BET Sets Special Presentation Of ‘The Good Fight’ Episodes Focusing On Timely Issues Impacting Black Community

EXCLUSIVE: Emerging U.S. production company Marginal MediaWorks has attached Squid Game actor Anupam Tripathi to star in its upcoming scripted audio series Scammers.

Wilson Chapman editorAnne del Castillo has been reappointed as the commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday.Del Castillo was first appointed as commissioner of media and entertainment in 2019, shortly before the pandemic, by former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In her role, del Castillo focuses on partnering with all areas of New York’s creative economy, including the film industry, the nightlife sector and the theater industry.

Michelle Pfeiffer has been taking advantage of the warmer weather, and showed fans what she'd gotten up to over the day in her latest social media post.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer is the picture of elegance in sheer black dressThe actress took to Instagram to share pictures from her day at the beach, starting off with a selfie in a straw hat, sunglasses, a jacket, and her hair tied into two braids.WATCH: Michelle Pfeiffer shows off her gym toned body in her home gymShe then added several other pictures of the interesting items she'd found on the beach, including twisted branches, a rather horrifying rock formation, and even coral.Michelle ended her adventure with another picture of herself, this time of her shadow reflecting on the sand, making her appear to be almost 10-feet tall.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer extends heartfelt support to Regina King following tragic lossShe captioned her post: "Nature's Museum," and many of her fans and friends took to the comments to gush over the natural wonders.Helena Christensen commented: "Always open always free," while her sister-in-law Rona Pfeiffer also wrote: "What a visual…truly magnificent."A post shared by Michelle Pfeiffer (@michellepfeifferofficial)Michelle showed off the fascinating items she uncovered during her beach outingA fan added: "Love these pics xx," with a second saying: "Have fun, what a wonderful place," and a a third writing: "Nature is my favorite museum, these pictures are so beautiful."The actress is enjoying some of nature's wonders before she gets thrust back into the entertainment world for her upcoming release, the Showtime series First Lady.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer shares pictures from bittersweet reunion with rarely seen sistersMORE: Michelle Pfeiffer dons

