Kelley L. Carter
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Cicely Tyson was humble about her magnificent career
Her highness was embarrassed. It was nearly 11 years ago when I talked with Hollywood legend and trailblazer Cicely Tyson, who — in her 80s at the time — was ab… → Read More
On TV, a fledgling UPN tried to follow NBC and Fox with black programming
By the time 1998 rolled around, black TV shows with black leads telling black stories were no longer as plentiful as they had been earlier in the decade. The Co… → Read More
HBO teases new season of ‘Insecure’ at Sundance
PARK CITY, UTAH — HBO held a dinner Saturday evening at the Sundance Film Festival celebrating Insecure as part of “Our Stories To Tell,” a series of special ev… → Read More
Documentary on Russell Simmons’ alleged sexual misconduct premieres at Sundance
PARK CITY, UTAH — Perhaps the toughest buy at Sundance is also one of the most talked-about documentaries of 2020. The long-awaited film, which documents allege… → Read More
African American Film Critics celebrate great movies shunned by the Oscars
HOLLYWOOD — They say to go where you’re appreciated. On Wednesday night, that place was the annual awards ceremony of the African American Film Critics Associat… → Read More
Nnamdi Asomugha is making a case for himself as a producer
Nnamdi Asomugha is always up for a challenge. He most certainly was back when he was an NFL star during his 11-year career, running cornerback, which is surely … → Read More
Major Key: Keegan-Michael Key is busting out all over
Keegan-Michael Key is laughing. Hard. The kind of laugh that makes you want to join in because whatever it is he finds so funny, surely you will, too. Key says … → Read More
Chiwetel Ejiofor on bringing his ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ character to life
Chiwetel Ejiofor learned a trick: Stop overthinking. The British actor — who in 2013 destroyed us in 12 Years a Slave with his emotional portrayal of Solomon No… → Read More
How the ‘Black Godfather’ changed baseball legend Hank Aaron’s life
Editor’s Note: Hank Aaron died at age 86 on Jan. 22, 2021. LOS ANGELES — Hank Aaron was closing in on Babe Ruth’s record of 714 career home runs when the death … → Read More
Matthew Cherry moved from the practice squad in the NFL to first string in Hollywood
The fact that Matthew Cherry was a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens is the least most inte… → Read More
John Singleton’s storytelling legacy will live on for generations to come
Perhaps John Singleton’s biggest contribution to popular culture isn’t the gripping, relatable portrait that is his 1991 instant classic Boyz n the Hood. It’s t… → Read More
Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ is an illuminating two-way street
Beyoncé, yet again, has gifted us all. This time, she’s bringing a culture that’s so very important to African Americans to a global, mainstream stage. Her late… → Read More
What if the NBA were player-owned? ‘High Flying Bird’ imagines the ultimate disruption
André Holland’s eyes were wide open. A lifelong sports fan — college hoops and professional basketball strike his fancy — Holland enjoyed the game. Loved basket… → Read More
Super Bowl hot spots: 5 places T.I. says you have to experience in his hometown
ATLANTA — Around these parts, the rapper and movie star who gave a name to your favorite style of rap music and amplified it globally — the one who has released… → Read More
‘What Men Want’ is an excellent sports movie with a woman, Taraji P. Henson, at its center
The most exciting thing in Taraji P. Henson’s forthcoming What Men Want, a bold comedy about a female sports agent who suddenly gets to hear the inner thoughts … → Read More
‘Clemency,’ the best film at Sundance, was written and directed by a black woman
PARK CITY, Utah — In an early scene in Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency, the death row inmate whom Aldis Hodge expertly brings to life is allowed outside for some sol… → Read More
2 Dope Queens reveal why they’re ending their successful show
PARK CITY, Utah — Before Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson officially say goodbye to their highly successful podcast-turned-HBO-specials, 2 Dope Queens, they… → Read More
Sundance report: An Arthur Ashe virtual reality experience makes his historic 1968 victory real
There are no more excuses — if you want to know what racism or discrimination feels like, you can quite literally put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Racism f… → Read More
Sundance report: Tichina Arnold reflects on ‘Martin’ and black women in Hollywood
Tichina Arnold is going to make a way. She did it more than two decades ago as Pam James in Martin. In a talk before the premiere of The Last Black Man in San F… → Read More
Present-day adaptation of ‘Native Son’ opens Sundance 2019
PARK CITY, Utah — And now, we’ve finally arrived in the space we’ve been waiting for since, well, ever. Black Hollywood — and those who care about the telling o… → Read More