Black Artist Database (formerly known as Black Bandcamp), which is a community-based platform that features an expansive list of international Black-owned record labels, artists, producers and bands, has recently launched a new branch called Black Creative Database. From journalists to curators, filmmakers, and photographers, the Black Creative Database spotlights Black creatives across the diaspora. “The […]
Idris Elba stars as Rufus Buck in Jayme Samuel’s Western film The Harder They Fall, playing the antagonist of the story. Buck is a ruthless and merciless outlaw who, after discovering his enemy has been released from prison, reunites his gang in the name of revenge. Since its release, the movie has become extraordinarily popular, […]
Writer, producer, and actress Grace Nkenge Edwards is known for her work on Loosely Exactly Nicole and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. During season four, she joined the writer’s team for Insecure, and it’s the first show that she’s worked on that is predominately Black. Years before the opportunity to work alongside Issa Rae manifested, Edwards remembers […]
The Princess and the Frog marked the first time that a Black heroine starred in a Disney animated film. As Disney’s first Black princess, Tiana has been a source of inspiration for young girls everywhere since its release in 2009. Now, Tiana will have her own series on Disney+, which is set to premiere in […]
Amazon Studios closed an exciting new deal with the Award-winning comedian Eddie Murphy, which consists of starring in three Amazon Studio films and developing original films for Amazon Studios and Prime Video. The deal was announced after the success of Coming 2 America, which became the number one streamed movie during its debut weekend and […]
Toni Morrison’s Black Book is an upcoming group exhibition curated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic, author, and curator Hilton Als. Opening January 20th, 2022 at the David Zwirner gallery in New York, the exhibition is an ode to the massive cultural significance of Toni Morrison. Als states that the exhibition “will add visual components that […]