OPINION: Why I’m Here For the Badass Black Women of San Diego Comic-Con 2018
As GBN’s resident biracial, millennial nerd, I place a lot of importance on diversity at Comic Con and in the…
View ArticleCreator Aaron McGruder and Sony Animation to Reboot “The Boondocks” TV Series
According to thewrap.com, Sony Animation announced today that it will be producing a re-boot of the Aaron McGruder comic-strip-turned-TV-series The…
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Inspiring Stories of African Americans to Air on Disney...
Disney Animator Floyd Norman (photo via ShadowAndAct.com article via ShadowAndAct.com To cultivate kids’ deeper interest in history and inspire them to feel their own significance in the present and...
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Vanessa Morrison Named Head of Fox Family in Animation Division Overhaul
Fox Family President Vanessa Morrison (CREDIT: COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX) by Brent Lang via Variety.com Vanessa Morrison, longtime head of Twentieth Century Fox Film’s animation division, is moving...
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“Hair Love” Academy Award-Winner Matthew Cherry Gets Deal from HBO Max for...
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Cherry recently landed a deal with HBO Max for a 12-episode season of “Young Love,” an animated series based on the characters from Cherry and Sony Pictures...
View ArticleCelebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas”...
Donny Hathaway‘s recording of “This Christmas” is a holiday staple on Black radio and in Black households, and we are honored to celebrate its 50th anniversary today. It’s difficult to remember a time...
View ArticleAnimated U.S. Civics Series “We The People” Produced by Obamas to Debut on...
Michelle and Barack Obama announced yesterday that they have executive produced and Netflix will stream We the People, a 10-episode television series aimed at educating children on United States...
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Disney VFX Supervisor Marlon West Organizes “A Great Day in Animation” Photo...
The iconic “A Great Day in Harlem” photograph of 57 jazz musicians taken by Art Kane in 1958 was the inspiration for the recently recreated “A Great Day in Animation” photo of 54 Black professionals in...
View ArticleGrammy and Academy Award Winner H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC’s “Beauty and...
According to Variety.com, award-winning musical artist H.E.R. will play Belle in ABC’s upcoming hybrid special celebrating the 30th anniversary of Disney‘s animated musical classic Beauty and the...
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ART: Marlon West’s Ink Tributes to Real Life Heroes Debuts at Museum of...
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Disney VFX Supervisor Marlon West (Iwájú, Princess and The Frog, Moana, Frozen) will have his own art on display in an exhibition that debuts at the Museum...
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