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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 24, 20251 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 24, 20252 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 24, 20251 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 24, 20252 min read


🦖 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' Roars into NYC with Mahershala Ali and More on the Red Carpet
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 Mahershala Ali, from left, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Rupert Friend attend the "Jurassic...

BFW Staff
Jun 23, 20252 min read


First Look: Sterling Brown’s Washington Black Is Coming to Hulu — and It’s Giving Revolutionary Adventure
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 Cast of Washington Black Just in. Imagine the brilliant mind of an eleven-year-old Black boy on a...

BFW Staff
Jun 23, 20251 min read


10 Things We Learned from Producer Angela White (And You Should Know) – A Black Film Wire Exclusive
Angela White: The Visionary Expanding the Scope of Global Cinema As June 2025 unfolds, powerhouse producer Angela White celebrates major milestones: her Pan-African thriller Nine now streams in 45 countries with unexpectedly strong viewership in Australia and the UK, while her faith-based hit A Question of Faith prepares for its Tubi debut seven years after its initial release - proving the enduring power of her storytelling. Angela White has long been a force in the enterta

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 20, 20257 min read


Casting Call: Join Tulsa King Season 3! Atlanta-based actors with Tattoos!
By Black Film Wire Resources | June 2025 Lights, camera... Tattooed arms ? Paramount+’s hit crime drama Tulsa King is back for Season 3 and casting is officially open! As announced by Project Casting and shared on their social platforms , Tulsa King Season 3 is hiring background actors with visible arm tattoos for upcoming Atlanta-based shoots. What You Need To Know: Production Info: Title: Tulsa King Season 3 (Paramount+ series starring Sylvester Stallone) Filming Locatio

BFW Staff
Jun 20, 20252 min read


Inside 'Code Red': Fiyin Gambo's Futuristic Short and the Drama of Apple Vision Pro
By Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire | June 2025 I’ve never had to adjust my scarf for a film before — but here we are. On Juneteenth morning, I make my way to USC’s Ganek Immersive Studio for a private showing of Code Red , a seven-minute immersive short organized by the film’s director, Fiyin Gambo. I show up in full Erykah Badu mode, only to be met by the futuristic gaze of the Apple Vision Pro. Let’s just say, calibration is... a process. My excitement is palpable, and r

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 20, 20254 min read


Inside the Luxe Wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez — and Oprah’s Place Among the Black Stars on the Guest List
Black Film Wire Staff| June 2025 Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair. Next week, Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos...

BFW Staff
Jun 20, 20252 min read


Trump’s Travel Ban Hits 12 — Now 36 More May Be Added: Full Country List & What It Means
By Black Film Wire Staff 👀 Welp. From our back end at the Black Film Wire In a chilling echo of U.S. isolationism during World War...

BFW Staff
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Streaming Showdown: Tubi’s 97M Users Prove Free Might Just Be the Future
By Black Film Wire Editorial Team Do you have a Tubi account? We just opened one. From our back end at the Black Film Wire While all eyes...

BFW Staff
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Who Killed the President of Haiti? Jimmy Jean-Louis Leads a Chilling Political Drama
By Black Film Wire Staff | June 2025 BTS Who Killed the President of Haiti Movie starring Jimmy Jean-Louis (as President Jovenel moïse)...

BFW Staff
Jun 18, 20253 min read


Netflix x CANAL+: A Game-Changer Deal for Francophone Africa
By Black Film Wire Editorial Team Netflix is finally putting a ring on its African audience—or at least half the continent. As reported...

BFW Staff
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Strong Fathers, Strong Stories: Black Films That Celebrate Fatherhood
By Black Film Wire Editorial Team As we celebrate Father’s Day today , we're spotlighting the layered, emotional, and powerful portrayals...

BFW Staff
Jun 15, 20255 min read


Yikes—It’s Friday the 13th: 8 Netflix Shows to Watch This Weekend (If You Can Handle the Stress)
Ginny & Georgia on Netflix Yikes—it’s Friday the 13th. Weekend is coming. What a week, yeah? What are you watching to cope/scream/exist...

BFW Staff
Jun 13, 20252 min read


Nigerian Play Esther’s Revenge Continues Global Tour Following Off-Broadway Success
Photo Credit: Urban Flo Creative FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The internationally acclaimed Nigerian stage production Esther’s Revenge...

BFW Staff
Jun 13, 20252 min read


“The Culture Speaks”: Doechii at BET and Why LA Is Burning Tonight
Doechii’s Fiery BET Awards Speech Echoes as LA Erupts in Protest B y Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire Monday night, Doechii grabbed the mic — and didn’t drop it. Winning Best Female Hip‑Hop Artist at the BET Awards, she didn’t just celebrate; she called out the chaos unfolding outside the Peacock Theatre. She said: “There are ruthless attacks creating fear and chaos in our communities ... Trump is using military forces to stop a protest… What type of government is that?” “

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 11, 20252 min read


Draped in Culture, Drenched in Drama: Our Top 10 Red Carpet Looks from the 2025 BET Awards
Fashion So Loud, We Had to Turn Down the Volume”: Best & Boldest BET 2025 Red Carpet Looks. — who slayed, who overplayed, and who made political/artistic fashion declarations? By Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire The 25th-anniversary BET Awards red carpet was more than glamorous—it was a cultural soundtrack in fashion form. From political declarations sewn into silhouettes to outfits that looked like they were stitched by the ancestors themselves (or in one case, by TikTok),

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 11, 20254 min read


What in the Holy Glorilla Just Happened?! Jamie Foxx, 3 Icons, and 10 BET Awards Moments We’re Still Processing
By Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire The 20th anniversary of the BET Awards pulled off the impossible: they gave us gospel and Glorilla, Snoop and scripture, Mariah and a mic stand. I showed up ready for Black excellence… but I was not prepared for the emotional rollercoaster that would follow. This show was part sermon, part soul train, part fever dream. From Jamie Foxx’s miraculous return to Taraji P. Henson turning every outfit change into a full-blown theatrical moment,

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 11, 20255 min read
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