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Shonda Rhimes Sells Dramedy and Comedy Projects To ABC
Deadline.com reported today that “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” creator/Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes is expanding the reach of her Shondaland banner into half-hour comedy and hour-long...
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Issa Rae, Malinda Williams to Co-Host New ASPiRE Talkshow Modeled After ‘The...
ASPiRE, the new television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises that promised, at the time of its launch, an “entertaining and inspiring mix of original and groundbreaking programming,” with the...
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HBO Developing Comedy Series From Larry Wilmore & Issa Rae To Star Rae
Larry Wilmore and Issa Rae have teamed to co-write a comedy series project for HBO, with Rae set to star. The project focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day...
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Black & Sexy TV’s Web Series “The Couple” Gets HBO Deal
Aficionados of Black cinema and television arts are ecstatic about the announcement of a TV deal involving Black & Sexy TV’s hit web series The Couple and powerhouse cable television network HBO....
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Issa Rae’s Color Creative Initiative Supports Minority Writers
It might seem like she has the Midas touch, but Issa Rae knows it’s not always that easy to make magic happen and become a success, so she’s making sure to help others who are following in her path. “I...
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Carl Jones’ Animated Musical “The Wizard Of Watts” Airs Saturday on Cartoon...
LOS ANGELES — “The Wizard of Watts,” a coming animated television musical, was conceived two years ago as a big, fat gob of raucous entertainment wrapped around a nugget of racial commentary. Then,...
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HBO Orders Comedy Pilot From “The Nightly Show” Host Larry Wilmore & Issa Rae
HBO has greenlight a pilot from “The Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore and YouTube star Issa Rae, Variety has confirmed. “Insecure,” starring Rae, is a half-hour comedy about the awkward experiences and...
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HBO Gives Series Order to Comedy From YouTube Star Issa Rae
Issa Rae is bringing her misadventures to HBO. Insecure, the YouTube star’s comedy pilot, has been picked up to series at the pay cabler. The half-hour comedy examines the friendship of two...
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Issa Rae’s ColorCreative & Project Greenlight Digital Studios Offer “The New...
article by Tambay A. Obenson via ShadowAndAct Last year, after the revival of HBO’s “Project Greenlight,” Adaptive Studios announced Project Greenlight Digital Studios, an extension of the brand and...
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Issa Rae’s GoFundMe for Alton Sterling’s Children Reaches Over $660,000
article by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) According to theurbandaily.com, Issa Rae, star and creator of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and the upcoming HBO series Insecure, in an...
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Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ Series to Debut on HBO October 9
article by Greg Braxton via latimes.com For years HBO has been criticized for its pattern of featuring shows spotlighting the stories of white women while ignoring the creative voices of women of...
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Larry Wilmore Lands Overall Deal at ABC Studios
article by Lori Lakin Hutcherson According to Variety.com, former “The Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore is turning his focus back to writing and producing after his 2016 stint on Comedy Central....
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“Moonlight”, “People Vs. OJ Simpson”, “Atlanta”, Ruth Negga, Octavia Spencer,...
article by Lori Lakin Hutcherson It seems as if last year’s #OscarsSoWhite backlash has had a marked effect on this year’s pool of projects and talent considered and honored as the 2017 awards season...
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Essence to Honor Issa Rae, Janelle Monae, Aja Naomi King and Yara Shahidi at...
article by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (follow @lakinhutcherson) Essence, the nation’s preeminent brand for African-American women, will commemorate the 10th anniversary of its “Black Women in Hollywood...
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Taraji P. Henson to Host BET’s 2017 ‘Black Girls Rock’ Awards Saluting Issa...
via eurweb.com Taraji P. Henson has been tapped to host BET’s 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards honoring “Insecure” creator, writer and star Issa Rae, “Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi and others. The ceremony...
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FEATURE: ‘Girls Trip’ Star Tiffany Haddish’s Remarkable Rise
by Michael P. Jeffries via theatlantic.com When comedian Tiffany Haddish was 9, her stepfather tampered with the brakes on her mother’s car, hoping to kill his partner and her four children. Rather...
View Article#MeToo Founder Tarana Burke to Publish Memoir “Where The Light Enters” via...
by Sameer Rao via colorlines.com Tarana Burke first launched the #MeToo campaign in 2007 to build solidarity and healing power among…
View ArticleAva DuVernay, Netflix, Issa Rae, Dan Lin and Others Partner With City Of L.A....
by Dominic Patten via deadline.com “As we radically reimagine Hollywood, it is critically important that young people are included in…
View ArticleIssa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ and Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Ballers’ Series Both Renewed by HBO
by Daniel Holloway via Variety.com HBO has renewed “Insecure” for a fourth season and fellow comedy series “Ballers” for a…
View ArticleIssa Rae and Columbia Pictures Sign Multi-Picture Production Deal Promoting...
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) According to deadline.com, creator/writer/actor Issa Rae, via her production company ColorCreative, has signed a multi-picture production deal…
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