Diedre Johnson

Do we dare even call Nicole Ari Parker’s new character a “girl”? Although Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) all live independent, mature, big New York City lives, to fans they will always be “the girls.” Now Parker joins them in their new adventures

Last time we caught up with Chantel Riley, she was in the middle of starring on three shows. With her time on Wynonna Earp and the short-lived Suits spin-off Pearson gone, the actor has continued on Drake. Now as it wraps its final season, she has already begun work on a new sci-fi series called Dan

There are many kinds of mysteries on TV, cable, and streaming. The cozies take you out of the grind and put you into something that feels within your control. You can be a voyeur and/or viewer, get lost in an idealic or exotic locations (or the beautiful set), while watching colorful characters solv

Our Kind of People is Fox’s latest soap opera in the vein of the guilty pleasure of Empire, but it seems doubtful it will ever have that kind of impact. Here’s why. Empire was, in this writer’s opinion, prime-time soap at its best. Empire had it all: huge amounts of money at stake, pretty people, gr

There’s something exciting about someone achieving their dreams, which is the premise of Fox’s The Big Leap and of Simone Recasner’s life as well. Recasner, a Los Angeles native, plays Gabby, a dance contestant with a lot of heart and hope.  With a cast that includes former Scandal star Scott F

You want to talk about The L Word: Generation Q, talk to Rosanny Zayas. Want to talk about the lack of Afro-Latina representation on TV, talk to Rosanny Zayas. Want to read a funny story about fame, talk to Rosanny Z... In a recent phone interview, the Brooklyn and Queens native gives a fresh and hu

For five seasons, The Good Fight has been and continues to be a TV series filled with strong, smart, ambitious, stylish women. Zimbabwean Aussie import Charmaine Bingwa is one more, and her first appearance doesn’t disappoint. Fight’s plotline has her taking a case no one really wants and dealing wi

*This review contains mild spoilers* Even Nicole Kidman admitted that Hulu’s new streaming series Nine Perfect Strangers is “trippy” at last week’s Television Critics Association panel. Of course, trippy can be good or bad depending on the situation.  Kidman plays Masha, a very tall, very thin

You may have seen MaameYaa (pronounced mam’yea) in a series and thought, “I’ve seen her somewhere else before” or “She looks familiar but not sure …” With glowing chocolate-colored skin and large brown eyes, the Pakastani-born Ghanian actress can play many types — from teenager to a young single wom

The old saying is that talent will out, and actor Christiani Pitts is finding herself in that fortunate position as she stars with Christina Milian, Sinqua Walls, and former SNL’er Jay Pharoah in the tropical beach-rific rom-com, Resort to Love.  For Pitts it was a sweet opportunity after a period o

If you watched The Good Fight (a really good show btw) on CBS’s Paramount+, then you may have seen Nikki James playing opposite DelRoy Lindo (Adrian Boseman), Christine Baranski (Diane Lockhart), or Cush Jumbo (formerly Lucca Quinn) as attorney

Ever wonder how many movies and TV shows are crafted from books? If so, trivia game night could be a fun one. Recent TV offerings include Lovecraft Country, The Queen’s Gambit, The Underground Railroad, Queen Sugar, Orange Is the New Black, and of course, Games of Thrones. Below are a few more. Big

Queen Bees, currently in theaters and on demand, is a humorous, light-hearted look at aging out of living alone. And before someone says, “That will never happen to me,” Bees looks at that aspect through the eyes of Helen, a widow and grandmother played by Oscar winner Ellen Burnstyn. Life is going

Loretta Devine laughs when I try to delicately mention money in my first question to her, but after explanations, we proceed. And while Ann-Margret has been described many ways during her time in Hollywood — from sex symbol to sex kitten — with a just a few humble words she makes it clear that those

If you’re a New Amsterdam fan, then you know the NBC series is wrapping up its third highly-rated season. If you’re a fan of the simmering romance/non-romance of star Ryan Eggold (Dr. Max) and Freema Agyeman (Dr. Helen), you’ll love what has recently been happening with another doctor possible-coupl

India Arie is a four-time Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and in early spring she celebrated the 20th anniversary of her first album, Acoustic Soul, released in 2001. Her songs have appeared on movie soundtracks and her voice on singles for charity. Her collaborations are diverse — from Carlo

Fans of the famed, award-winning series In Treatment have been given a second chance. The series returns this month with a revamp. Instead of veteran stage and film actor Gabriel Byrne as psychologist Paul Weston, Uzo Aduba (Emmy and SAG-award winner for Orange is the New Black) steps into the role

Girl has a sense of humor. That’s the first thing to know about Tiana Le of the new Disney+ dramedy series, Big Shot. She also has a good chance of becoming a multi-threat talent like her first boss Issa Rae (Insecure), but more about that later.  The 18-year-old actress and Orange County, Cali

Since its debut on HBO in the summer of 2019, A Black Lady Sketch Show has been a critics’ darling. Created by actress-writer Robin Thede and executive produced by Issa Rae, the show follows in the tradition of In Living Color, Saturday Night Live (SNL), and Key and Peele but from a Black woman’s pe

It’s been 24 years since Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G., was shot and killed in Los Angeles. His murder never solved, his life over at 25, to hip hop fans he’s a legend; the king or rapper emeritus, having sold a total of 21 million records in his lifetime and after death.  If you’ve