Greg Braxton –

Royal provides a different perspective as a freeborn Black man in " The Underground Railroad."

Making a TV show about slavery could undo you. Unless the director steps up like this

May 14, 2021 at 2:43 p.m.

Barry Jenkins vividly recalls the moment he first heard about the Underground Railroad. "I was around 5 or 6, and when I first heard those words, it wasn't even imagined...

Matt James is pictured with Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.

Last summer, Disney promised change. Then the first Black ‘Bachelor’s’ season unraveled

March 12, 2021 at 1:28 p.m.

Outrage. Grief. Anger. Sorrow. With those words, the Walt Disney Co.'s top executives were determined to send a clear message after the killing of George Floyd and other unarmed Black...

‘The Bachelor’s’ first season with a Black lead is swept into a firestorm over race

March 12, 2021 at 12:09 p.m.

When Matt James was introduced last year as the first Black lead of ABC's "The Bachelor," the announcement came with great fanfare, as executives hailed it as a pivotal move...

Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer."

The return of the female action star often left out Black women. Enter Queen Latifah

February 8, 2021 at 7:31 a.m.

Private detective Foxy Brown has survived a rape, numerous beatings, a brawl in a lesbian bar, a kidnapping and a shot — against her will — of heroin. But when...

Things are about to get unreal for Courtney B. Vance, Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett in HBO's "Lovecraft Country." (Eli Joshua Ade/HBO/TNS)

Column: After a year defined by Black stories, Golden Globe nominations fall short

February 4, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.

HBO's "Lovecraft Country," and "I May Destroy You," Showtime's "The Good Lord Bird" and Netflix's "Bridgerton" were among several TV series celebrated for their distinctive treatment of race and racism...

Bryan Cranston hasn’t fully recovered from COVID-19. But he knows how lucky he is as he portrays another damaged man

December 7, 2020 at 8:20 a.m.

Many people carol during the holidays about receiving a partridge in a pear tree from their true love. Bryan Cranston has taken it a step further — he puts an...

Clare Crawley and Dale Moss in a scene from "The Bachelorette."

On reality TV shows like ‘Big Brother’ and ‘The Bachelor,’ race becomes impossible to ignore

November 10, 2020 at 8:24 a.m.

At first glance, ABC's "The Bachelor" and CBS' "Big Brother" are completely different. One is a fairy tale-flavored franchise where participants seek true love and happily-ever-afters. The other pits strangers...

No red carpet? No problem. The preshows are ready for a ‘semi-glamorous’ Emmys

September 18, 2020 at 8:40 a.m.

The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards are rolling up, instead of rolling out, the red carpet. Because of the continuing dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's festivities saluting excellence...

Mary J. Blige arrives at Netflix's The Umbrella Academy Season 1 Premiere held at the Arclight Hollywood on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 in Hollywood, Calif.

With a new show on Starz, Mary J. Blige has nothing to prove. Except to herself

August 31, 2020 at 8:59 a.m.

When Mary J. Blige had a brush with history recently, she almost missed the celebration. The singer-actress was not tuned in to the Democratic National Convention when Sen. Kamala Harris...

John Ridley poses in the press room with the award for best adapted screenplay of the year for "12 Years a Slave" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Some creators of color fear coronavirus will be major setback in TV’s diversity push

May 19, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.

The coronavirus crisis has turned all of Hollywood upside down, and the hoped-for return to even a small degree of normalcy remains uncertain. But one segment of the entertainment industry...

All Stories