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  • 3 weeks ago | bet.com | Malcolm Venable

    It’s wild to think someone as funny as Tisha Campbell was once afraid of comedy. After all, she helped define two of the most iconic sitcoms in Black television history—Martin and My Wife and Kids—with her timing, charm, and unshakeable screen presence. But when it came to stand-up? That was a different beast. “I never, ever wanted to do it, because I was so scared,” Campbell tells BET.com from a hotel room in New York City, gearing up to go on stage and do exactly what used to terrify her.

  • 3 weeks ago | televisionacademy.com | Malcolm Venable |Mara Brock Akil |Regina King |Anthony Hemingway

    When Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane) initially approached YA pioneer Judy Blume about reimagining Blume’s 1975 novel Forever as a TV series, Blume initially had some reluctance. After all, the main characters in Forever –– one of the most banned or challenged books of all time for its frank discussion of teen sexuality –– explore romance, desire, and body parts in a bygone era that today’s teens would find comically innocent.

  • 1 month ago | bet.com | Malcolm Venable

    Pretty much everybody knows Betty Boop, or at least has seen her: the coquettish cartoon, known for her pin curls and tiny dress, is one of the most recognizable animated characters ever. Few know, however, that Betty, an intentionally sexual symbol of the swinging Jazz era, is primarily based on a Black woman performer of the day, Esther Jones. Of course, given that Jones made her mark some 100 years ago, there’s not exactly a trove of videos to see and hear her performances.

  • 1 month ago | flipboard.com | Malcolm Venable

    23 hours agoA night on Broadway can be dazzling. But behind the scenes, it’s often a chaotic storm of wardrobe menaces: oily stage makeup, sweat-inducing spotlights, and a dimly lit backstage that lends itself to lost jewelry and torn costumes. Broadway dresser Michelina Evans deals with this almost every day. …

  • 2 months ago | bet.com | Malcolm Venable

    You probably know that Jay-Z is a respected art collector. Or that Siwzz Beatz and Alicia Keys are power players in the art world, too. You might have heard of Amy Sherald, who did Michelle Obama’s portrait, or perhaps Kehinde Wiley, who painted her husband’s presidential portrait.

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