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.

Amazon Freevee has announced that Nicki Minaj is set to star in and executive produce Lady Danger, a new animated series based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name by Alex de Campi.

Octavia Spencer is set to take on a new role in the true-crime genre. The star of the hit series Self Made will lead Lost Women Of Highway 20 for Max and Discovery ID, a series that will explore the crimes that occurred on a desolate stretch of an Oregon highway.

The Starz series BMF lead actor Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. has signed with M88 for management, marking a major milestone in his burgeoning career.

Billy Porter and Dan McCabe have been chosen by Allen Media Group Motion Pictures to write a James Baldwin biopic. The film will be based on David Leeming's 1994 book, James Baldwin: A Biography, which details the life of the celebrated writer and civil rights activist.

From Executive Producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a new documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. This season will feature Cleopatra, the world’s most famous, powerful, and misunderstood woman.

Chris Chalk, best known for his role in the hit TV show Perry Mason, is set to play James Baldwin in Ryan Murphy's latest TV series, Feud: Capote's Women.

M88, a talent agency founded in 2020 by Phillip Sun and Charles D. King, has recently signed renowned director Erica Watson.

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.

Marvel Studios recently released the trailer for The Marvels. Brie Larson is reprising her role as Captain Marvel and joining her in the film are Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau.

AllBlk, the streaming service from AMC Networks, has ordered a scripted dramedy series titled "Involved," loosely based on the life of Omarion, formerly a member of the boy band B2K.

Tamera “Tee” Kissen, best known for her roles in White Men Can’t Jump and House Party, has signed on to lead the cast of the upcoming vampire horror film Fanged.

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.

Onyx Collective has announced the new cast for the upcoming Hulu comedy pilot "1266" starring Gabourey Sidibe. Karim Diané, Kristin Dodson, and Kassandra Lee Diaz are joining the series as leads alongside Sidibe.

Amazon Studios is partnering once again with Priyanka Chopra Jonas for the John Cena and Idris Elba movie, Heads of State.

WME has recently announced the signing of Savanah Leaf, an Olympian-turned-filmmaker, known for her award-winning short films and music videos.

Showtime has acquired the film "Heist 88" from Paramount+, with the film starring Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance. The movie will be a part of Showtime's new programming, which aims to have culturally diverse takes in the vein of The Chi.

Ryan Michelle Bathé is set to join the cast of CBS’ JumpStart, a multi-camera comedy pilot based on the long-running comic strip created by Robb Armstrong.

Regina Hall has landed a role in Searchlight Pictures' upcoming rock opera, O'Dessa. The film, which starts production in Croatia in May, is set in a post-apocalyptic future and follows Sadie Sink's character on a quest to retrieve a family heirloom.

Donald Glover, best known for his work on Community and Atlanta, is opening up about Gilga, his production company headquartered in Ojai, California and having the chance to work with Malia Obama.