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Review: “Love Is___,” Love Ain’t

OWN’s Love Is ___ is the true story of Black Hollywood Powerhouse couple Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. The format takes place like a present-day interview of the married couple as they recall the details of how they met. The episodes then flashes back to a younger Nuri and Yasir, recent Los Angeles transplants trying […]

BET’s “Boomerang”: Young, Black, And Successful

Executive produced by Lena Waithe and Halle Berry, the new BET series Boomerang, inspired by Eddie Murphy’s 1992 rom com classic, puts a modern spin on navigating professional pursuits and romantic interests.  The series centers on Simone (Tetona Jackson), daughter of Marcus Graham, Eddie’s original character. The pilot starts with a frustrated Simone leaving her […]

Tune In To Netflix’s ‘Turn Up Charlie’

Executive produced by and starring Idris Elba, Netflix’s Turn Up Charlie follows once popular DJ, Charlie Ayo (Elba), whose fall from fame eventually lands him the inadvertent position of nanny for his childhood friend, David (JJ Field).  The story takes place as David, a famed Hollywood actor returns to London from Los Angeles with his super […]