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‘The Woman King’ review: Viola Davis, co-stars put ordinary war movie in a class by itself

September 17, 2022
by Chicago Sun-Times

By Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times Nanisca (Viola Davis) heads an all-female warrior unit and advises the kingdom’s leader in Director…

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Jimmy Kimmel apologizes to ‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson for ‘dumb’ Emmy stage stunt

September 16, 2022
by USA Today

Bryan Alexander USA TODAY

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At Toronto International Film Festival, a resplendent ‘Woman King’ reigns supreme

September 14, 2022
by Andscape

By Soraya Nadia McDonald Andscape

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Ramsey Lewis, Chicago-born jazz great, dies at 87

September 13, 2022
by Chicago Sun-Times

By Emmanuel Camarillo and Miriam Di Nunzio Chicago Sun Times

Quinta Brunson accepts the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award for "Abbott Elementary" on stage during the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022. Photo credit: Chris Haston/NBC

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Ralph and Brunson of ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Lizzo, Zendaya take home Emmys

September 13, 2022
by Carla Hay

By Carla Hay Black News & Views ABC’s highly acclaimed comedy series “Abbott Elementary” and Prime Video’s “Lizzo’s Watch Out…

The fall lineup of movies and TV shows demonstrates that Black women are playing more starring roles in front of and behind the cameras, and in the executive offices. Here, actor Niecy Nash-Betts is seen playing Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy, in the new show "The Rookie: Feds." Nash-Betts also is one of the show's executive producers. Photo credit: Raymond Liu/ABC

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More Black women running the show in fall television, movie lineup

September 12, 2022
by Carla Hay

By Carla Hay Black News & Views NEW YORK – As more Black-centered stories are being told in movies and…