When “A People’s History of Black Twitter” was published in 2021, the social media platform appeared powerful as ever. As it had been for over a decade, the site was a hub of community and influence, where users might go to bullshit with friends, to organize with activists, to read and report news in real time, maybe even to mingle with a celebrity or two. Sure, it had its problems with trolls or bots or poor moderation; sure, TikTok was already moving in fast. But Twitter seemed to be, if not thriving, at least chugging along with no obvious end in sight.
A lot can change in three years, however — and a lot has, particularly since Elon Musk’s acquisition of the site in 2022. Onyx Collective’s Black Twitter: A People’s History reiterates and expands on Jason Parham’s Wired article, braiding together interviews with journalists, comedians and other commentators...
A lot can change in three years, however — and a lot has, particularly since Elon Musk’s acquisition of the site in 2022. Onyx Collective’s Black Twitter: A People’s History reiterates and expands on Jason Parham’s Wired article, braiding together interviews with journalists, comedians and other commentators...
- 5/9/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prentice Penny had just wrapped the fifth and final season of Issa Rae’s Insecure and was awaiting its release on HBO when Wired senior writer Jason Parham published his definitive “A People’s History of Black Twitter” in July 2021. The three-part, 9,821-word series chronicles the evolution of the nebulous and influential collective of Black users on the platform now known as X, from an inciting event (the hashtag #UKnowUrBlackWhen) to its growing influence and respective backlash through the present.
For Penny, a multihyphenate talent whose work on such series as Insecure and Girlfriends had been elevated and celebrated by Black Twitter, adapting Parham’s articles into a colorful visual history through the documentary medium seemed like an exciting new challenge after spending much of his two decades in TV predominantly in the narrative comedy space with shows including Scrubs, Happy Endings and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The result is Hulu’s...
For Penny, a multihyphenate talent whose work on such series as Insecure and Girlfriends had been elevated and celebrated by Black Twitter, adapting Parham’s articles into a colorful visual history through the documentary medium seemed like an exciting new challenge after spending much of his two decades in TV predominantly in the narrative comedy space with shows including Scrubs, Happy Endings and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The result is Hulu’s...
- 3/8/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Women's Media Center hosted their 2023 Women’S Media Awards on October 19th at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Koritha Mitchell, Emily Ladau, Karen Lincoln Michel and Akila Radhakrishnan.
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were:
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton appeared at the gala. Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Board Vice Chair Erica González Martínez, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board member Rebecca Adamson also made appearances at the gala.
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees were:
· Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation,...
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Koritha Mitchell, Emily Ladau, Karen Lincoln Michel and Akila Radhakrishnan.
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were:
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton appeared at the gala. Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Board Vice Chair Erica González Martínez, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board member Rebecca Adamson also made appearances at the gala.
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees were:
· Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation,...
- 10/27/2023
- Look to the Stars
Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem — the Co-Founders of The Women’S Media Center — have announced the honorees for the 2023 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Thursday, October 19th, at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation, will be honored with the Wmc Sisterhood is Powerful Award. Fredricka Whitfield, CNN News anchor, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award. Karen Lincoln Michel, President of Ict, formerly Indian Country Today, and President and CEO of IndiJ Public Media, will be honored with the Wmc Carol Jenkins Award. Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, author of Demystifying Disability, will be honored with the Wmc Progressive Women’s Voices Impact Award. Koritha Mitchell, award-winning author, cultural critic, literary historian, professor of English, will...
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation, will be honored with the Wmc Sisterhood is Powerful Award. Fredricka Whitfield, CNN News anchor, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award. Karen Lincoln Michel, President of Ict, formerly Indian Country Today, and President and CEO of IndiJ Public Media, will be honored with the Wmc Carol Jenkins Award. Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, author of Demystifying Disability, will be honored with the Wmc Progressive Women’s Voices Impact Award. Koritha Mitchell, award-winning author, cultural critic, literary historian, professor of English, will...
