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Don Cheadle will follow up last year’s Miles Davis biopic with a project that sheds light on another real life hero of cultural significance. The actor will star in and produce “Prince of Darkness,” a biopic of 19th Century black millionaire Jeremiah G. Hamilton, reports Variety. Steven Baigelman, who co-wrote the “Miles Ahead” screenplay with […]

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Sidney Poitier celebrated his 90th birthday last Monday, February 20th, making him the oldest-living winner of the Best Actor Oscar Award. Now retired from acting, Poitier has earned a number of honors and accolades over the course of his praise-worthy career. Born in 1927, Poitier’s farmer parents lived in the Bahamas but traveled to Miami […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC’s hit freshman drama “This Is Us” will be sticking around for at least a couple more years. The network said Wednesday’s that the show’s success has earned it a two-season pickup, with at least 18 episodes per season. The family drama is proving a success with the advertiser-favored young adult […]

Dumezweni isn't a well-known name in the U.S., but the Swaziland-born actress has gained critical acclaim by winning the Olivier Award for her role in A Raisin In The Sun. The award is Britain's equivalent to the Tonys.

Denzel Washington has just scored himself a nomination for the upcoming Academy Awards for his triumphant role in the 2012 film Flight. In a press conference announcing the nominees for the Oscars, Washington walked away with one of only two nominations for African American actors and actress in the category for “Best Actor.” The countdown […]