Black-ish Archives - OMG Check It Out ! Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 “Black Panther” Wins Top Honor at 2019 NAACP Image Awards https://omgcheckitout.com/black-panther-wins-top-honor-at-2019-naacp-image-awards/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:00:34 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=30828 It’s been over a year since Black Panther hit theaters, but that’s not stopping it from getting more recognition in the form of awards. Marvel’s smash hit was one of the biggest winners at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. Black Panther slayed the movie field, coming out victorious in all the categories it was nominated […]

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It’s been over a year since Black Panther hit theaters, but that’s not stopping it from getting more recognition in the form of awards. Marvel’s smash hit was one of the biggest winners at this year’s NAACP Image Awards.

Black Panther slayed the movie field, coming out victorious in all the categories it was nominated for. In addition to being named outstanding motion picture, this superhero flick also won the awards for best actor (Chadwick Boseman), supporting actor (Michael B. Jordan), supporting actress (Danai Gurira) and acting ensemble – and the list goes on!

When it comes to the TV categories, ABC sitcom Black-ish dominated in this field. It won the award for the best comedy series, while its stars Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner and Marsai Martin were all honored in their respective acting categories.

NAACP Image Awards once again took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and honored the amazing accomplishment of people of color in television, music, literature and film.

FULL LIST OF 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

FILM

Outstanding Motion Picture 

“Black Panther”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Chadwick Boseman – “Black Panther” 

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Amandla Stenberg – “The Hate U Give”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Michael B. Jordan – “Black Panther” 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Danai Gurira – “Black Panther”

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Letitia Wright – “Black Panther”

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

“Black Panther”

TELEVISION

Outstanding Comedy Series

“Black-ish”

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Marcus Scribner, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Marsai Martin, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Drama Series
“Power”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick, “Power”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jesse Williams, “Grey’s Anatomy”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield, “Greenleaf”

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kerry Washington, “How to Get Away with Murder”

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
“The Bobby Brown Story”

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Michael B. Jordan, “Fahrenheit 451”

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Regina King, “Seven Seconds”

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama”

Outstanding Talk Series
“The Real”

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

“Iyanla: Fix My Life”

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“Black Girls Rock!”

Outstanding Children’s Program

“Doc McStuffins”

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith – “Red Table Talk”

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special)
Steve Harvey – “Family Feud”

SPECIAL AWARD

Entertainer of the Year

Beyoncé

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

“Amazing Grace”

Outstanding Documentary (Television)
“Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland”

WRITING

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Kay Oyegun, “This Is Us”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
J. David Shanks – “Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – “Black Panther”

DIRECTING

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Donald Glover – Atlanta 

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Deborah Ann Chow – Better Call Saul

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Tracy Heather Strai – “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Ryan Coogler – “Black Panther “

ANIMATED/CGI

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Samuel L. Jackson – “Incredibles 2”

MUSIC/RECORDING

Outstanding New Artist

Ella Mai

Outstanding Male Artist

Bruno Mars

Outstanding Female Artist
H.E.R. (RCA Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
“All The Stars” – Black Panther

Outstanding Jazz Album
“The Story of Jaz” – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music)

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Unstoppable” – Koryn Hawthorn

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“This Is America“ – Childish Gambino

Outstanding Song – Traditional
“Long As I Live” – Toni Braxton

Outstanding Song – Contemporary
“Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation

“Black Panther: The Album”

Outstanding Album
“Ella Mai” – Ella Mai

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Universal Developing an Epic Jukebox Musical Inspired By Prince https://omgcheckitout.com/universal-musical-inspired-prince/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:55:26 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=27928 If you ever wondered what it would look like if Prince got the Mamma Mia treatment, Universal Pictures is here to answer that question. The studio is currently developing a musical inspired by the music of the legendary artist, who passed away in 2016. Universal recently acquired the rights to a number of Prince’s classic tunes, […]

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If you ever wondered what it would look like if Prince got the Mamma Mia treatment, Universal Pictures is here to answer that question. The studio is currently developing a musical inspired by the music of the legendary artist, who passed away in 2016.

Universal recently acquired the rights to a number of Prince’s classic tunes, but it doesn’t seem they’re interested in making a direct biopic. They want to honor the eight-time Grammy winner with a project that will follow in the footsteps of Mamma Mia and Across the Universe.

Instead of focusing on artists that wrote them, these jukebox musicals used songs by ABBA and The Beatles to build new stories around them. The masterminds behind this promising project also intend to use Prince’s songs to drive a fictional narrative, in the same fashion Mamma Mia did.

The studio shouldn’t have any trouble bringing this project to life since recent Black-ish Prince tribute episode demonstrated his songs can be used as a storytelling device. This show celebrated its 100th episode by honoring the iconic artist, and integrated several hit songs into the narrative – including Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U and Sexy M.F.

