins Virtual Film Festival With THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN
by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2020

Glimmerglass Film Days begins this Thursday, November 5 with the Opening Film The Seer and the Unseen (Sara Dosa, 2019, Iceland, 82 min).  ...


Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Imag Photo Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards
by Michael Major - January 18, 2022

Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full li...


Collaboraction to Screen HEALING FROM HATE Photo Collaboraction to Screen HEALING FROM HATE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2020

Collaboraction, Chicago’s theater for social change, will co-host the first Chicago virtual screening of Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation, a new documentary by filmmaker Peter Hutchinson that examines the bold work of former extremists in their efforts to de-radicalize White Nation...


Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documen Photo Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023

Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Watch the video...






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