Bob Ryland (1920 – 2020), first Black professional tennis player

Rachel Lindsay's historic casting as the first Black Bachelorette paved the way for others. Monday's episode of saw Tayshia Adams reflect on Lindsay's journey with the franchise, revealing that it «encouraged» her to appear on two years later. ET learned earlier this month that Adams had stepped in as lead this season after Bachelorette Clare Crawleyfell for a contestant roughly two weeks into filming — making Adams the second Black Bachelorette.

The 24th American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach has wrapped its virtual edition, with Chris Bailey's basketball drama Curtis picking up the best U.S. narrative feature prize.

The Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away at the age of 43 following a battle with colon cancer. Fans of the Avengers icon, who was a role model to so many people, mourned the terrible loss on Twitter, and were quick to mention that 2020 claimed the life of another Black legend: Kobe Bryant.

Black Panther, Jackie Robinson in 42, and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall, died at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced Thursday.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

She Dies Tomorrow has already been called “the first COVID-era thriller” and “2020: The Movie” by critics. It’s a fair comparison.Stuffed with anxiety and existential threat, the new horror follows Amy – played by American actor Kate Lyn Sheil (House Of Cards), a loose stand-in for Seimetz – who is so confident of her impending death that she starts looking at urns online.

Hidden Figures. Her fellow team members wrote messages of congratulations as well. According to , Epps was originally slated to take part in a history-making mission in 2018, but she was removed for a substitute six months before it took place. She was asked if she thought or played a part in that decision and this was her reply: "There's no time to really be concerned about sexism and racism and things like that, because we have to perform.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will reportedly be a direct sequel to the first Black Ops game, which was released in 2010.As reported by Call Of Duty Tracker, a bevy of information on the game has been unearthed by dataminers.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith Netflix reality series Nailed It!, Nicole Byer has found herself caught in the whirlwind of a pop culture phenomenon.Last year, she watched on as the fledgling show pulled off something remarkable, breaking into the Emmys with a nod for Outstanding Competition Program.

The significance of becoming the first Black Batwoman — during a time when the support for inclusivity in media and the Black Lives Matter movement is so strong — isn’t lost on Javicia Leslie.

Chris Cornell‘s life, will begin filming in September.The movie, which will star John Holiday (Walk The Line, CMT’s Sun Records), is being produced by Los Angeles-based film production company AmeriFilms LLC and Road Rage Films.It will be based on true events that took place during the last days of the grunge music icon’s life.

“West Side Story” is getting more representational.

Britt Stewart is still in shock after being promoted from troupe member to pro for season 29 of !ET exclusively spoke with the dancer just hours after the exciting news was revealed on Tuesday, where she opened up about what it feels like to make history as the dance competition show's first Black female pro.

Washington Football Team on Monday named former NFL player Jason Wright to be its new president, making him the league's first Black team president. The announcement comes after the team removed its Redskins name and branding and reports of sexual harassment accusations by former employees this summer. Wright spent seven years as a running back in the NFL, playing for the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals.

Jean Smart has, in her own words, a “first world prissy acting problem.” Like many in the entertainment industry, she was in the middle of production on a project when the first stay at home orders hit in March. That project, the Craig Zobel-directed limited series “Mare of Easttown” with Kate Winslet, was only 80-85% completed when filming was halted.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerWhen Nicole Byer heard she was nominated for an Emmy as the host of Netflix series Nailed It!, she quickly discovered she has made history as the first Black woman to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Host.“It means little to me in a way where it doesn’t affect me,” said Byer during Deadline’s virtual Contenders Television: The Nominees event.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Most Dangerous Game, Christoph Waltz embarked on his first American project made for the small screen, earning his first Emmy nomination for the series, which had initially sparked some skepticism on his part.Created by Scott Elder, Josh Harmon and Nick Santora, based on a classic short story by Richard Connell, the action-thriller centers on Dodge (Liam Hemsworth), a Detroit everyman up to his eyeballs in debt, who is looking to secure the financial