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Lena Waithe and podcaster #KidFury are teaming up on a HBO comedy series that tells the story of a gay Black man trying to figure out “adulthood and responsibility” while gradually understanding  his undiagnosed clinical depression. Waithe will serve as an executive producer on the series which follows the 20-year-old character …

TBS has reportedly ordered a pilot for a comedy series created by “The Chi” creator, Lena Waithe. Waithe originally wrote the series titled “Twenties” back in 2009, about a queer Black girl and her hetero friends. “I always wanted to tell a story where a queer Black woman was the protagonist …

Blogged by @tktrinidad Black women have been doing amazing things throughout the years and this year is no exception. Essence magazine will be having their annual “Black Women in Hollywood” event celebrating, a slew of heavy hitters in the business from ‘Girl’s Trip’ star Tiffany Haddish to ‘Thor’’s Tessa Thompson. …

On Sunday, black excellence took over the 2017 Emmy Awards after Donald Glover and Lena Waithe made history, becoming the first black winners in their categories. Glover, who has been a fan-favorite in all aspects of his very diverse career, took home his very first Emmy award for Outstanding Directing …