top of page
All Articles
Rita Dominic-Anosike Turns 50: Nollywood’s Queen Glows Into Her Golden Era
Today, we celebrate the golden milestone of one of Nollywood’s most revered icons — Rita Dominic. Affectionately called Riri, the...
Samuel Ogbegun
Jul 122 min read
Sahndra Fon Dufe Nominated to Present at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards — Here’s How to Vote
Sahndra Fon Dufe In a season where the diaspora is rising stronger and louder than ever, our very own editor-in-chief, Sahndra Fon...
Samuel Ogbegun
Jul 122 min read
Black Barbie Scores Two Daytime Emmy Nominations — Shondaland Keeps Winning
Shondaland’s Black Barbie has officially earned two Daytime Emmy nominations — and we’re cheering right along with them. Netflix...
BFW Staff
Jul 111 min read
🎬 YouTube’s New Monetisation Policy and All You Need to Know As A Creator- Send This to Your Fave Youtuber
On July 15, YouTube's long-standing monetisation policy is getting a major enforcement upgrade, and it could shake up how millions of...
Oluwaseun Mary Temitope
Jul 113 min read
RMD Brings Nollywood to Hollywood: Radio Voice North American Premiere Shuts Down Sunset Boulevard
RMD, at Radio Voice Los Angeles Premiere | PHOTOGRAPHY BY Shaks for Black Film Wire On July 3, Nollywood royalty descended on Hollywood...
Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jul 56 min read
An Emerging Quiet Force in Hollywood: Celebrating Malia Ann (Obama) on Her 27th Birthday
Born on July 4, 1998, Malia Ann Obama—formerly known publicly by her full name, Malia Obama—has gracefully stepped out of the spotlight...
BFW Staff
Jul 42 min read
New First Look: Eso Dike Teases Epic Role in Mysterious UK-Backed Film, A Night With the Queen
Eso Dike Shares BTS Photos from New Movie A Night With the Queen — Is Tsebi Returning?
BFW Staff
Jul 32 min read
Essence Fest 2025 Is Here—And You’ll Wish You Were in New Orleans This Weekend
New Orleans is about to erupt with rhythm, roots, and raw Black joy as the Essence Festival of Culture 2025 kicks off tomorrow, July 4,...
Miracle Winston Esin
Jul 33 min read
In a Shocking Turn: Diddy Acquitted of Sex Trafficking & Racketeering, But Convicted on Prostitution Transport Charges
July 2, 2025- In a verdict that’s already shaking up headlines, a federal jury in Manhattan found Sean “Diddy” Combs not guilty on the...
BFW Staff
Jul 22 min read
Viola Davis & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to Reimagine House of Games for Amazon MGM Studios
Viola Davis and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II AB + DM/Seye Isikalu Viola Davis ( Fences , How to Get Away with Murder ) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen...
BFW Staff
Jun 301 min read
Rihanna and Son Riot Attend A$AP Rocky’s AWGE Show at Paris Fashion Week
Rihanna and son Riot support A$AP Rocky at rapper's runway show during Paris Fashion Week Rihanna made a surprise appearance at Paris...
BFW Staff
Jun 281 min read
Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, and Chiwetel Ejiofor Return in The Old Guard 2—Streaming July 2 on Netflix
The Old Guard 2 Is Coming—And We’re Still Riding for Nile The immortals are back. The Old Guard 2 is officially set to drop on Netflix...
Samuel Ogbegun
Jun 282 min read
42 Years Strong: Denzel and Pauletta Washington's Hollywood Love Story 💍
Black Film Wire Editorial Team| June 2025 Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Washington In a world where Hollywood romances often...
BFW Staff
Jun 262 min read
Biodun Stephen’s ‘Unclaimed’ Brings Unfiltered Emotion and Psychological Suspense to Nigerian Cinemas
Kunle Remi, Elma Mbadiwe, and Timini Egbuson lead the charge in this genre-bending Nollywood release. Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025...
BFW Staff
Jun 252 min read
Co-Production Carnival: Nigeria and Brazil Seal a Sweet New Movie Pact
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 Nigeria and Brazil have signed the commercial phase of the 1.1 billion dollars Green Imperative Project...
BFW Staff
Jun 251 min read
One Year of Rapman’s Supacell: Celebrating the Show That Rewired Black Sci-Fi and gave us Tosin Cole.
Black Film Wire Editorial Team| June 2025 Tosin Cole in SupaCell on Netflix. June 27 last year, Supacell dropped on Netflix and flipped...
BFW Staff
Jun 252 min read
Happy 22nd Anniversary to Viola Davis & Julius Tennon! 💍
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 Viola Davis and her husband Julius Tennon Black love is thriving , and Viola Davis and Julius Tennon are...
BFW Staff
Jun 241 min read
Beyoncé & Jay‑Z Serve Cowboy Chic at Louis Vuitton Men’s Show in Paris
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT//Getty Images Today in Paris, Beyoncé and Jay-Z made a statement without saying...
BFW Staff
Jun 242 min read
Diddy Drops the Mic: Sean “Diddy” Combs Refuses to Testify in High-Stakes Trial
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 Puff Daddy (P.Diddy), June 2025 🧨 The courtroom has gone quiet, but the tension is anything but. Today,...
BFW Staff
Jun 241 min read
Tea, Talent & The Crown: Idris Elba Teams Up with King Charles III for a New Netflix TV Series on British Youth.
Black Film Wire Editors| June 2025 The King with Idris Elba at an event for The King's Trust in 2024. Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images In...
BFW Staff
Jun 242 min read
bottom of page