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Aramide Tinubu When the script for “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” landed on Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor‘s desk, she jumped at the opportunity to star in the historical drama. Despite a three-decade-long career, it’s a rarity for Ellis-Taylor to find herself cast in projects that pass the Bechdel test. “The Supremes,” which debuted at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAFF) on Wednesday night, is based on the best-selling novel by Edward Kelsey Moore.

One college football star is dealing with a lot of drama off the field right now!

Mississippi is mourning a young woman after her abusive ex-boyfriend tracked her down and brutally beat her to death. Earlier this month, 22-year-old Lauren

Addie Morfoot Contributor The Library of Congress, the Better Angels Society, Ken Burns and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation have unveiled six finalists for the sixth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The $200,000 award, established in 2019, recognizes late-stage documentaries that use original research and a compelling narrative to tell stories that bring American history to life through archival materials. The six projects that were selected are: James Sorrels’s “Area 2,” John Benitz’s “Behind the Lines,” Julia Greenberg and Dianna Dilworth’s “Dory Previn: On My Way to Where,” Norah Shapiro’s “Magic & Monsters,” Asaf Galay’s “Out of the Inkwell: The Greatest Story Never Told,” and Marlene McCurtis’ “Wednesdays in Mississippi.” This year close to 100 American history documentary features were submitted for consideration.

Netflix has debuted the first trailer for Lee Daniels‘ new movie!

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of Content For fans of American roots music, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum in Avalon, Mississippi, may have been housed inside a 200-year-old shack with a tin roof—it was the childhood home of the late great bluesman—but it was living in an edifice as beautiful and inspiring as the Louvre, the Guggenheim Bilbao, or the Tate. And now it’s gone, burnt to the ground, lost forever along with all the irreplaceable John Hurt memorabilia such as recordings, guitars and more, probably the work of local racist vandals, but good luck finding any authorities in hot pursuit, as they say in the movies. Immediately after the disaster struck, Mary Frances Hurt, the artist’s granddaughter who is director of the non-profit Mississippi John Hurt Foundation and the primary curator of the museum, set up a GoFundMe Campaign.

A Mississippi woman’s father begged a judge not to release her allegedly abusive ex-boyfriend from prison, fearing he would “kill her” once out. However, that judge did not listen to the warning. Now, days after his release, she was found dead. Back in December 2023, the Metropolitan

Aramide Tinubu When Katori Hall’s Starz drama, “P-Valley,” debuted in 2020, it showcased a world that had never been spotlighted on television. “P-Valley” follows the erotic dancers of the gritty but beloved strip club The Pynk, run by Uncle Clifford (Nicco Annan), the club’s gender-nonconforming owner. Set in the fictional town of Chucalissa, Mississippi, the series also expands outside of The Pynk, following its characters as they push against the social norms of the Bible Belt.

EXCLUSIVE: The true story of John Hawkins, the first Black cheerleader at Ole Miss, who refused to carry a Confederate flag onto the football field in the 1980s, is the basis of a drama series in development at Max, Deadline has learned.

Thania Garcia Lana Del Rey and Quavo will release their new country-trap single “Tough” on July 3, the singers jointly announced Friday morning. The pair confirmed the release date following weeks of teasers with a post on Instagram featuring a black-and-white polaroid photo of Del Rey putting a diamond chain on Quavo. Del Rey and Quavo delivered the debut live performance of “Tough” last week during Del Rey’s headlining performance at Boston’s Fenway Park.

Associated Press that Cobbs died of natural causes.We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs. On Tuesday, June 25, Bill passed away peacefully at his home in…Posted by Thomas G.

After seeing Cord Jefferson win the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for his work on American Fiction, the widely acclaimed adaptation of his 2001 novel Erasure, author Percival Everett has set up his latest book, James, at Universal Pictures, with Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) in talks to direct, Deadline can confirm.

Percival Everett, whose novel “Erasure” was adapted as “American Fiction.” Steven Spielberg will executive produce the movie through his company, Amblin Partners, with Taika Waititi in early talks to direct the project. Everett will write the screenplay and will serve as executive producer. Published in March by Doubleday to critical raves, “James” reframes the classic story of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, an enslaved man who floats down the Mississippi River with teenaged Finn, a good friend of Tom Sawyer.

The last major role of Donald Sutherland, who died today at the age of 88, was on the Paramount+ limited series Lawmen: Bass Reeves, headlined and executive produced by David Oyelowo.

A 15-year-old girl has been detained after allegedly trying to kill her own mother — and her reasoning is even more bizarre.

American megastar LeAnn Rimes dropped by a Greater Manchester wellness studio and sampled one of their most popular activities.

Dead & Company opened their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere last night with an epic visual feast that drew on 60 years of history.The band – who are made up of Grateful Dead‘s Bob Weir and Mickey Hart alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane – announced the run of shows at the venue in February, teasing it with a video of Grateful Dead’s ‘Steal Your Face’ logo being projected onto the outer sphere of the cutting-edge new arena.The opening night of the run took place yesterday (May 16), with three shows a week now scheduled up until the residency ends on July 13.In a set that ran through 19 tracks and over three hours, the band made use of the state-of-the-art technology in the venue to project familiar imagery and characters from the Grateful Dead’s history onto the giant LED screens, including the skull and roses and the dancing bears.In front of the 240-foot screens, the band rounded out the show with an extended jam of the Dead’s ‘Hell in a Bucket’, followed by covers of Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ and ‘Not Fade Away’, made famous by The Rolling Stones.Check out fan-captured footage of the show’s spectacular visuals below:‘Feel Like a Stranger’‘Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo’‘Jack Straw’ ‘Bird Song’‘Me and My Uncle’‘Brown-Eyed Women’ ‘Cold Rain and Snow’‘Uncle John’s Band’‘Help On the Way’‘Slipknot!’‘Franklin’s Tower’‘He’s Gone’‘Drums’ ‘Space’‘Standing On the Moon’‘St. Stephen’‘Hell In a Bucket’‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’‘Not Fade Away’Kreutzman has said of the shows: “Historically, it was always a psychedelic circus when the Grateful Dead pulled into Las Vegas.

Brent Lang Executive Editor BuzzFeed Studios and actor and comedian Lil Rel Howeryare partnering on “Saving the Neighborhood,” a new series examining the “existential threats” facing neighborhoods across America. Howery will serve as both the director and the series’s host. The first season of “Saving the Neighborhood” examines the impact of environmental racism on Black and Brown communities across the U.S.

Cynthia McFadden, longtime senior legal and investigative correspondent at NBC News, said that he is leaving the network.

The hit Starz drama series P-Valley has upped Gail Bean (Snowfall), Bertram Williams Jr and Thomas Q. Jones to series regulars while also adding Mea Wilkerson to its main cast for Season 3. Production kicked off recently in Atlanta.

Singer-songwriter Lily Allen recently opened up about her misplaced resentment towards music legend Sir Elton John, revealing a candid letter she wrote to her former manager. In a candid clip speaking on her podcast with Miquita Oliver, Miss Me?, Lily detailed her former management by Elton John, recalling how he would check in on her regularly, offering support during challenging times. "He would call me once every couple of weeks to check in and say hi and make sure I was okay," Lily shared, reflecting on a period of her life where she struggled with personal challenges.