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Source: BET News Published: March 20, 2026 BET’s weekly Good Black News roundup for the week of March 17–20 highlights three major milestones for Black excellence: Ryan Coogler became only the second Black writer in Oscar history to win Best Original Screenplay, following Jordan Peele; Michael B. Jordan claimed his first Academy Award for Best […]
Source: NPR / AP (via Oaklandside) Published: March 15, 2026 Ryan Coogler’s Sinners won four Oscars at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Best Cinematography for Autumn Durald Arkapaw, and Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson. Jordan became the sixth […]
“Sinners,” a vampire movie that unfolds in the segregated South, triumphed at the 2026 Actor Awards on Sunday night, winning the top prize for best ensemble in a motion picture while its star Michael B. Jordan was named best lead actor. “The Studio,” a sendup of many of the powerbrokers in the show’s audience, won a leading […]
It was the clip heard around the world after Sunday night’s BAFTA ceremony in London — a man yelling a racist slur as two celebrated Black actors, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, presented an award on stage. The man was John Davidson, the subject of the British indie film “I Swear,” about a man […]
Actor Michael B. Jordan shared that he was teased as a child for sharing a name with the basketball legend Michael Jordan, so much so that he nearly changed it to “Bakari.” Though the comparisons were difficult, they fueled his drive to succeed and stand out. Jordan now embraces the meaning of Bakari—“noble promise”—and reflects […]
Sinners has crossed a potentially final box office milestone just ahead of its upcoming release on digital platforms. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the vampire horror film hit theaters on April 17. Michael B. Jordan leads the Sinners cast as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, two gangsters who, upon opening up a juke joint in their Mississippi Delta hometown, […]
Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s blood-soaked new historical vampire thriller, staked its spot at the top of the box office this weekend with a $45.6 million premiere. In an impressive dual performance, Michael B. Jordan stars as twins Smoke and Stack, WWI vets who return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta only to find it infested with […]
In Sinners, Ryan Coogler delivers a visually stunning and thematically rich supernatural thriller set in 1930s Mississippi, featuring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers Smoke and Stack. The film follows the siblings’ attempt to open a juke joint in Clarksdale—an effort haunted by literal and metaphorical demons eager to siphon the vitality […]
Look forward to this exciting lineup of Black-led films spanning genres from comedy to horror, animation, and biopics. These must-see releases promise engaging stories and stellar performances. “One of Them Days” (Jan 17) A buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA as best friends Dreux and Alyssa scrambling to avoid eviction after a financial mishap […]
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit “The Greatest,” the first authorized scripted series about Muhammad Ali’s life, with Jaalen Best starring as Ali. Ben Watkins, known for creating Amazon’s “Alex Cross” series, will be the showrunner. The series, produced in collaboration with Ali’s estate and featuring his widow Lonnie Ali as an executive producer, will highlight […]
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