Actor-comedian Tommy Davidson’s One/Song Studios — a subsidiary of IBE/song Entertainment has acquired the scripted series “Dream Weaver” from Maureen Martin and Delaina Dixon. The writing team was selected as Distinguished writers at the 2018 New York Television Festival for their comedic pilot “All about Eve.” Davidson, who will produce and star in a pivotal role, is focused on elevating black culture through black female voices.
BET celebrates Mother’s Day with “DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic: BET Mother’s Day Edition,” airing on Sunday, May 9th at 9 pm ET/PT. In celebration of mothers around the world, DJ Cassidy will pass the mic to an iconic once-in-lifetime line-up of legendary soul artists to sing their most uplifting, heartwarming, prolific records.
DJ Cassidy is breaking tradition and has revealed the names of two artists in advance of the premiere for the first time in “Pass The Mic” history. Cassidy has exclusively confirmed that he will pass the mic to “The Godmother of Soul,” Patti LaBelle and R&B icon…
BRIC, the Brooklyn-based leading arts and media institution, recently announced its artist lineup for the 2021 BRIC JazzFest, which will be a virtual musical marathon with a stellar jazz line up. The three-day festival will take place from Thursday, April 8 through Saturday, April 10 at 7pm ET at BRICartsmedia.org/jazzfest with tiered ticket options based on how many people are viewing in your household and discounted tickets for essential workers. For more information, visit BRICartsmedia.org/jazzfest.
The JazzFest lineup will showcase artists ranging from global legends, to Brooklyn-bred bands and exciting newcomers to jazz, including festival headliners multi-Grammy and Emmy award-winning…
The Apollo Theater is all set for the fifth bi-annual WOW — Women of the World Festival, an international festival that elevates the voices, experiences, and truth of women spanning all ages. The festival will take place online this year starting Saturday March 20th to Sunday March 21st via apollotheater.org. The two-day, all digital festival sets the tone with this year’s theme Black Women Transcending! and will provide global access to an array of music, film, workshops, conversations, panels and performances featuring participants including HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” award-winning actress Aunjanue Ellis; New York Times best-selling author and co-host of CBS’…
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of fourteen new roles plus directors Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson for new drama “Delilah,” from acclaimed “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey. In 2020, “Greenleaf” was the year’s most-watched original cable series with African-American viewers.
Delilah left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her number one priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head…
Christmas Day 2020, gave us a much needed gift from the tough year many of us have had. Thanks to the amazing Shonda Rhimes, viewers have a new show to binge watch.
From Shondaland and Creator Chris Van Dusen, Bridgerton follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family as she makes her debut onto Regency London’s competitive marriage market. Hoping to follow in her parent’s footsteps and find a match sparked by true love, Daphne’s prospects initially seem to be unrivaled.
But as her older brother begins to rule out her potential suitors, the high…
TYLER PERRY’S RUTHLESS returns with the midseason premiere on Thursday, November 26, exclusively on BET+. As the season continues, many of the faithful followers have begun to uncover the evil that exists beneath the surface of the Rakudushis movement. Armed with this knowledge, Ruth and several new fearful cult members try to take control of their individual destinies. The attempts will prove to be almost impossible for anyone who does not have allies they think they can trust. Viewers will see more sex, lies, and murder in this cult that is living up to its fate. …
In preparation for the busiest shopping day of the year, when retail outlets are expected to transition from being “in the red” to “in the black,” creator of the financial literacy program and curriculum dfree® , will promote a debt-free Black Friday. dfree®, a faith-based strategy that empowers consumers around financial freedom, is redefining the day as “In the Black Friday.”
As the only faith-based, wealth-building system specifically designed with the black community in mind, dfree® delivers access to financial freedom in a 12-step training program via its academy. The platform uses a variety of tools to educate, motivate, and…
NYC Web Fest is back. 52 projects including Web Series’, Pilot Episodes, and Short Films will screen on the Eventive platform, with live events planned.
Check out our OFFICIAL LINEUP as we go virtual this weekend. A combination web series, pilot episodes and short films will stream as Video On Demand options for viewers, plus several live streams as well. That’s right, you’ll have a week to screen our Official Selections from the comfort of your own homes!
Our livestream lineup includes Broadway star Julie Halston & actor Victor Williams both of whom are on our jury. The two performers…
Popular entertainment and lifestyle streaming TV service, Philo, is proud to announce its commitment to support Black-owned businesses and social justice organizations by donating $1M dollars worth of ad impressions in 2020. Diversity, equity and inclusion are critical pillars of Philo as a company, and in light of recent events, Philo has used its platform to showcase organizations and businesses that uplift the Black community.
As a streaming service with more than 60 channels, the businesses and organizations have a prominent platform to showcase their work and gain awareness. The ad campaign is featured on Philo’s platform and inserted on…
Judith Davis
I am a professional content manager, web producer and social media strategist who has worked for quite a few high profile brands as well as a startup companies.
