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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKevin Hart and Charlamagne Tha God have teamed up for a slate of originals for Audible, Amazon’s premium audio division.The duo have set five new projects from their newly created audio production banner SBH Productions, coming to Audible in 2022 under their previously announced multiyear development, production and audio-licensing deal. Award-winning audio producer Nicole Shelton has been named SBH’s head of production.Each new podcast supports Hart and Charlamagne Tha God’s overall vision of the development deal with Audible to “give rise to Black creatives and create content that speaks to the culture.”SBH’s inaugural project is true-crime podcast “Finding Tamika,” slated for release March 3, 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-Time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kannon Omachi, Brad Garrett, Victor Rasuk, Reid Scott, Erika Alexander and Chris Mulkey have rounded the cast of Limelight and eOne’s Wildflower. They join Jean Smart, Kiernan Shipka, Alexandra Daddario, Dash Mihok, Charlie Plummer and Samantha Hyde. Limelight and eOne are fully financing with Matt Smukler directing and Jana Savage writing.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterColor Farm Media has partnered with WarnerMedia OneFifty to develop a slate of scripted television projects, Variety has learned exclusively.The media company and WarnerMedia content innovation hub will focus on developing projects featuring underrepresented creative talent.“We are thrilled to partner with WarnerMedia OneFifty,” said Color Farm co-founder Erika Alexander.

EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse and Epix have set the cast for their second television movie American Refugee.

With the NAACP Image Awards right around the corner, this year’s nominations were announced on Tuesday.

NAACP Image Awards unveiled this year's nominees on Tuesday, with presenters Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, star Erika Alexander, 's Nicco Annan and singer TC Carson announcing the complete list of honorees on Instagram.Across television and streaming, music, literature, film and activism, the awards «celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts and those who promote social justice through their creative work.»This year's NAACP winners will be revealed

Clayton Davis D-Nice, Viola Davis, Regina King, Trevor Noah and Tyler Perry are nominated for entertainer of the year at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards.The nominations were virtually announced Tuesday on the NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram by Anika Noni-Rose (“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”), Chloe Bailey (“Grown-ish”), Erika Alexander (“John Lewis: Good Trouble”), Nicco Annan (“P-Valley”), and TC Carson (“Living Single”).This is King’s third consecutive nomination for the top award and Perry’s

Janet W. Lee On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the representation of people of color in media.

Big Freedia is taking over — literally.

By Nellie Andreeva

In an ongoing series of fumbles with regard to the diversity (and other current criticisms) of Friends, David Schwimmer has now apologized to Living Single's Erika Alexander. On Twitter, the actor responded to her claim that he'd overlooked the fellow '90s sitcom, which featured a predominantly black cast, when discussing his own series' place in history.

By Denise Petski

David Schwimmer has issued a public apology to actress Erika Alexander after appearing to snub her series Living Single in a discussion about TV diversity during the height of Friends’ popularity.

David Schwimmer has defended his idea for an "all-black" reboot of Friends.

David Schwimmer says his words may have been taken “out of context” when he discussed diversity and Friends in a recent interview. After he talked about being “very aware of my privilege as a heterosexual white male,” the actor, 53, told The Guardian that he doesn’t believe any of the original Friends cast has the desire to reprise their old characters.