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Hot peas and butter! Come and get your festival tickets! Renowned Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee is cooking up a brand-new festival for admirers of film, music, and poetry. Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party, a two-day celebration of Brooklyn’s creative culture, is set for Nov. 6–7, 2026, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Lee…
Isiah Whitlock Jr., an American actor best known for his work on HBO’s crime drama The Wire and the political comedy Veep, has died. His manager confirmed the news late Tuesday in New York. He was 71. Whitlock gained widespread attention for his portrayal of Maryland State Sen. R. Clayton “Clay” Davis on The Wire….
Ice Spice released her new single “Baddie Baddie” on Friday through 10K Projects/Capitol Records. The track, produced by longtime collaborator RiotUSA, samples M.I.A.’s 2012 hit “Bad Girls.” RiotUSA also produced Ice Spice’s breakout single “Munch (Feelin U),” which earned gold certification. Ice Spice recently joined Latto on “Gyatt,” a single released earlier this month through…
Broadway shone brightly as Hollywood’s finest gathered for the grand premiere of Othello, featuring the exceptional, two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, who plays the lead character. The legendary actor’s return to the theater for this iconic Shakespearean tragedy drew an outpouring of support from industry power players, underscoring his enduring influence in both film…
The new issue of Urban Magazine highlights the influential voices and rising talents shaping today’s cultural landscape, with a compelling cover story on Spectacular Smith and a feature celebrating Spike Lee’s recent honor from The Gibbes Museum of Art. Self-made millionaire and digital entrepreneur Spectacular Smith graces the cover, sharing his transformative journey from early…
On February 12, Spike Lee’s second feature, School Daze, celebrated its 35th anniversary. The genre-bending musical dramedy captured the social ills of the Black experience at a fictitious HBCU in 1988, spawning on-screen replicas and homages for years to come. From A Different World to today’s grown-ish, the Black college experience became a staple of…
ESPN Films today announced that production has started on the previously announced multi-part documentary on Colin Kaepernick, with Spike Lee on board to direct. The project was announced last year as part of The Walt Disney Company’s overall first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media. Kaepernick, who has never given a full,…
