Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Courtney B Vance, Phylicia Rashad to Star on HBO’s ‘Between the World and Me’

Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey, Jr., and Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman during a new ABC special on Sunday (August 30, 2020).The stars were among those who shared heartfelt dedications during Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King, which followed a commercial-free screening of his film Black Panther.“I think that he not only played a superhero, but the way he handled his life and managing cancer with such humility and grace and dignity lets all know that he truly was a

Chadwick Boseman after it was revealed on Friday that the acclaimed actor died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 43.The star was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago but never publicly spoke about his illness.

previously announced Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Pauletta Washington, Susan Kelechi Watson and Oprah Winfrey.Coates’ novel was first published in 2015 as a written letter to his teenage son.

Creating a talk show during a pandemic requires a new set of rules. For Apple TV+’s The Oprah Conversation, Lorne Greene, co-founder of experiential agency Viva Creative, designed an environment that dovetails perfectly with the remote communication age.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOprah Winfrey, Jason Blum and A3 Artists Agency want their employees to take the day off for Election Day on Nov. 3.Winfrey made the announcement Tuesday through her Instagram account in connection with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.“In honor of those who fought and continue to fight for our rights, I’m announcing that November 3rd, Election Day, will be a company holiday at @owntv.

Alexandra Del Rosario, Patrick Hipes Hollywood and media employees can look forward to a new holiday once November comes around.Election Day will become a fully-paid day off for some industry workers as companies plan to adopt the new policy. Oprah Winfrey’s OWN is one of the first media companies encouraging employees to step away from work and exercise their right to vote on November 3.

Oprah Winfrey explored the concept of “using Whiteness as a weapon" on an episode of her Apple TV+ show earlier this month. In an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Conversation” titled "How to Be an Antiracist,” Winfrey, 66, discussed the infamous incident in May when a White woman named Amy Cooper called the police on a Black man named Christian Cooper who was bird watching in New York City’s Central Park.

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have been together for more than three decades, and clearly, their unconventional relationship is stronger than ever. Winfrey has had no issues bucking societal expectations of her as a woman, all while living her best life with her longtime love.Winfrey and Graham, a businessman who has authored several self-help and business-related books, met in 1986 — the year her now-iconic talk show,, debuted — at a charity event.

Oprah Winfrey is returning to the big screen!

Between the World and Me, an adaptation of the stage show inspired by Ta-Nehesi Coates bestselling book of the same name. We're already blown away by the big names this project has attracted. So far Angela Bassett, Susan Kelechi Watson, Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Courtney B.

The first cast members of HBO’s “Between The World And Me” adaptation have been announced.

HBO is clearly working hard to get the upcoming adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book “Between the World and Me” on TV screens this year. When it was announced that the network was working on an adaptation of the book, people were already excited enough to see this story told at a time when American politics and social discourse is dominated by the death of George Floyd and the prevalence of Black Lives Matter protests.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has set an all-star lineup of featured performers in the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me.”The HBO version’s cast will include Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, “Black Lives Matter” founder Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Pauletta Washington, and Susan Kelechi Watson.

Gayle King is getting candid about a major career opportunity she passed on for the sake of her kids. The co-host is Drew Barrymore's first guest on the debut episode of her digital series, released on Thursday.King, 65, is mother to daughter Kirby and son William from her previous marriage to William Bumpus.