Mahershala Ali, and Marvel, stays winning. Yesterday (July 20), at San Diego Comic Con, Marvel announced that the Oscar-winning actor would be starring in the reboot when he hit the stage rocking a Blade baseball hat. https://twitter.com/MarvelStudios/status/1152756007036018688 Who needs subtlety? Ali will portray the half-vampire, half-human hybrid (his mother was bitten by a vampire while […]

Will Smith has been the face of box office hit films for over 20 years, but according to Disney, he’s not worth $20 million. The veteran actor requested t$20 million in order to appear in Disney’s upcoming live remake of its animated classic Dumbo, but the company turned him down. But instead of weeping about a […]

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Marvel Comics character Riri Williams, an African-American woman superhero, was featured in MIT’s admissions video.

Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with novelist Roxane Gay, Marvel’s first African American woman writer. She will pen World of Wakanda, a new series stemming from Black Panther set to premiere later this year. “I had no idea I was the first black woman. I think it’s because white people take a lot for granted. […]

Marvel has seriously been stepping up its representation game and making Black women more visible on the comic rack and the screen. Now, it’s starting to do better in the writer’s room, too. Author Roxane Gay has made history by becoming the first Black woman ever to write for Marvel Comics. The New York Times […]

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Bremer Trust, the administrator of his estate, filed court documents in Carver County, Minnesota, claiming that 13 people have failed to establish a close connection to Prince.

Tony Stark is backing away from his Iron Man armor and a 15-year-old Black girl will be suiting up in his place. Meet Riri Williams. She’s about the slay your local comic shop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHiMdGgAkYQ/ Can you say new cosplay inspiration? Marvel announced today that Riri will be taking over as Iron Man this Fall in […]

Ta-nehisi Coates has been tapped by Marvel to star in a Black Panther recap series.

Since the announcement that Michael Strahan was leaving 'LIVE! with Kelly & Michael,' fans have been giving their suggestions on who will make the best co-host for Kelly Ripa.