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Black Laurel Films uses the cinematic narrative to normalize the presence of women of color as equitable partners in creative visual storytelling.

Credit ➡️ During the Golden Age of Hollywood, several black actors and actresses broke barriers and achieved recognitio...
17/07/2025

Credit ➡️ During the Golden Age of Hollywood, several black actors and actresses broke barriers and achieved recognition for their talent. Some notable figures include, in no particular order:

Dorothy Dandridge was the first black actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Carmen Jones” (1954). 

Hattie McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Gone With The Wind making her the first African American to win an Oscar. 

Lena Horne was one of the first black actresses to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio (MGM).

Sidney Poitier was the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “Lilies of the Field” (1963). 

Diahann Carroll was the first black actress to star in a non-stereotypical prime-time TV series, Julia.

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was considered one of the world’s greatest tap dancers. His movie fame came primarily from the films he made with Shirley Temple.

Pearl Bailey received a Special Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of “Takes Two to Tango” hit the top ten in 1952.

Sammy Davis Jr. was a multi-talented performer and was often billed as the “greatest living entertainer in the world”.

Ella Fitzgerald’s career lasted nearly sixty years. She won 14 Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, the NAACP’s inaugural President’s Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Louis Armstrong won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972.

Nat King Cole’s music career spanned almost three decades. Nat recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.

These individuals, among others, faced significant challenges and limitations due to racial segregation and discrimination in Hollywood, but their talent and perseverance helped to pave the way for greater representation and opportunities for black performers in the film industry.


Fibroids disproportionately impact Black women who are 2-3x more likely to develop them. Visit Lupita's IG for link in h...
16/07/2025

Fibroids disproportionately impact Black women who are 2-3x more likely to develop them. Visit Lupita's IG for link in her bio.

Credit: 📣 I’m speaking up about uterine fibroids. This is my story.

This Fibroid Awareness Month and beyond, I hope my experience will resonate with anyone else who has ever felt dismissed, confused or alone. And I hope to seek answers for the far too many women dealing with uterine fibroids (80% of Black women and 70% of white women by age 50!). We deserve better. It’s time to demand it. Silence serves no one!

Here’s where I’m beginning ➡️

1. Today, I joined Congresswomen , , , and Senators and in Washington DC to introduce a package of uterine fibroid Congressional bills. These bills would expand research funding, increase early detection and interventions for uterine fibroids, study the causes of uterine cancer, and increase public awareness.

2. In partnership with the Foundation for Women’s Health, I’m launching the FWH x Lupita Nyong’o Uterine Fibroid Research Grant. will seek research proposals to develop minimally invasive or non-invasive treatments for uterine fibroids to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for the 15 million patients suffering from this chronic condition in the U.S. alone. Learn more and get involved at the link in my bio.

15/07/2025

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Credit ➡️ We’re proud to induct artist, activist, producer, philanthropist, author, and EGOT winner into the Televisio...
15/07/2025

Credit ➡️ We’re proud to induct artist, activist, producer, philanthropist, author, and EGOT winner into the Television Academy Hall of Fame this August at .

Davis made history in 2015 as the first Black actress to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for "How to Get Away with Murder." A tireless advocate for social justice and childhood hunger relief, she was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people and honored with the 2025 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for her outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.

📺 Register for Televerse today at the link in bio.

Appreciation Post! Sidenote: So when are we going to get to play Pam Grier in a biopic? 👀Credit ➡️ .age.of.vintage Pam ...
15/07/2025

Appreciation Post! Sidenote: So when are we going to get to play Pam Grier in a biopic? 👀

Credit ➡️ .age.of.vintage Pam Grier photographed in the 1970s & early ‘80s

Congratulations to !Credit ➡️ First and now this?!?! My cup runneth over. I am overjoyed, overwhelmed and over the f...
15/07/2025

Congratulations to !

