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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jeffrey Wright in a scene from Mockingjay Part 1. Interview with Kam Williams Critically-acclaimed actor Jeffrey Wright continually pushes the boundaries of his craft with inspiring and celebrated performances in an illustrious career that has spanned the worlds of theatre, film and television. On the big screen, Wright was most recently seen in…

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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com  As the networks continues its commitment to increase original programming, as part of it’s rebranding, Oxygen has announced what it calls “its aggressive development slate” with four new projects targeting “young, multicultural women.”  The lineup includes “The Misty Copeland Project,” a series that follows the star ballerina as…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nate Parker By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com  Nate Parker is teaming up with Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Berg, and writer-director Matthew Cooke to produce a documentary on what they’re calling “the black male crisis” in America, that will emphasize the shooting deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as…

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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com Paul Robeson would’ve been 116 years old this year, if he were still alive (April 9, 1898, is his birthday). With all the talk of N.W.A, Tupac, Aaliyah, and other biopics of black public figures, I’d say that a Paul Robeson biopic is long overdue, given the man…

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By Mesfin Fekadu ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Queen of Soul says don’t waste your money – or soul – on the recently released unauthorized biography about her. In a statement, Aretha Franklin called David Ritz’s “Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin,” a “trashy book.” The two have a history of collaborating: Franklin and…

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By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act .com FOX has announced a winter premiere date for it new drama “Empire.” The “epic family battle,” as the press release states, begins, with limited commercial interruption, on Wednesday, January 7, from 9-10 PM ET/PT, following “American Idol XIV.” From Lee Daniels, Danny Strong (“Game Change,” “Lee Daniels’…

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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com When it rains… It was just yesterday when Fox announced that the TV network is developing an American version of the hit BBC detective drama series “Luther,” which Idris Elba starred in. Creator Neil Cross will work with Fox on the USA adaptation, with the network already giving…

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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com So that’s it then; the party’s over! CBS has canceled “The Queen Latifah Show,” although the rest of the season will play out through March of next year. “We want to thank Dana, the producers and the entire staff of ‘The Queen Latifah Show’ for creating a program…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby (Photo: Randy Miramontez / Shutterstock.com) By Frazier Moore associated press [UPDATE: Cable network TV Land has cancelled reruns of The Cosby Show indefinitely amid sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.  NBC has also pulled the plug on development of a new sitcom starring Cosby as the patriarch of a multigenerational comedy…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Stevie Wonder performs in concert during his “Songs in the Key of Life Tour 2014” at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP) By Kendall Alexander Stevie Wonder made The City of Brotherly Love a stop on his “Songs in the Key of Life Tour,” and…

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