Rock, Oprah Bringing ‘My Black Friend’ to Movies

About a white writer who decides to search for black friends on Craigslist.

Lionsgate and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films are partnering to develop the comedy "Will You Be My Black Friend?" with Chris Rock starring.

The project stems from a November GQ magazine article written by senior correspondent Devin Friedman, a white man who began a self-conscious search for black friends on Craigslist.

Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.

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