Stacey Abrams, Barry Jenkins, Gabrielle Union, Lena Waithe & More Set As Speakers For ABFF Virtual Fest

Gabrielle Union, 47, Keke Palmer, 26, Uzo Aduba, 39, and Marsai Martin, 16, have called for an end to Black hair discrimination, which is rampant across the United States. In a PSA video published by Glamour, the actresses read out submissions from 13 anonymous Black women, who recounted their experiences being discriminated against for their hair.

A number of Lynn Shelton’s famous friends and collaborators came together on Tuesday night for an emotional tribute honoring the late director three months after her death.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: LA-based indie production and sales company Clear Horizon is expanding into domestic distribution with the acquisition of civil rights drama Son Of The South.The film, which debuts tonight at the American Black Film Festival, is written and directed by Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown (BlacKkKlansman), well known for his long-running collaboration with Spike Lee.Brown has edited Spike Lee movies including Oscar-winner BlacKkKlansman,

Gabrielle Union’s exit from America’s Got Talent was one of the hardest things she’s ever dealt with.The L.A.’s finest star recalled her experience during the Minding Her Business panel discussion at the virtual American Black Film Festival, labeling it “so surprising and so heartbreaking and so frustrating and so unnecessary”.Union, who departed the NBC show after just one series as a judge amid allegations of harassment and discrimination she witnessed and experienced during season 14,

Actress and comedian Gabrielle Union revealed that her America’s Got Talent exit was her hardest moment in the industry so far. “Probably the ‘AGT’…it all was so surprising and so heartbreaking and so frustrating and so unnecessary.

Gabrielle Union is sharing more about her time on and the «brutal» process she went through while leaving the show. During her appearance on the «Minding Her Business» panel for the 2020 American Black Film Festival on Sunday, Union counted her departure from among the most difficult parts of her Hollywood career — and said the drama surrounding it felt like «such a public flogging.» «Probably the of it all was so surprising and so heartbreaking and so frustrating and so unnecessary.

Gabrielle Union revealed that her America’s Got Talent exit was her hardest moment in the industry so far.

Gabrielle Union has spoken out about her “America’s Got Talent” exit once again, calling the “whole process brutal.”

American Cinematheque will shine a spotlight on director Lynn Shelton Aug. 25 at 7 p.m.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe American Cinematheque will pay tribute to late filmmaker Lynn Shelton with an online conversation featuring Marc Maron, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.Announced Thursday, the American Cinematheque virtual event will honor Shelton’s body of television of work, which features a variety of titles ranging from Mad Men and Fresh Off the Boat to GLOW and Little Fires Everywhere.

“American Idol” will return for its fourth season on ABC mostly unscathed.

Maggie Rogers and Leon Bridges performed at last night’s Democratic National Convention, which took place virtually for the first time.Presented by Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), the week-long event’s first instalment featured speeches from former First Lady Michelle Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who both urged viewers to vote for Joe Biden in the US presidential election this November.Rogers played her track ‘Back In My Body’ from an outdoor coastal setting in Scarborough,

With the 2020 presidential election only a few months away, Stacey Abrams has made it her mission to ensure every vote counts in the first trailer for All In: The Fight for Democracy. In the film’s nearly three-minute teaser, Abrams — alongside former U.S.

Bruce Springsteen took his love for Lana Del Rey to a new level as he called her “one of the best songwriters in the country.”

Bruce Springsteen has called Lana Del Rey “simply one of the best songwriters” in the US in the latest episode of his radio series.The Boss hosts From His Home To Yours on SiriusXM and played Del Rey’s 2012 track ‘American’ in the most recent instalment.In the song, the star name-checks Springsteen himself, singing: “Springsteen is the kind, don’t you think?/I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing.” After playing the song, the veteran musician said: “She’s, uh, name-checking some guy from New

The Weeknd has shared a number of demos from his 2013 album ‘Kiss Land’, including a remix of Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Money Power Glory’.Following the surprise news that his debut album topped the US iTunes R&B/soul album charts this week seven years after its initial release, the Canadian singer-songwriter has dug up “a few songs and ideas that didn’t” end up making the album’s final tracklist.Sharing the previously unreleased songs and outtakes during episode nine of his Memento Mori radio show on

Constantine Maroulis’ reality TV ties appear to extend to the Bravo universe. Real Housewives of New York City viewers discovered the former American Idol contestant is the man Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Tinsley Mortimer all dated — a revelation hinted at during the Thursday, August 13, episode.Viewers took to Twitter after Luann, 55, showed Ramona, 63, a photo of an American Idol “winner” on her phone during a car ride in Mexico.