Teyana Taylor has released a new video for “Still,” a highlight from her recently-released K.T.S.E. follow-up The Album.
14.08.2020 - 22:27 / deadline.com
Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic#blackAF creator Kenya Barris is making the move from fictionalized documentary to a real documentary on high-profile attorney Ben Crump.In the works for the past several pivotal months, the as-yet untitled film on the lawyer is set to stream on Netflix next year.
Well known to cable news viewers and more than a few chastened police departments and delinquent corporations, the Tallahassee, Florida-based Crump is currently representing the grieving
.Teyana Taylor has released a new video for “Still,” a highlight from her recently-released K.T.S.E. follow-up The Album.
Teyana Taylor tackles the subject of police brutality in her new music video – watch the visual for ‘Still’ below.‘Still’ is taken from Taylor’s recent third record, ‘The Album’, which came out back in June.The new video, directed by Taylor herself, is composed of real-life footage of Black Lives Matter protests and incidents of police brutality, alongside Taylor dressing up as victims of police violence, including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, as well as impersonating Black Panther
Howie Mandel’s Golden Buzzer act Brandon Leake performed a powerful Black Lives Matter poem during Tuesday’s fourth and final round of “America’s Got Talent” live quarter-finals.
hereIn some ways, happenings in 2020 mirror unrest around 50 years ago. Back then, in a climate of war - Vietnam rather than a pandemic - and racial injustice, society was compelled to look in the mirror.
The Weeknd is bringing attention back to Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake during his 2020 MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech.
Megan Thee Stallion is making sure that victims of police brutality are not forgotten. The rapper took a moment during her virtual concert on Saturday night to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives or were seriously injured in incidents involving the police.
Tyrese Gibson, one of Hollywood’s most notable Black performers as an actor, singer and songwriter, has a heavy heart in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, was shot seven times in the back by Rusten Sheskey, a police officer in Kenosha, Wis. while his children looked on in an SUV.
NEW YORK -- Grammy-nominated singer and “Fast & Furious” actor Tyrese grew up around police brutality, gang violence, murders and psychological trauma in the Watts neighborhood of Southern Los Angeles.
Porsha Williams is standing up for what she believes in. The 39-year-old, along with other reality television stars including Love & Hip-Hop castmate Yandy Smith, were among the near 70 people arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, August 25.
Angelique Jackson Kenya Barris and Janet Mock were among the special honorees at Saturday’s 2020 AAFCA TV Honors ceremony, which celebrated the best in entertainment on the small screen. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African American Film Critics Association’s second annual celebration was held virtually, with stars like Sterling K. Brown, Viola Davis, John Legend and Mindy Kaling accepting their awards from home.Barris picked up the Icon Award, presented by his “#Black-AF” co-star Rashi
In a well-produced virtual ceremony that ran little more than an hour and paired presenters from the worlds of showbiz and public service, the African-American Film Critics Association handed out its second annual TV honors on Saturday morning, not coincidentally right in the homestretch of Emmy voting. Indeed, 2020 Emmy-nominated AAFCA honorees included Sterling K.
Also Read: Obamas, Clintons, Bernie Sanders and AOC to Speak at Democratic National Convention“It’s a fitting legacy for our brother, but George should be alive today. Breonna Taylor should be alive today.
Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOn March 13, 2020, 26-year-old emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor was shot in her own home by Louisville police after they executed a no-knock search warrant that was not issued for her. To this day, the officers responsible for her death, Louisville Metro Police Sgt.
Kenya Barris is set to produce a feature documentary for Netflix about Benjamin Crump, the civil rights attorney that represented the families of victims of police violence. Nadia Hallgreen, the filmmaker behind the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, will direct the yet-to-be-titled feature that will also be produced by Oscar winnerRoger Ross Williams.
Kenya Barris talked about the infamously shelved episode of “Black-ish” on “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah this week.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a documentary feature based on the life and career of civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Variety has learned.The yet-to-be-titled documentary will be directed and produced by Nadia Hallgren, who recently received two Emmy nominations for her work on Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming.” Kenya Barris will produce via Khalabo Ink Society, while Roger Ross Williams will produce under his One Story Up Productions banner.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBlack-ish creator Kenya Barris joined Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Thursday night where he talked about the decision to shelve a highly political episode of the praised series, and what led to its recent resurrection.
George Floyd died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes — an event that sparked weeks of protests around the world. For Floyd's homicide, Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, while three other officers on the scene were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter, and Chauvin's prosecution is one of the high-profile trials viewers will get to see on TV this fall. Court TV, the