- 9/5/2023
- Look to the Stars
The Women’S Media Center hosted their 2022 Women’S Media Awards on November 17th at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
Wmc 2022 Women's Media Award Honorees
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2022 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Andrea Mitchell, Robin Roberts, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, Salamishah Tillet, Loreen Arbus, and Maria Martinez.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton gave remarks at the gala. Wmc Co-Founder Jane Fonda, Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Co-Chair Emerita and Board Member Pat Mitchell made special appearances via Zoom. Farai Chideya, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board Member Erica González Martínez made appearances at the gala.
The Women’s Media Center opened the Women’s Media Awards with a special Wmc Solidarity...
Wmc 2022 Women's Media Award Honorees
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2022 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Andrea Mitchell, Robin Roberts, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, Salamishah Tillet, Loreen Arbus, and Maria Martinez.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton gave remarks at the gala. Wmc Co-Founder Jane Fonda, Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Co-Chair Emerita and Board Member Pat Mitchell made special appearances via Zoom. Farai Chideya, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board Member Erica González Martínez made appearances at the gala.
The Women’s Media Center opened the Women’s Media Awards with a special Wmc Solidarity...
- 11/21/2022
- Look to the Stars
Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem — the Co-Founders of The Women’S Media Center — announce the honorees for the 2022 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Thursday, November 17th, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
The Women’S Media Center 2022 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
· Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, and author of Talking Back … to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award.
· Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, President of Rock’n Robin Productions, and best-selling author of multiple books, will be honored with the Wmc Visible and Powerful Award.
· Mariana Ardila Trujillo, lawyer, professor, one of the leaders in the successful decriminalization of abortion in the country of Colombia, and newly appointed Transitional Justice Director of the Ministry of Justice and Law in...
The Women’S Media Center 2022 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
· Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, and author of Talking Back … to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award.
· Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, President of Rock’n Robin Productions, and best-selling author of multiple books, will be honored with the Wmc Visible and Powerful Award.
· Mariana Ardila Trujillo, lawyer, professor, one of the leaders in the successful decriminalization of abortion in the country of Colombia, and newly appointed Transitional Justice Director of the Ministry of Justice and Law in...
- 11/14/2022
- Look to the Stars
Black celebrities have been buying out theatres playing “The Woman King” so viewers can experience the film for free, something that the movie’s director says is “incredibly moving” to her.
In the movie, which is loosely based on historical fact, Viola Davis stars as the leader of a band of all-female warriors tasked with protecting the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Some of the celebrities who have reportedly bought out “Woman King” screenings include Octavia Spencer, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington, Lena Waithe, Sanaa Lathan, Kandi Burruss, Sza, Jennifer Hudson, Taraji P. Henson, Boris and Nicole Kodjoe, Gabrielle Union, Tina Knowles-Lawson and Luvvie Ajayi.
Read More: Viola Davis Admits ‘The Woman King’ Is Largely Fictionalized After Outcry Over Historical Inaccuracy
Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of “The Woman King”, issued a statement to share her appreciation of the support that those and other celebs have been giving to her film,...
In the movie, which is loosely based on historical fact, Viola Davis stars as the leader of a band of all-female warriors tasked with protecting the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Some of the celebrities who have reportedly bought out “Woman King” screenings include Octavia Spencer, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington, Lena Waithe, Sanaa Lathan, Kandi Burruss, Sza, Jennifer Hudson, Taraji P. Henson, Boris and Nicole Kodjoe, Gabrielle Union, Tina Knowles-Lawson and Luvvie Ajayi.
Read More: Viola Davis Admits ‘The Woman King’ Is Largely Fictionalized After Outcry Over Historical Inaccuracy
Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of “The Woman King”, issued a statement to share her appreciation of the support that those and other celebs have been giving to her film,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Comedian-actor Yvonne Orji (HBO’s Insecure) will headline her first hourlong comedy special for HBO this summer. The deal was announced Friday by Nina Rosenstein, Evp of HBO Programming.
With footage shot in Nigeria in early January and taping Saturday, February 29 before a live audience at Howard University in Washington, D.C, the special will be written and executive produced by Orji, directed by Chris Robinson, and executive produced by Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman.
Los Angeles-based comedian and actress Orji is best known for her role as Molly in HBO’s Insecure. Other film credits include Night School and the upcoming Vacation Friends. She is also co-host of the podcast Jesus & Jollof alongside Luvvie Ajayi. Orji is author of the upcoming book Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into Life of My Dreams.