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Yara Shahidi On “Grown-Ish,” Social Activism and Harvard https://omgcheckitout.com/yara-shahidi-grown-ish-social-activism-harvard/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 06:03:01 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=19894 Yara Shahidi opened up to Oprah Winfrey at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City about her series Black-ish and Grown-ish, attending Harvard, and how the youth today is actively involved in social activity. “Our generation realizes that age has never been a limit in terms of social activity and being able to look […]

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Yara Shahidi opened up to Oprah Winfrey at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City about her series Black-ish and Grown-ish, attending Harvard, and how the youth today is actively involved in social activity.

“Our generation realizes that age has never been a limit in terms of social activity and being able to look back at the civil rights movement… and see that it does not matter how old you are to get engaged,” Shahidi said on Oprah Winfrey Network special, Oprah at the Apollo. “If anything, it is so important to make it our mission, especially if you have the privilege to do so, to be socially aware and to help our global community.”

The 17-year-old actress also discussed her background, being born to an African-American and Choctaw mother and an Iranian-American father. She said that her family have shown her “how similar culture is at its core.”

“I think so many of the problems that arise today are by these arbitrary borders that we put up, these arbitrary distinctions we make between people. And so many of our issues, whether it is economic, whether it is discrimination that has been integrated into systems, centers from somebody deciding that a difference is worth making a political statement,” she said.

Shahidi said that Black-ish is part of a “”renaissance of black TV,” since it portrays black families in a realistic manner. “It’s about making sure that we are so intentional in the stories that we tell and that we aren’t trying to perpetuate stereotypes because that’s when stereotypes become reality,” she explained.

The spin-off series, Grown-ish, highlights her character, Zoey Johnson’s adventure in college. Since the show will produce 20 more episodes, she’s trying her best to figure out how she will balance her education and the show.

“Everybody from the writers to the production understands how much I value my education and we’re doing our best to figure out how we want to make it work, but I feel pretty lucky to be able to make a commitment to a school… and to a show,” she said. “I’m doing my best to figure it all out.”

“Your future is so bright it burns my eyes,” Oprah said, impressed by her intelligence and social awareness.

Oprah at the Apollo airs on Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It’s also available via podcast at Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations.

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Black-ish Archives - OMG Check It Out ! Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 “Black Panther” Wins Top Honor at 2019 NAACP Image Awards https://omgcheckitout.com/black-panther-wins-top-honor-at-2019-naacp-image-awards/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:00:34 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=30828 It’s been over a year since Black Panther hit theaters, but that’s not stopping it from getting more recognition in the form of awards. Marvel’s smash hit was one of the biggest winners at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. Black Panther slayed the movie field, coming out victorious in all the categories it was nominated […]

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It’s been over a year since Black Panther hit theaters, but that’s not stopping it from getting more recognition in the form of awards. Marvel’s smash hit was one of the biggest winners at this year’s NAACP Image Awards.

Black Panther slayed the movie field, coming out victorious in all the categories it was nominated for. In addition to being named outstanding motion picture, this superhero flick also won the awards for best actor (Chadwick Boseman), supporting actor (Michael B. Jordan), supporting actress (Danai Gurira) and acting ensemble – and the list goes on!

When it comes to the TV categories, ABC sitcom Black-ish dominated in this field. It won the award for the best comedy series, while its stars Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner and Marsai Martin were all honored in their respective acting categories.

NAACP Image Awards once again took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and honored the amazing accomplishment of people of color in television, music, literature and film.

FULL LIST OF 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

FILM

Outstanding Motion Picture 

“Black Panther”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Chadwick Boseman – “Black Panther” 

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Amandla Stenberg – “The Hate U Give”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Michael B. Jordan – “Black Panther” 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Danai Gurira – “Black Panther”

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Letitia Wright – “Black Panther”

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

“Black Panther”

TELEVISION

Outstanding Comedy Series

“Black-ish”

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Marcus Scribner, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Marsai Martin, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Drama Series
“Power”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick, “Power”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jesse Williams, “Grey’s Anatomy”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield, “Greenleaf”

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kerry Washington, “How to Get Away with Murder”

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
“The Bobby Brown Story”

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Michael B. Jordan, “Fahrenheit 451”

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Regina King, “Seven Seconds”

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama”

Outstanding Talk Series
“The Real”

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

“Iyanla: Fix My Life”

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“Black Girls Rock!”

