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Mariah Carey took her Twitter followers along as she got vaccinated for COVID-19 yesterday, sharing her unusual 'side effect.'

Lakeshore Records is set to release Concrete Cowboy-Music From the Netflix Film digitally on April 2 with music by Kevin Matley.

Last September, FOX gave OUR KIND OF PEOPLE a writers’ room commitment to allow Gist, Daniels and their team to further develop the project prior to today’s series order.

Audible has announced the content they will be releasing in April 2021! Scripted titles include a celebration of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday with Billie Was a Black Woman written and hosted by Rebecca Carroll; the comedy Hit Job starring Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson and more.

When fifteen year-old Cole (Caleb McLaughlin) is expelled from school in Detroit, he is sent to North Philadelphia to live with Harp (Idris Elba), his estranged father.

Jenrette will share the story of a young Black girl who goes on a journey to combat obesity and free herself from her family’s “big boned” label. Kessler will explore obesity in comedy and speak to some of today’s biggest comedians about the weight of being overweight.

Fred Savage, star of the original series, produces the reboot - which still takes place in the 1980s, but will instead follow a Black, middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Spring 2021 Season offers three moving, one-person performances: Colman Domingo’s A Boy and His Soul, directed by Craig Wallace; Lucy Alibar’s Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up, directed by Round House Artistic Director Ryan Rilette; and Young Jean Lee’s We’re Gonna Die, directed by Paige Hernandez.

“How much time do you want for your progress?” The late, great James Baldwin’s question to America remains unanswered. 

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for the highly popular FREE event, Keen After Hours.  Coming up next: Chisa Hutchinson (January 25th), followed by Michael Urie (February 1st), among others, in coming weeks.

Hulu announced today that the streaming platform has acquired the U.S. rights to Lee Daniels’ THE UNITED STATES vs. BILLIE HOLIDAY, which will debut as a Hulu Original film on Hulu on February 26, 2021. Sierra/Affinity will continue to handle international sales on the film.

Apple TV+ and Mariah Carey today released the official trailer for “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” giving a first look at the epic holiday extravaganza that will launch globally on Friday, December 4 exclusively on Apple TV+.   

Marie Cisco is a powerhouse in the theater industry, having worked at The National Black Theatre, The New Black Fest, and was at the center of a national conversation this summer after creating the 'Theatres Not Speaking Out' spreadsheet after the death of George Floyd. We spoke with Marie Cisco about the creation of Cisco & Co. Productions & more.

The Apollo Theater announced today the line-up for Black Life Matters: A Program of Short Films & Conversation, which launches the return of the innovative quarterly series Apollo Film Presents: ImageNation's Cocktails & Sōl Cinema on November 19 at 7:00pm ET.

Nickelodeon is letting kids' voices be heard this election season with the return of its bellwether 'Kids' Vote' poll and a brand-new Nick News: Kids Pick the President special hosted by entertainment powerhouse Keke Palmer.

The Public Theater's FORWARD. TOGETHER. virtual event will take place today, Tuesday, October 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, with music direction by Ted Sperling, the event is free and open to all from coast to coast and around the world.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic's SOUND/STAGE turns the spotlight to Grammy- nominated singer/songwriter Andra Day in the fourth episode of the filmed concert series, Friday, October 16, at 10am. Day's performance includes her songs a?oeRise Upa?? and a?oeGold,a?? as well as a cover of Nina Simone's a?oeMississippi Goddam.a??

The Public Theater announced today that FORWARD. TOGETHER. A virtual event to support The Public Theater, will take place on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, with music direction by Ted Sperling. Free and open to all from coast to coast and around the world, the event will be livestreamed.

Celebrated Producer Marie Cisco has launched Cisco & Co. Productions, LLC, a full-service production house that specializes in live theatrical events and filmed content with a focus on uplifting stories of Black and African culture in addition to its intersection with feminism.

Today, the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) will host a virtual thank you event for their supporters and provide a company update as a part of The Blacker the Plan: Our People.