The comedy special is produced by Art and Industry.
With footage shot in Nigeria in early January and taping Saturday, February 29 before a live audience at Howard University in Washington, D.C, the special will be written and executive produced by Orji, directed by Chris Robinson, and executive produced by Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman.
Los Angeles-based comedian and actress Orji is best known for her role as Molly in HBO’s Insecure. Other film credits include Night School and the upcoming Vacation Friends. She is also co-host of the podcast Jesus & Jollof alongside Luvvie Ajayi. Orji is author of the upcoming book Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into Life of My Dreams.
The comedy special is produced by Art and Industry.
- 2/14/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem — the Co-Founders of The Women’s Media Center — announce the honorees for the 2019 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
The Women’s Media Center will celebrate Julie K. Brown, Joy Buolamwini, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Lauren Embrey, Laura Flanders, Gayle King, Zerlina Maxwell, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Maysoon Zayid, and the “You Are Not Alone” Querida Familia campaign organizers: America Ferrera, Diane Guerrero, Eva Longoria, Alex Martinez Kondracke, Mónica Ramírez, and Olga Segura.
The Women’s Media Awards were created to honor champions for women in media. The Women’s Media Center honorees set the standard for what media should look like when it gives voice to the female half of the country.
Julie K. Brown, a Miami Herald journalist, will receive the Wmc Investigative Journalism Award for reporting the decades of sexual abuse and...
The Women’s Media Center will celebrate Julie K. Brown, Joy Buolamwini, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Lauren Embrey, Laura Flanders, Gayle King, Zerlina Maxwell, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Maysoon Zayid, and the “You Are Not Alone” Querida Familia campaign organizers: America Ferrera, Diane Guerrero, Eva Longoria, Alex Martinez Kondracke, Mónica Ramírez, and Olga Segura.
The Women’s Media Awards were created to honor champions for women in media. The Women’s Media Center honorees set the standard for what media should look like when it gives voice to the female half of the country.
Julie K. Brown, a Miami Herald journalist, will receive the Wmc Investigative Journalism Award for reporting the decades of sexual abuse and...
- 10/3/2019
- Look to the Stars
Adcolor, the premier organization celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, returned to Los Angeles with their 12th Annual Adcolor Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live Hotel on Sunday, September 23.
Jay Ellis at Adcolor Awards
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The Adcolor Award Nominees and Honorees were carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists were chosen by the individual’s representation of Adcolor’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back”. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another. The full list of honorees and nominees can be seen here.
Among the attendees were Host Bozoma St. John, presenters including Luvvie Ajayi (Author), Wilson Cruz,...
Jay Ellis at Adcolor Awards
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The Adcolor Award Nominees and Honorees were carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists were chosen by the individual’s representation of Adcolor’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back”. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another. The full list of honorees and nominees can be seen here.
Among the attendees were Host Bozoma St. John, presenters including Luvvie Ajayi (Author), Wilson Cruz,...
- 9/28/2018
- Look to the Stars
Adcolor, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, is heading to Los Angeles to hold their 12th annual awards show and conference at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live Hotel from September 21st through 23rd.
The sold-out event will attract notable celebrities, including The Real’s Jeannie Mai, award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien, Founder of the #MeToo Movement Tarana Burke, HuffPost Editor in Chief Lydia Polgreen, Star Trek: Discovery’s Wilson Cruz, music video director Paul Hunter, screenwriter and producerMara Brock Akil, and personalities Luvvie Ajayi and Joe Budden.
Corporate leaders attending the event include Proctor and Gamble’s Marc Pritchard, Endeavor’s Bozoma Saint John, Wieden+Kennedy’s Colleen DeCourcy, Sc Johnson’s Ann Mukherjee, The Geena Davis Institute’s Madeline Di Nonno, Bbdo’s Andrew Robertson, GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis and Unilever’s Esi Eggleston Bracey,...