Outstanding Children’s Program

“Doc McStuffins”

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin, “Black-ish”

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith – “Red Table Talk”

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special)
Steve Harvey – “Family Feud”

SPECIAL AWARD

Entertainer of the Year

Beyoncé

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

“Amazing Grace”

Outstanding Documentary (Television)
“Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland”

WRITING

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Kay Oyegun, “This Is Us”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
J. David Shanks – “Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – “Black Panther”

DIRECTING

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Donald Glover – Atlanta 

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Deborah Ann Chow – Better Call Saul

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Tracy Heather Strai – “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Ryan Coogler – “Black Panther “

ANIMATED/CGI

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Samuel L. Jackson – “Incredibles 2”

MUSIC/RECORDING

Outstanding New Artist

Ella Mai

Outstanding Male Artist

Bruno Mars

Outstanding Female Artist
H.E.R. (RCA Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
“All The Stars” – Black Panther

Outstanding Jazz Album
“The Story of Jaz” – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music)

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Unstoppable” – Koryn Hawthorn

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“This Is America“ – Childish Gambino

Outstanding Song – Traditional
“Long As I Live” – Toni Braxton

Outstanding Song – Contemporary
“Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation

“Black Panther: The Album”

Outstanding Album
“Ella Mai” – Ella Mai

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Universal Developing an Epic Jukebox Musical Inspired By Prince https://omgcheckitout.com/universal-musical-inspired-prince/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:55:26 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=27928 If you ever wondered what it would look like if Prince got the Mamma Mia treatment, Universal Pictures is here to answer that question. The studio is currently developing a musical inspired by the music of the legendary artist, who passed away in 2016. Universal recently acquired the rights to a number of Prince’s classic tunes, […]

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If you ever wondered what it would look like if Prince got the Mamma Mia treatment, Universal Pictures is here to answer that question. The studio is currently developing a musical inspired by the music of the legendary artist, who passed away in 2016.

Universal recently acquired the rights to a number of Prince’s classic tunes, but it doesn’t seem they’re interested in making a direct biopic. They want to honor the eight-time Grammy winner with a project that will follow in the footsteps of Mamma Mia and Across the Universe.

Instead of focusing on artists that wrote them, these jukebox musicals used songs by ABBA and The Beatles to build new stories around them. The masterminds behind this promising project also intend to use Prince’s songs to drive a fictional narrative, in the same fashion Mamma Mia did.

The studio shouldn’t have any trouble bringing this project to life since recent Black-ish Prince tribute episode demonstrated his songs can be used as a storytelling device. This show celebrated its 100th episode by honoring the iconic artist, and integrated several hit songs into the narrative – including Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U and Sexy M.F.

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Yara Shahidi On “Grown-Ish,” Social Activism and Harvard https://omgcheckitout.com/yara-shahidi-grown-ish-social-activism-harvard/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 06:03:01 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=19894 Yara Shahidi opened up to Oprah Winfrey at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City about her series Black-ish and Grown-ish, attending Harvard, and how the youth today is actively involved in social activity. “Our generation realizes that age has never been a limit in terms of social activity and being able to look […]

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Yara Shahidi opened up to Oprah Winfrey at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City about her series Black-ish and Grown-ish, attending Harvard, and how the youth today is actively involved in social activity.

“Our generation realizes that age has never been a limit in terms of social activity and being able to look back at the civil rights movement… and see that it does not matter how old you are to get engaged,” Shahidi said on Oprah Winfrey Network special, Oprah at the Apollo. “If anything, it is so important to make it our mission, especially if you have the privilege to do so, to be socially aware and to help our global community.”

The 17-year-old actress also discussed her background, being born to an African-American and Choctaw mother and an Iranian-American father. She said that her family have shown her “how similar culture is at its core.”

“I think so many of the problems that arise today are by these arbitrary borders that we put up, these arbitrary distinctions we make between people. And so many of our issues, whether it is economic, whether it is discrimination that has been integrated into systems, centers from somebody deciding that a difference is worth making a political statement,” she said.

Shahidi said that Black-ish is part of a “”renaissance of black TV,” since it portrays black families in a realistic manner. “It’s about making sure that we are so intentional in the stories that we tell and that we aren’t trying to perpetuate stereotypes because that’s when stereotypes become reality,” she explained.

The spin-off series, Grown-ish, highlights her character, Zoey Johnson’s adventure in college. Since the show will produce 20 more episodes, she’s trying her best to figure out how she will balance her education and the show.

“Everybody from the writers to the production understands how much I value my education and we’re doing our best to figure out how we want to make it work, but I feel pretty lucky to be able to make a commitment to a school… and to a show,” she said. “I’m doing my best to figure it all out.”

“Your future is so bright it burns my eyes,” Oprah said, impressed by her intelligence and social awareness.

Oprah at the Apollo airs on Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It’s also available via podcast at Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations.

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