Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose has been tapped to both star in and produce the pilot for the upcoming animated series ‘The Uptown Chronicles’. Taking place in the year 2100 Chicago, ‘The Uptown Chronicles’ follows the adventures of the Hamilton family, led by scientist father Dre and guardian
SDG Quantum Productions ‘The Uptown Chronicles’ animated project is headed to Georgia’s foremost comic convention, with the announcement that the cast & creators will be present at the upcoming Atlanta Comic Convention. The Uptown Chronicles is being developed as a multi-media franchise that includes a feature film, television series, podcasts,
In a world where representation matters, Richard Parsons stands out as a powerful figure whose impact on the media industry resonates deeply within the African American community. Born on October 3, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, Parsons rose from humble beginnings to become a pioneering leader, advocating for diversity and
As Jaro Media’s acclaimed digital series Silver & Gold continues to amass accolades, one the show’s main cast members has reaped particular praise, Pantheah Hawes. The long-time entertainer and character actor has earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Amunet, the no-nonsense matriarch of a mysterious and mystical organization. In
DETROIT (AP) — The resiliency, culture and heroism of Black Americans and the African diaspora will be the central theme of a virtual event that will celebrate the nation’s diversity on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is slated to speak at Tuesday’s event, “We
President-elect Joe Biden says he had chosen North Carolina regulator Michael S. Regan as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his pick for interior secretary. Biden said Thursday that the selections round out what he said would be an experienced climate
Nina Simone’s childhood home, located in Tryon, North Carolina, will be indefinitely preserved through the advocacy organization Preservation North Carolina. Recently, the 600-square foot home had entered a state of dilapidation, which prompted four African American artists––Rashid Johnson, Ellen Gallagher, Julie Mehretu, and Adam Pendleton––to purchase the property in
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease. Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday after battling bone cancer. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president and echoed the call for “justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” in America. For more than four decades after the death