The sold-out event will attract notable celebrities, including The Real’s Jeannie Mai, award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien, Founder of the #MeToo Movement Tarana Burke, HuffPost Editor in Chief Lydia Polgreen, Star Trek: Discovery’s Wilson Cruz, music video director Paul Hunter, screenwriter and producerMara Brock Akil, and personalities Luvvie Ajayi and Joe Budden.
Corporate leaders attending the event include Proctor and Gamble’s Marc Pritchard, Endeavor’s Bozoma Saint John, Wieden+Kennedy’s Colleen DeCourcy, Sc Johnson’s Ann Mukherjee, The Geena Davis Institute’s Madeline Di Nonno, Bbdo’s Andrew Robertson, GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis and Unilever’s Esi Eggleston Bracey,...
- 9/21/2018
- Look to the Stars
Hello Sunshine and Together Live are partnering to bring a live touringlfeaturing storytelling from intersectional, intergenerational women to cities across North America.
Tickets for events in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Toronto, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Minneapolis, Fayetteville, Ar, and Austin will go on sale Sept. 28.
Customers interested in purchasing the presale tickets can register Sept. 10-16 at http://www.TogetherLive.com to receive an invitation along with the presale password to purchase tickets before the general public goes on sale Sept. 28.
Hello Sunshine x Together Live will feature authors, thought leaders, musicians, comedians, celebrities and ordinary people sharing stories from their own lives. Confirmed participants include Reese Witherspoon, Brené Brown, Cheryl Strayed, Yara Shahidi, Ruthie Lindsey, Cleo Wade, Luvvie Ajayi, Abby Wambach, Glennon Doyle, Maysoon Zayid, Priya Parker, Melissa Villasenor, Nicole Byer and Milck (Connie Lim). The Hello Sunshine x Together Live Tour will visit ten cities across the United...
Tickets for events in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Toronto, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Minneapolis, Fayetteville, Ar, and Austin will go on sale Sept. 28.
Customers interested in purchasing the presale tickets can register Sept. 10-16 at http://www.TogetherLive.com to receive an invitation along with the presale password to purchase tickets before the general public goes on sale Sept. 28.
Hello Sunshine x Together Live will feature authors, thought leaders, musicians, comedians, celebrities and ordinary people sharing stories from their own lives. Confirmed participants include Reese Witherspoon, Brené Brown, Cheryl Strayed, Yara Shahidi, Ruthie Lindsey, Cleo Wade, Luvvie Ajayi, Abby Wambach, Glennon Doyle, Maysoon Zayid, Priya Parker, Melissa Villasenor, Nicole Byer and Milck (Connie Lim). The Hello Sunshine x Together Live Tour will visit ten cities across the United...
- 9/11/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Wme are teaming on Together Live, an all-female live storytelling event that will travel to cities across North America.
Organizers say the event will feature authentic storytelling and inspiring conversations for and by intersectional, intergenerational women, including Witherspoon, Yara Shahidi and Abby Wambach, among others. Hello Sunshine will then produce digital content drawn from the events’ speakers and performers for YouTube, Facebook and original podcast series.
Appearances in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Toronto, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Minneapolis, Fayetteville, Ar, and Austin will go on sale September 28th.
Together Live will feature authors, thought leaders, musicians, comedians, celebrities and ordinary people alike who will share raw, real stories from their own lives, according to organizers. In addition to Witherspoon, Shahidi and Wambach, confirmed participants include Brené Brown, Cheryl Strayed, Ruthie Lindsey, Cleo Wade, Luvvie Ajayi, Glennon Doyle, Maysoon Zayid, Priya Parker, Melissa Villasenor, Nicole Byer...
Organizers say the event will feature authentic storytelling and inspiring conversations for and by intersectional, intergenerational women, including Witherspoon, Yara Shahidi and Abby Wambach, among others. Hello Sunshine will then produce digital content drawn from the events’ speakers and performers for YouTube, Facebook and original podcast series.
Appearances in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Toronto, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Minneapolis, Fayetteville, Ar, and Austin will go on sale September 28th.
Together Live will feature authors, thought leaders, musicians, comedians, celebrities and ordinary people alike who will share raw, real stories from their own lives, according to organizers. In addition to Witherspoon, Shahidi and Wambach, confirmed participants include Brené Brown, Cheryl Strayed, Ruthie Lindsey, Cleo Wade, Luvvie Ajayi, Glennon Doyle, Maysoon Zayid, Priya Parker, Melissa Villasenor, Nicole Byer...
