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Ziwe (Photo: Barbara Nitke/Showtime),
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As the world begins to open up once more to social activities (for those who have been fully vaccinated, that is), TV is making a few big plays to keep everyone indoors this May. A new
Star Wars animated
Ziwe’s hotly anticipated Showtime debut, Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of
The Underground Railroad, and more true-crime docs and superhero shows await those who are prepared to wait a little longer before going outside again. Camping out in your living room for another month also means catching the exciting returns of
Alumnus gains new role, helps spread message of inclusion at NAACP Published: April 13, 2021 Author: Staff reports Hannah Ruhoff/Ohio University Kyle Bowser, BSC ’80, listens to audience members during Trial by Jury: A Case of Deportation as part of the Challenging Dialogues lecture series on September 12, 2019.
Ohio University alumnus Kyle Bowser, BSC ’80, has recently been named as Senior Vice President of the Hollywood Bureau for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
In his new role, Bowser will promote diversity, inclusion and equity by lobbying the entertainment industry and by building a bridge between the artistic communities and the institutions that monetize their talent.
Power franchise and
American Gods, has dropped a hot new, trailer for their new comedy,
Run the World. And the premium cable platform announced the premiere date, which is slated for May 16.
The series creator, Leigh Davenport, also the writer of BET’s reimagining of
Boomerang is behind the eight-episode, half-hour series. Davenport also serves as executive producer with showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser, who is the creator of Living Single and the woke Netflix series,
Dear White People. Carrying production is Lionsgate Television.
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Here’s the official logline:
Run the World is the story of a group of Black women – vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends – who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.
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Run the World’ is the story of a group of Black women – vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends – who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.”
The
Leigh Davenport, who had a hand in
The Wendy Williams movie, per her IMDb.
Living Single creator
Back in February, Bowser told
TVline what makes the new series so empowering.
“It’s always timely to tell stories of diverse, ambitious, brilliant women. Additionally, there is a very dynamic, mostly female team behind the series,” Bowser said.