Clean Slate, starring Laverne Cox and George Wallace, is a comedy series that premieres on Prime Video on February 5, exploring themes of family, acceptance, and self-discovery with humor and heart.
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“Beyond the Gates” Breaks Barriers as Daytime’s Newest Drama
Beyond the Gates, the first hour-long daytime drama centered on a Black family, is set to premiere on CBS on February 24, 2025, aiming to redefine the possibilities for diversity and inclusion on daytime TV.
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Doc in Minneapolis: A New Medical Drama That Will Keep You Hooked
FOX’s new medical drama Doc follows the story of a brilliant doctor who loses her memory and must fight her way back into her career at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, inspired by real-life events, and featuring a stellar cast and a unique premise.
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Emmy-nominated actor John Amos, star of ‘Good Times,’ passes away at 84
John Amos, a pioneering television star and Emmy-nominated actor, passed away at the age of 84 due to natural causes.
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A watchlist highlighting the good, bad and ugly in U.S. politics
This watchlist highlights the political careers of Shirley Chisolm, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Anita Hill and more.
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Hollywood stars shine at Reel Revolution North event in North Minneapolis
At the Reel Revolution North event, Terrance Howard, Yolonda Ross, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor discussed their careers and the opportunities taking place in Minnesota’s film industry.
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Film and TV viewing to celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month offers a wealth of films and series that explore the economic impact of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the contributions of Black women in hip hop, Little Richard, and the Color Purple.
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Stanley Nelson’s doc ‘Sound of the Police’ dissects police in Black communities
The tragic killings by police of Amir Locke, George Floyd and Jamar Clark serve as the emotional core of the documentary “Sound of the Police,” now airing on Hulu.
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‘The Conversations Project’ offers food for thought
‘Our dinners are so deep that I think if we can capture that on television, it’d be amazing.’
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Midsummer Watchlist: hot films and TV
The heat is on, and so are a number of entertaining shows.
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Summer watchlist: July 7 – 18
Find highlights of upcoming series and movies scheduled to premiere or return in July.
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Summer watchlist: June 23-28
Below are highlights of upcoming series and movies scheduled to premiere or return to our screens in June that feature notable Black talent. We’ll continue to roll out our screen picks each week.
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Kick off summer with hot new (and old) movies and TV shows
Find highlights of upcoming series and movies scheduled to premiere or return to our screens in June.
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Alabama’s Africatown history comes to life in ‘Descendant’
The documentary, which won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision at Sundance in 2022, was shot over four years and has as its jumping-off point the generations-long search for the slave ship, Clotilda.
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Exposing Minnesota-style bigotry inspires movement for change
The efforts of four resistance movements have been captured in a series of documentary shorts titled ‘Jim Crow of the North Stories.’
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Hulu’s ‘1619 Project’ docuseries puts slavery at heart of American history
The six-episode series, like the source material, spins a truth both ugly and beautiful at the same time.
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Something about Shoniqua Shandai
The MSR caught up with Shoniqua Shandai when she visited the Twin Cities recently.
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Will Smith issues public apology for Oscar smackdown
“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” said the Best Actor winner.
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A chat with the stars of ‘A House Divided’
A chat with LisaRaye McCoy and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, stars of ‘A House Divided’
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Favorite TV shows featuring upper-class Black life
It seems that TV is finally broadening its lens on the Black experience.