- 9/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Adcolor, the premier organization celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, will return to Los Angeles with their 12th Annual Adcolor Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live Hotel on Sunday, September 23.
The Adcolor Award Nominees and Honorees are carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists are chosen by the individual’s representation of Adcolor’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back”. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another. The full list of honorees and nominees can be seen here.
The 12th Annual Adcolor Conference & Awards is presented by Microsoft Advertising and Omnicom Group and sponsored by Apple, Deutsch, Google, Oath: A Verizon Company,...
The Adcolor Award Nominees and Honorees are carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists are chosen by the individual’s representation of Adcolor’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back”. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another. The full list of honorees and nominees can be seen here.
The 12th Annual Adcolor Conference & Awards is presented by Microsoft Advertising and Omnicom Group and sponsored by Apple, Deutsch, Google, Oath: A Verizon Company,...
- 9/10/2018
- Look to the Stars
Author Luvvie Ajayi joined Meredith Walker, co-founder of Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and To the Market founder Jane Mosbacher Morris on Monday to discuss the challenges of charitable endeavors in the digital age. The three spoke as part of the inaugural Be Conference in Austin, Texas, in a discussion moderated by Laura Mayes, founder of Mom 2.0 and co-founder of Be Conference. The Be is a special gathering of influential women in Media, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship and Technology. The two-day event offers networking, workshops, panels and mentor sessions with top industry executives, thought leaders and creatives in a first-class setting for networking,...
- 3/15/2017
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
ABC has renewed three dramas produced by Shonda Rhimes for another season, the network announced on Friday. “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder” have been picked up for their 14th, seventh and fourth seasons, respectively. The three shows currently make up the network’s Thursday night Tgit line-up, in what’s proven to be a smart branding move by the network to combine the three already-successful Shondaland dramas. Also Read: Shondaland, ABC Studios Acquire TV Rights for Luvvie Ajayi's Book 'I'm Judging You' “‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Scandal’ and ‘How to Get Away with Murder...
- 2/10/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in the 2016 Olympics as the first female Muslim American to medal for the United States and the first American to compete in the Games wearing a hijab. But the athlete - who is an outspoken advocate for equality across gender, color, and religion - says her success doesn't insulate her from the struggles and discrimination that Muslims Americans face. Muhammad took the stage at the Makers conference on Tuesday afternoon. There, she joined gymnast Gabby Douglas for a chat with blogger Luvvie Ajayi about empowerment, representation, and athleticism. In an interview with Popsugar just a few moments after that conversation, Muhammad spoke out about Trump's travel ban. The executive order blocked thousands of refugees, immigrants, and visitors from seven predominately Muslim countries from entering the United States before it was struck down by a judge many days later. Muhammad revealed that she recently was "disheartened...
- 2/9/2017
- by Lindsay Miller
- Popsugar.com
Shondaland and ABC Studios have acquired the rights to Luvvie Ajayi’s bestselling book “I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual,” TheWrap has learned. The project will be developed into a comedy series at the cable division of ABC Studios, ABC Signature Studios. “I’m Judging You” is the debut book of Ajayi, who is the voice behind the pop culture blog Awesomely Luvvie. The book features humorous essays that dissect our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. Also Read: Disney-abc Combines Entire Portfolio Into One Ad Sales Division In addition to...
- 2/9/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, along with ABC Signature Studios, have acquired rights to Luvvie Ajayi’s debut book titled “I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual,” with plans to develop it into a cable TV comedy series. Here’s an official… Continue Reading →...
- 2/7/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, along with ABC Signature Studios, have acquired rights to Luvvie Ajayi’s debut book I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual to develop as a cable comedy series. The project falls under Shondaland’s overall deal at ABC Studios and its cable division, ABC Signature. I’m Judging You is a humorous manual that instructs people on how to do better. Ajayi, creator of the AwesomelyLuvvie.com blog, first gained the attention of Rhimes with…...
- 2/7/2017
- Deadline TV
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