All 9 Oscar Best Picture Nominees With a Black Director, From ‘Precious’ to ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ (Photos)
“Judas and the Black Messiah” is the latest to join the elite club
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Lee Daniels, Karin Gist Drama ‘Our Kind of People’ Ordered to Series at Fox
Show is based on Lawrence Otis Graham’s book of the same name
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Every Black Director Nominated for an Oscar, From John Singleton to Spike Lee (Photos)
Will Regina King join the club this year for her work on “One Night in Miami”?
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‘The United States vs Billie Holiday': Five Facts About Lead Actress Andra Day
Day says she was inspired to become an R&B musician because of singers like Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald
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Lee Daniels’ ‘The Spook Who Sat by the Door’ Pilot Ordered by FX
Leigh Dana Jackson writes, with Gerard McMurray to direct
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Lee Daniels’ ‘Wonder Years’ Reboot Gets Pilot Order at ABC
Network also orders comedy pilots about a woman who becomes a psychic and former sorority sisters who reunite later in life
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‘Ms. Pat’ Moves From Hulu to BET Plus With Series Order
Comedy is based on Patricia Williams’ standup and memoir
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Maz Jobrani, Effie Brown and More Join Conversation on Amplifying Diverse Voices at TheGrill 2020
Stars and executive producers of “Euphoria,” “Indian Matchmaking” and “Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah” will also take part in the discussion at TheWrap’s annual conference
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Whoopi Goldberg, Lee Daniels Lead Film Academy’s Race and Gender Equity Conversation Series
“The View” host kicks off the “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” series in talk with Bryan Stevenson
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‘Empire’ Spinoff Series Starring Taraji P Henson’s Cookie Lyon in the Works at Fox
Henson has launched production company TPH Entertainment and signed a first-look TV deal with 20th Century Fox TV
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‘The Wonder Years’ Reboot From Lee Daniels in the Works at ABC
Original star Fred Savage will direct and executive produce, while co-creator Neal Marlens will be a consultant
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Paramount Acquires Lee Daniels’ ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’
Andra Day stars as the legendary jazz singer in the biographical film
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Producer Effie Brown on Being ‘Smacked Down’ By Industry After 2015 ‘Project Greenlight’ Incident With Matt Damon
CEO of Gamechanger Films says she was stigmatized after her on-screen argument with Damon over diversity
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‘Empire’ Showrunner on What He Left Out of Pandemic-Forced Series Finale
Brett Mahoney tells TheWrap how much he held back because he’s still hopeful a proper ending will be made
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How ‘Empire’ Made a Last-Minute Series Finale – While Still Hoping to Make a Real Series Finale
Showrunner Brett Mahoney tells TheWrap drama will “end with the spirit of what we want the series to end on”
