‘America’s Next Top Model’ is back and is bringing creator Tyra Banks with it.

It has been confirmed that the fashion focussed serial has been renewed by VH1 for its 24th cycle – its second on the network.

And in an interesting move, Banks will reprise her role as host.

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April 22nd will deliver the premiere date for ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‘, the movie in which Oprah Winfrey will tell the true story of an African-American woman whose body parts were stolen from her by the medical community.

In it, Lacks’ daughter embarks on a journey towards the truth and, by way of the unearthing of evidence the medical community had tried to bury, discovers how her mother was used to save the lives of millions…and line the pockets of those who had stolen from her.

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Are you as engrossed as we are in ‘The Good Fight’? If so, there’s good news.

‘The Good Wife’ spin-off has officially been picked up for another season by CBS.

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Lee Daniels is successfully building quite the ‘Empire’ over at FOX.

Indeed, after rocking the ratings with the music drama, he birthed another in the form of ‘STAR.’

Anchored by Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, and Brittany O’Grad, the series has commanded a strong following and even been renewed for a second season.

Daniels stopped by ‘Wendy’ to plug tonight’s season one finale and brought along the cast to show and prove.

Watch the titillating interview, along with their performance of ‘I Bring Me,’ below

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‘Black Panther‘ actor Michael B. Jordan has been linked to a proposed reboot of the cult classic ‘The Matrix.’

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Much to the delight of his diehard followers, elusive funnyman Dave Chappelle teamed up with Netflix for not one, not two, but three 2-hour long comedy specials.

The first two, titled ‘Dave Chappelle:  Deep in the Heart of Texas’ and ‘Dave Chappelle:  The Age of Spin’ (filmed in Austin and Los Angeles respectively), have been teased since the beginning of the year.  Now, as we draw closer to their March 21st premiere date, Netflix has unveiled their official trailers.

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“As long as it’s told correctly and everyone gets to tell their story, be a part of it, I think it’s important. If you’re gonna tell a part of my life, let me in on it.”

The quote above echoes a sentiment shared by fellow Destiny’s Child alum, Kelly Rowland, who took to Essence Live to discuss the possibility of a DC3 biopic after the success of BET’s biographical mini-series on legendary R&B group New Edition (click here to read more about that).

Williams, who dropped by ‘The Real’ today as guest co-host, elaborated on the prospect of the production with the show’s resident hostesses and engaged in some shady girl chat along the way.  Hear a bit inside if you missed it:

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Rihanna is putting the rockiness of her ‘ANTI’ era behind her by making a big splash in the realm of film.

While fans quite literally beg for a video for recent hit ‘Love On The Brain,’ the Bajan belle has instead spent much of her time shooting ‘Oceans 8’ and Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian.’

Now, another movie is on her slate and this time it’s a musical.

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ABC is looking to take a few Ls in its upcoming season:  Larenz, Laverne, and Lance!

That’s right, after finding success with its shows ‘Black-ish,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘How To Get Away with Murder,’ and other series that feature leading actors of colors, the prime network is looking to continue in that vein by introducing two new shows featuring Tate, Gross, and Cox as leads.

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As her recently unveiled memoir shows off her newly slimming figure, ‘Empire’ actress Gabourey Sidibe continues to pour on the fierce with a new ‘Nylon’ magazine spread.

Inside, the Academy Award nominated star dishes on her weight loss surgery, self confidence, strained relationship with her father, and colorism in the industry.

A compelling read with even more compelling sights, tuck in below to see Nylon’s April 2017 cover girl work the lens and read some keen quotes lifted from the feature:

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Fans of HBO smash ‘Insecure’ ought to mark their calendars!

The Issa Rae production was wildly popular – both critically and commercially – with its first season and the drama is confirmed to continue in its second season.

Find out when the show returns after the jump…

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In 2015 the US Census Bureau estimated that there are 46,282,080 African Americans living  in the United States.

Quite interestingly, as proponents of racial diversity within entertainment celebrate the arrivals of a new batch of “melanated” Hollywood stars, some industry insiders have made an interesting observation.

Most of them are British.

This week, after Samuel L. Jackson took to Hot 97 to reveal why he believes movie studios are overlooking African-American actors to hire Black British actors when casting, the debate surrounding why this may be continues to heat up online.

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