#Black Women
Watch: “Being Mary Jane” Clip Teases Season 4 Return and Mystery Man
The fate of BET’s “Being Mary Jane” was up in the air after the series’ star, Gabrielle Union, filed a $3 million lawsuit against the network for breach of contract. The dispute was settled...
“Hidden Figures” and Black Girls CODE Create Website for Women in STEM
Inspired by “Hidden Figures,” 20th Century Fox and Black Girls CODE have teamed to create FutureKatherineJohnsons.com. The website will be built by “the next generation of young women poised...
Octavia Spencer to Star in Miniseries Based on the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is attached to star in a series adaptation of A’Lelia Bundles’ bestselling biography “On Her Own Ground,” Deadline reports. The book tells the story of...
Ava DuVernay and Amma Asante Begin Their Next Films
Ava DuVernay and Amma Asante just wrapped up two high-profile films and premiered them at festivals, but they’re both jumping into new projects right away. Women get stuff done. DuVernay...
Issa Rae Signs First Look Deal with HBO
Issa Rae, creator and star of HBO’s upcoming comedy “Insecure,” has signed a first-look production deal with the network, Deadline reports. The two-year contract will have Rae develop...
Trailer Watch: “Hidden Figures” Introduces the Black Women Who Got Us into Space
“We go from being our father’s daughters, to our husbands wives, to our baby’s mothers,” says Janelle Monáe’s character in the new trailer for “Hidden Figures.” But that’s no longer...
Teaser Watch: Issa Rae Hits the Town and Gets Rejected in “Insecure”
HBO has unveiled a teaser trailer for “Insecure,” the premium cable network’s eagerly awaited new half-hour comedy series from Issa Rae. The “Awkward Black Girl” YouTube breakout created...
Quote of the Day: Janelle Monae Cried When Learning of NASA’s African-American Women
Janelle Monae, along with Octavia Spencer and Taraji P. Henson, will star in an upcoming film that tells the story of three African- American women who worked for NASA during the 1960s space race....