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What’s new and Black on Netflix this June: the stories shaping your watchlist

From Michael B. Jordan's Creed trilogy to the untold story of Bass Reeves, Netflix is loading up on Black-led films, shows, and hip-hop documentaries this month. June arrives with Netflix bringing a thoughtful collection of Black-led films, series, and documentaries. This month's slate leans into themes of legacy, power, and cultural memory, pulling from different…

ByGesi LloydMay 29, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

‘Off Campus’ arrives on Prime Video with a love story built on harder truths

Prime Video's new series adapts Elle Kennedy's beloved books into a show that treats trauma, intimacy, and healing with more care than the genre usually allows. On paper, Off Campus looks like a standard fake-dating story. Briar University hockey player Garrett Graham needs academic help to keep his spot on the roster. Music student…

ByGesi LloydMay 14, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Million Dollar Secret returns to Netflix with a wilder season 2

When 'Million Dollar Secret' debuted on Netflix, it distinguished itself from the crowded reality competition field with a premise that inverted the usual structure. Rather than building toward a winner, the show handed one contestant a million dollars on the very first day. The catch was that this person had to survive a gauntlet of…

ByGesi LloydApril 1, 20260Comments

Celebs

What does Jay-Z’s name change actually mean?

The hip-hop mogul's latest moniker tweak ahead of the Roots Picnic is more than a stylistic flourish — it's a homecoming. JAŸ-Z Returns to His Roots — Literally Shawn Carter has never been a man who does anything without intention. So when concertgoers and music fans recently noticed a small but unmistakable shift in how…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 19, 20260Comments

Entertainment

BET+ is folding into paramount+ — Here is what changes

Paramount absorbs the beloved Black streaming platform, buys out Tyler Perry's stake, and bets big on a new era. The curtain is coming down on BET+. After nearly seven years as a standalone streaming destination rooted in Black culture and storytelling, the platform is being folded into Paramount+ starting in June 2026 — a seismic…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 17, 20260Comments

Celebs

Netflix quietly cuts Meghan Markle loose — What comes next?

The Duchess of Sussex and the streaming giant have parted ways on her As Ever lifestyle brand, raising fresh questions about her post-royal reinvention. Meghan Markle's lifestyle venture is entering a new phase — this time, without Netflix. The streaming giant confirmed it has ended its investment in As Ever, the Duchess of Sussex's consumer brand,…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Zoe Saldaña’s Lioness is haunted by Sicario’s ghost

Season 2's pulse-pounding border sequence and cartel storyline are drawing unavoidable parallels to Taylor Sheridan's acclaimed crime thriller — and the show's star, Zoe Saldaña , isn't exactly pushing back. Some television moments have a way of outlasting the episodes that contain them. A white-knuckle border crossing in the second season of Lioness has…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Tyler Perry’s new Netflix series ignites excitement — and controversy

The prolific filmmaker's firefighter drama 'Where There's Smoke' arrives as legal allegations cast a long shadow over his sprawling empire. Tyler Perry has built one of Hollywood's most industrious empires — and he shows no signs of slowing down. Netflix confirmed this week that Perry's latest project, a firefighter drama titled Where There's Smoke, has entered…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 3, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez is 56 and still breaking every expectation

From a Las Vegas residency to a new David Guetta collab and two buzzy film roles, Lopez enters 2025 operating at a rare full-throttle. Jennifer Lopez has never been one to ease off the accelerator. At 56, she is simultaneously releasing new music, headlining a Las Vegas residency, collecting critical acclaim for two very different film…

ByDempsey May AyucoFebruary 27, 20260Comments

Music

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl paycheck: The surprising truth behind halftime glory

The NFL's biggest stage comes with massive exposure but minimal compensation for music's top stars When Bad Bunny takes the stage at Levi's Stadium this Sunday for Super Bowl LX, millions of viewers worldwide will witness what promises to be a spectacular 15-minute performance. The Puerto Rican superstar follows in the footsteps of Kendrick Lamar's…

ByDempsey May AyucoFebruary 5, 20260Comments

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What’s new and Black on Netflix this June: the stories shaping your watchlist

‘Off Campus’ arrives on Prime Video with a love story built on harder truths

Million Dollar Secret returns to Netflix with a wilder season 2

What does Jay-Z’s name change actually mean?

BET+ is folding into paramount+ — Here is what changes

Netflix quietly cuts Meghan Markle loose — What comes next?

Zoe Saldaña’s Lioness is haunted by Sicario’s ghost

Tyler Perry’s new Netflix series ignites excitement — and controversy

Jennifer Lopez is 56 and still breaking every expectation

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl paycheck: The surprising truth behind halftime glory

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