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J.J. Abrams confirms he won't direct new Black-led 'Superman' reboot
J.J. Abrams told us exactly one thing about the new Superman movie he's producing.
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A 'Superman' reboot — with a potential Black Man of Steel — is on the way from Ta-Nehisi Coates and J.J. Abrams
There's no word yet on who will be cast as the Kryptonian hero in the new DC film, but Michael B. Jordan had explored playing a Black Superman before and the internet has just nominated John Boyega.
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Oprah Winfrey, Angela Bassett Among Cast for HBO’s Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between the World and Me’
HBO has set an all-star lineup of featured performers in the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me." The HBO version's cast will include Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, "Black Lives Matter" founder Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, The Roots' Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Pauletta Washington, and Susan Kelechi Watson. […]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me to Become HBO Special, This Is Us Star Among EPs
Move this one to the top of your reading list: Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me will be an HBO special this fall, the premium cabler announced Thursday. This Is Us star Susan Kelechi Watson, along with Coates and his longtime friend/Apollo Theater executive producer Kamilah Forbes, will executive-produce the special. Forbes also will direct. […]
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Oprah Winfrey says she never seriously considered presidential run: 'So happy I'm not in any of it'
Oprah Winfrey revealed that she also turned down an offer to moderate one of the debates.
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Oprah Winfrey chooses Ta-Nehisi Coates for new Apple book club
Oprah Winfrey made an appearance on CBS This Morning Monday to announce her pick for her newly up-and-running book club with Apple: The Water Dancer by acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Danny Glover says reparations for slavery are a 'moral, democratic and economic imperative' – but Twitter has mixed reactions
Actor and activist Danny Glover spoke out in favor of reparations for slavery at a House Judiciary panel.