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Mike Gauyo’s Third Annual Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative Set

The 2023 class of mentees for the Black Boy Writes & Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative was announced today. The mentees are presented by writer Mike Gauyo (Insecure, Ginny & Georgia), in partnership with Stage 32, and with support from Culture Creative Entertainment, M88, and Final Draft.

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MGM+ Orders ‘Hollywood Black’ From Justin Simien, Forest Whitaker — Docuseries Exploring The Black Experience In Cinema History

MGM+ has given the green light to ‘Hollywood Black,’ a new documentary series helmed by Justin Simien that promises to be "a definitive chronicle of a century of the Black experience in Hollywood." The four-part series will be produced by Simien’s Culture Machine, Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi’s Significant Productions, and the Academy Award-winning RadicalMedia.

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HBO Max ‘It’ Prequel Series ‘Welcome To Derry’ Taps Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar And Chris Chalk To Star

Stephen King's iconic horror novel "It" has been adapted into several forms of media and is expanding with a prequel series on HBO Max titled "Welcome to Derry" (working title). While no character details have been revealed yet, the series has already announced an impressive cast, including Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.

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