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Black Lives Matter social media architect and co-founder Opal Tometi for representation in all areas.As one of three co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Tometi spearheaded and launched #BLM’s social media strategy and launching its online platforms. For nearly a decade, she served as the first female Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, the leading Black organization for immigrant rights.A daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Tometi has first-hand experience when it comes to challenges that her tight-knit Black immigrant community faced while growing up in Arizona.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Marsai Martin is continuing to build her Hollywood empire and adding talk show host to her list of credits. The Black-ish star is set to host her own talk show appropriately titled Tiny Talk Show (wt) on Quibi — and as the title suggests, it is literally tiny.Produced by Art & Industry, Tiny Talk Show is the billed as the world’s smallest functional talk show.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn the wake of Regin Philbin’s death, ABC News will pay tribute to the television pioneer’s life and legacy with the primetime special Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro – A Special Edition of 20/20. The special will air on July 28 at 8pm ET.Philbin is known for hosting the Live franchise for 28 years. First with Kathie Lee Gifford and then with Kelly Ripa.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEnergize! The third season of Star Trek: Discovery has set a date to beam down to CBS All Access. New episodes from the 13-episode third season will be available on the streamer weekly on Thursdays starting on October 15.The premiere date for season 3 was unveiled with a video of Commander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) planting a tattered Federation flag on a desolate planet — which seems to be picking up right where season 2 left off.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe online fest will bring the energy and magic of the live fest as it spotlights the best of independent Black cinema, studio premieres, conversations and panels, along with virtual networking events. ABFF will also introduce the inaugural John Singleton Award for Best First Feature for a director of African descent.Of the 90 films featured in this year’s fest, 90% of the submissions are from Black filmmakers, 70% are first time filmmakers and approximately 40% are women.“The more than 90 films in this year’s festival are the work of a group of powerful and passionate storytellers who reflect the diversity of voices in our industry,” said Jeff Friday, founder and CEO ABFF Ventures.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEmmy-winning producer Anthony Hemingway (The People Vs OJ Simpson, Power, Red Tails), Emmy-winning actor Terrence Terrell (Batwoman, Bosch, Giants) and 6 Point Harness, the animated studio behind Matthew Cherry’s Oscar-winning Hair Love, have teamed for the animated short Skin Love.Based on Terrell’s personal experiences, the short follows a Black boy navigating colorism, mental health, self-love and learning to love the skin you’re in. Terrell draws from his books Blacky, The Shes and The Crown Kids.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDisney+ released a generous sneak peek at their upcoming anthology docuseries Marvel 616 which is named after the primary reality in the Marvel comic book multi-universe. The series is set to debut later this fall.With each episode, Marvel 616 dives into the canon of the world of Marvel comics and how it has impacted pop culture and beyond.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE:  AMC is giving us another helping of Bottomless Brunch at Colman’s hosted by Fear the Walking Dead actor Colman Domingo. The network has ordered an additional six episodes of the digital series which features Domingo and his guests having a virtual conversation with the staples of a good brunch: food and booze.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSince the top of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a surge in racism against Asians and Pacific Islander (API) which has been bolstered by Donald Trump and his administration’s consistent use of the terms “Chinese virus” and “Kung Flu” to describe COVID-19. To combat the wave of harassment and discrimination Tigertail director and Master of None co-creator Alan Yang partnered with the Ad Council’s Emmy-winning “Love Has No Labels” for a new PSA titled “Fight the Virus.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSyfy revealed that its first original documentary Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t will make its world premiere as the opening film for “Syfy Fan Fest”. The docu about the iconic creator of the cult comic book Spawn will be released on July 25 at 11 pm ET on Syfy’s YouTube page, Syfy.com and on-demand.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLet’s get together! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Director Nancy Meyers took to Instagram to reveal that the cast of the 1998 reboot of Disney’s The Parent Trap will be reuniting to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on July 20 at 9 am ET on Katie Couric’s Instagram.Meyers teased days ago that she had news about The Parent Trap and on Sunday she broke the news with a special teaser clip that included actors Lindsay Lohan who played Annie and Hallie as well as Dennis Quaid, Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter. The reunion will also feature Simon Kunz, writer-producer Charles Shyer and Meyers.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterUPDATED, July 17: Lionsgate said Friday that Roadside Attractions’ romantic drama The Secret: Dare To Dream, starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas, will be released on Premium Video on Demand on July 31.In March, the pic based on based on Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 global bestselling self-help book, had to postpone its April 17 theatrical release because of the widening coronavirus pandemic.It will now be available to rent for $19.99 via on-demand platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and cable providers.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe International Documentary Association has named Brenda Robinson as its new President of its Board of Directors. She makes history as the first Black President.An entertainment attorney, Robinson joined IDA’s Board of Directors in 2018.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe first episode of the web docuseries The History of White People in America was released shortly after Independence Day during a time that is bubbling over with civic unrest, demand for social change and the amplification of the endless injustices against the Black community. From the title alone, the series presents an American history that the majority of the country hasn’t been taught.The series from PBS’ Independent Lens and WORLD Channel brings to the history of race to the forefront.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe Titan Games continued to take the top spot in the Monday primetime ratings, delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.82 million viewers last night to nearly match last week’s numbers. The fresh episode of NBC’s Dwayne Johnson-created reality sports competition was followed by repeats of The Wall and Dateline.NBC finished tied for first overall in the demo for the night alongside ABC, which aired CMA Best of Fest (0.5, 3.52M), a three-hour retrospective hosted by Luke Bryan.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: ViacomCBS unveiled today that they have officially merged the diversity and inclusion teams from Viacom and CBS to form a D&I “super team”. The announcement was made via a memo from Marva Smalls, ViacomCBS’ Global Head of Inclusion.“The Office of Global Inclusion (OGI) is benefitting greatly from the integration of diversity and inclusion legacy teams from Viacom and CBS,” said the memo.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterShantay you stay, eh! The RuPaul’s Drag Race has traveled north of the border with its maple-flavored iteration of the franchise Canada’s Drag Race which releases new episodes weekly on the streaming platform Crave in Canada as well as WOW Presents Plus — but the streaming platforms aren’t enough to hold all the fabulousness the show has to offer. The reality drag competition has set its linear debut onforJuly 27, 8 PM PT/ET on LogoThe first-ever Canadian adaptation of Drag Race is hosted by Season 11 runner-up and Canadian local, Brooke Lynn Hytes, actor Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and model Stacey McKenzie.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe rock band Great White have released an apology after performing at an outdoor concert in Dickinson, North Dakota in front of a crowd of fans that were not wearing masks or adhering to social distancing rules at a time when cases of COVID-19 cases are surging across the country.The concert took place on Thursday and was part of a series titled “First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights”. According to the event’s Facebook page, over 450 people were interested in attending the concert.