Category: News

News about current and upcoming genre media projects that include people of color. Info about historical projects, as well.

Sooooooo…Folks at SXSW Loved Them Some ‘Preacher’

Read at io9.com.

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Lee Sedol Has Beaten Google’s AlphaGo For The First Time

Read at Gizmodo.com.

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Professional Go player Lee Sedol

‘Blair Witch Project’ Co-Director Eduardo Sanchez To Direct ‘Sevenfold’ For Blumhouse – SXSW

Read about it at Deadline.com.

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Solo Movies for ‘Aquaman’ and ‘The Flash’ Will Continue Justice League Story

Click here to read at Geektyrant.com.

Justice League will open in November 17, 2017. The Flash hits theaters on March 23, 2018, and Aquaman is scheduled to hit theaters July 27, 2018.

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Development in Africa: Young Scientists Make Their Pitch

Read about it at BBC.co.

The CW Renews iZOMBIE for 3rd Season and SUPERNATURAL for 12th Season

Check out the list of renewed series at Dailydead.com.

SUPERNATURAL KICKS ASS. But let’s make some calls, urging them to “darken” things up a bit more. C’mon, it’s been 11 seasons, already. It’s obviously impossible not to love the big lugs (SEE BELOW), but imagine some people of color inserted there…and… there. Perfect.

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POTUS sets goal of expanding broadband

LINK: Our leader wants internet for 20 million more Americans by 2020

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Warner Bros. to Address Diversity Issue With Directors Workshop

Read at Variety.com.

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Key & Peele Action Comedy ‘Keanu’ To Screen Work-In-Progress At SXSW 2016

Click here to read at Deadline.com.

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Zendaya Lands Lead Role in Marvel’s “Spider-Man” Movie

LINK: Though we’re still not feeling that whole Never-Ending Peter Parker Story Arc, as a seemingly conciliatory move, Marvel has cast Our Lady Z.

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