Soon after Netflix’s Strong Black Lead launched in 2018, fans began pitching the marketing team’s social channels on the kind of acquisitions they’d like to see on the service. As viewers gravitated to films like the “Friday” trilogy, “Love and Basketball” and “Love Jones,” the Strong Black Team also noticed a specific recurring hunger for the Black-led sitcoms that ran on broadcast TV — mostly The WB and Upn — in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
“Every time we would post about a new show or anything else that we were talking about in the zeitgeist, we would get people asking about ‘Girlfriends,’ wanting to watch ‘Sister, Sister,’ wanting to watch ‘Moesha,'” says Jasmyn Lawson, who until recently was manager of Strong Black Lead, overseeing its editorial output. (She’s now a part of Netflix’s comedy programming team.)
Some episodes of those shows were already available on...
“Every time we would post about a new show or anything else that we were talking about in the zeitgeist, we would get people asking about ‘Girlfriends,’ wanting to watch ‘Sister, Sister,’ wanting to watch ‘Moesha,'” says Jasmyn Lawson, who until recently was manager of Strong Black Lead, overseeing its editorial output. (She’s now a part of Netflix’s comedy programming team.)
Some episodes of those shows were already available on...
- 12/10/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The MacRo X Hbcu Entertainment Summit is set to go virtual this year. The second annual edition of the event will be presented by Amazon Studios and is set to kick off at 10am Est on October 24. The summit will include panels, conversations and inspirational messages from notable talent and changemakers in the entertainment business.
This year’s guests include Kenya Barris, John David Washington (Morehouse College Alumnus) MacRo Founder & Chief Executive Officer Charles D. King, Steve Pamon (Morehouse College Alumnus), Chris Paul, Terrence J and more industry executives, experts and influencers — many that are Hbcu alumni.
In addition, one DJ from 10 different HBCUs, representing different regions and styles of music, will create their own brand-new playlists, available to stream on Amazon Music. The event will be open to the public and if you’re interested in attending you must register at http://www.staymacro.com.
The first summit debuted...
This year’s guests include Kenya Barris, John David Washington (Morehouse College Alumnus) MacRo Founder & Chief Executive Officer Charles D. King, Steve Pamon (Morehouse College Alumnus), Chris Paul, Terrence J and more industry executives, experts and influencers — many that are Hbcu alumni.
In addition, one DJ from 10 different HBCUs, representing different regions and styles of music, will create their own brand-new playlists, available to stream on Amazon Music. The event will be open to the public and if you’re interested in attending you must register at http://www.staymacro.com.
The first summit debuted...
- 10/21/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix announced Wednesday that it has acquired the streaming right to seven sitcoms — including Sister, Sister and Moesha — as part of their growing Strong Black Lead slate.
“The goal of Strong Black Lead is to celebrate and lift up Black Hollywood. These trailblazing shows are a huge part of that story,” Netflix’s Bradley Edwards and Jasmyn Lawson said in a statement (via Deadline). “We admit it, we grew up watching a lot of TV. And some of the beloved black sitcoms of the Nineties and early aughts had a huge impact on us.
“The goal of Strong Black Lead is to celebrate and lift up Black Hollywood. These trailblazing shows are a huge part of that story,” Netflix’s Bradley Edwards and Jasmyn Lawson said in a statement (via Deadline). “We admit it, we grew up watching a lot of TV. And some of the beloved black sitcoms of the Nineties and early aughts had a huge impact on us.
- 7/29/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A slew of classic Black comedies including Sister, Sister; Moesha and Girlfriends are heading to Netflix.
The streamer has picked up seven library titles as part of its push of its Strong Black Lead strand.
In addition to Sister, Sister; Moesha and Girlfriends, it has bought the rights to The Game, One on One and Half & Half.
Moesha will launch on August 1, followed by the first three seasons of The Game on August 15. Sister Sister arrives on September 1, with Girlfriends launching on September 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of its premiere. The Parkers debuts on October 1, followed by Half & Half, and One on One on October 15.
Netflix’s Bradley Edwards, Manager, Content Acquisition and Jasmyn Lawson, Manager, Strong Black Lead said that the classics had been at the top of its subscribers’ wishlists for a long time.
The streamer launched its Strong Black Lead strand in February 2018 and...
The streamer has picked up seven library titles as part of its push of its Strong Black Lead strand.
In addition to Sister, Sister; Moesha and Girlfriends, it has bought the rights to The Game, One on One and Half & Half.
Moesha will launch on August 1, followed by the first three seasons of The Game on August 15. Sister Sister arrives on September 1, with Girlfriends launching on September 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of its premiere. The Parkers debuts on October 1, followed by Half & Half, and One on One on October 15.
Netflix’s Bradley Edwards, Manager, Content Acquisition and Jasmyn Lawson, Manager, Strong Black Lead said that the classics had been at the top of its subscribers’ wishlists for a long time.
The streamer launched its Strong Black Lead strand in February 2018 and...
- 7/29/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Cardi B went to her first Grammy Awards this past Sunday, where the chart-topping rapper made a fashion statement with a white gown by Ashi, paired with an extravagant updo and glamorous makeup by Erika La Pearl. But it wasn’t just her style — or show-stopping “Finesse” performance with Bruno Mars — that has people talking days after the awards show. It’s the former Love & Hip-Hop New York star’s facial expression during a red carpet interview that’s making it rounds on the Internet.
While the rapper spoke to E! News‘ Giuliana Rancic, Cardi made what seemed like an...
While the rapper spoke to E! News‘ Giuliana Rancic, Cardi made what seemed like an...
- 1/31/2018
- by Thatiana Diaz
- PEOPLE.com
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