Credit ➡️ First and now this?!?! My cup runneth over. I am overjoyed, overwhelmed and over the fu***ng moon. What an honor to be nominated alongside such incredible women. I’m so grateful for Belinda and for Mike who in no uncertain terms has changed my life. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

14/07/2025

Credit ➡️ Culture things: Behind the scenes for Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing," during the summer of 1988. The film explores the complexities of racial tensions and systemic inequality in a Brooklyn neighborhood, ultimately prompting viewers to question what constitutes "the right thing" in the face of injustice. The film doesn't offer easy answers, but rather uses the escalating tensions of a sweltering summer day to highlight the frustrations and different approaches to fighting for social justice. ⁣
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With an ensemble cast—The film was written, directed, and produced by Spike Lee. He wrote the script in two weeks. It was primarily filmed during the summer of 1988, from July 18 to September 14. The movie was released in 1989. ⁣
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Despite being set in 1989, the film's themes of racial inequality, police brutality, and the struggle for justice remain strikingly relevant to contemporary social movements. ⁣
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Grateful for footage like this. ⁣
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Credit ➡️ They praised our strength but never asked if it was hurting us.If no one told you lately:You are allowed to c...
04/07/2025

Credit ➡️ They praised our strength but never asked if it was hurting us.

If no one told you lately:

You are allowed to choose softness.

You are allowed to fall apart and rebuild slowly.

You are allowed to stop being everything for everyone.

And still be worth loving. Still be enough.

Your softness is not a weakness.

It's your birthright. Your resistance. Your power.

We're unlearning the myth.

We're reclaiming our softness.

And we're finally choosing ourselves.

Read the full piece: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman And the Softness She Deserves.

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Credit ➡️ CASTING VOICE TALENT!The Naija Show – Animated Comedy - independently financed proof of concept pilotThe Naij...
25/06/2025

Credit ➡️ CASTING VOICE TALENT!
The Naija Show – Animated Comedy - independently financed proof of concept pilot

The Naija Show is a satirical animated comedy series that follows Lucky—a fast-talking, streetwise Nigerian dog—and his eccentric group of human friends. The show mixes humor, cultural commentary, and absurdity in a tone similar to Family Guy, but with bold Nigerian flavor.

We are casting voice actors for an independently financed proof of concept pilot. The characters represent Nigeria’s major ethnic groups so authentic Nigerian accents are preferred.

Roles Available:
LUCKY • IGBO MAN • CALABAR MAN
YORUBA MAN • HAUSA MAN • BRITISH WOMAN

Send your VO samples, reels and questions to: [email protected]

Deadline: July 10
Remote / Paid / Non-Union

Credit ➡️ Covers of “Hue Magazine”… A monthly gossip and celebrity magazine that was published in the 1950s.
23/06/2025

Credit ➡️ Covers of “Hue Magazine”… A monthly gossip and celebrity magazine that was published in the 1950s.

Credit ➡️ We at KBLA Talk 1580 mourn the tragic passing of Ananda Lewis. May she rest in peace. 🕊️ Acco...
11/06/2025

Credit ➡️ We at KBLA Talk 1580 mourn the tragic passing of Ananda Lewis.

May she rest in peace. 🕊️



According to People.com:
"Lewis became well known in 1997 when she was hired to be one of MTV’s VJs, hosting shows like Total Request Live and Hot Zone. In 1999, The New York Times dubbed her “the hip-hop generation's reigning It Girl.” She left MTV in 2001 to host her own talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show.

Lewis revealed in a 2020 Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. She said that she had not been getting regular mammograms because of her fear of radiation. In October 2024, Lewis took part in a roundtable discussion with CNN’s Stephanie Elam (her friend from college) and CNN anchor Sara Sidner in which she revealed that she went against medical advice and did not have a double mastectomy after she was diagnosed. Her tumor had metastasized, and her cancer had progressed to stage IV, she shared."

🔗 https://people.com/ananda-lewis-dead-52-mtv-vj-8729850

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07/06/2025

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Credit & Follow ➡️ So many of us go our whole lives believing we were ugly or unworthy because we didn’t see ourselves on TV or in media and if we did, the depiction was very limited or straight up negative.

How lucky are we to live in a time where we’re OWNING the features that have survived thousands of years of adversity but also thousands of years of love, triumph, joy, and resilience.

Black Women, we set the standard. Let this be a reminder of how deep and vast our beauty ranges - and not because any academy or publication said so. But because, historically we know this to be a fact.

Give yourself permission to see yourself as beautiful as the rest of the world does, before you’re imitated.

(But never duplicated)

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