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Deadline is reporting Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good will star in writer-director Qasim Basir‘s indie romance drama A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love On Election Night. Produced by Datari Turner and co-starring Jay Ellis, Dijon Talton, Wesley Jonathan, and Affion Crockett, the story follows a Los Angeles club promoter named Cass (Hardwick), who on the night of the 2016 Presidential Election meets a woman named Free (Good) who challenges him to revisit his broken dreams. This happens during a series of unfortunate events during the time that Trump is surging ahead of Hilary Clinton. According to the site, Turner, who is producing through his Datari Turner Productions banner, currently has a first-look TV agreement with Entertainment One for unscripted projects. Through that deal, Turner is the creator/executive producer of the WETV series Growing Up Hip Hop, which is not only in its third season but is the highest-rated series on the network. That has given birth to more spinoffs in development — GUHH Atlanta and GUHH Miami. Supermodel, a film that Turner co-wrote, produced and co-starred in, was recently acquired by Netflix and will premiere later this year. His other films over the years LUV, Ten Thousand Saints, Salvation Boulevard, Another Happy Day, and most recently Gook have all received premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. Basir’s most recent film, Destined, stars Cory Hardrict and will be coming outthis fall. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year and went on to win nine awards, including both the Best Director and Best Actor awards at the American Black Film Festival. His directorial debut was “ Mooz-Lum,” starring Nia Long and Evan Ross. Good, who also starred and co-produced the indie films A Girl Like Grace, Video Girl, and Dysfunctional Friends with Turner, is an executive producer on the film as is Hardwick. Tim Weatherspoon, Louis Steyn, TJ Steyn, Phil Thornton, Jash’d Belcher and Jamal Childs also are executive producers. Hardwick is currently starring as James “Ghost” St. Patrick in Starz’s hit series Power, which comes back in this summer for Season 4.

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Netflix has picked up the global rights to “Juanita,” starring Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood, Adam Beach, LaTanya Richardson and Marcus Henderson (Get Out). Clark Johnson (S.W.A.T) is directing from a script written by Roderick M. Spencer (Ms. Woodward’s husband)

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Chance the Rapper gives us the cue to Go Independent! You want your music out? You want your movies out? Nothing's stopping you! #goindependent #chancetherapper #beencouragedtour

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Season 4 Of Starz’s Power Premieres June 25 . . . . . #power #stars #omarihardwick #50cent #naturinaughton #ghost #charliemurphy

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#Repost @rutina_wesley ・・・ Two Hour Premiere June 20th & 21st 10PM on OWN #QueenSugar

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The Detroit Trailer looks great (full trailer swipe left) #Detroit (2017) A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizen uprisings in the United States' history. . . . . . #johnboyega #anthonymackie #kathrynbigelow #jasonmitchell #detroitmovie

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Rest in Power #charliemurphy

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One of America's most gifted performers is back. #rogerguenveursmith and @spikelee team again for #RodneyKing on Netflix. Roger Guenveur Smith gives voice to the man at the center of the brutal police beating that helped fuel the 1992 L.A. Riots. Spike Lee directs.

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The Get Down Part II (slideshow) A mythic saga of dreams, desire, soul and sound, The Get Down chronicles the epic musical evolution from disco to hip hop that defined 1970s New York City - as told by the relationships, struggles, triumphs, and artistry of the South Bronx teens who saw it through. Part II streaming April 7th. #thegetdown #netflix

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‘Fate of the Furious’ First Major Studio Film to Shoot in Cuba Since Embargo #fgarygray #vindiesel #fateofthefurious “The Fate of the Furious,” director F. Gary Gray tackled one of the series’ steepest logistical challenges yet: mounting a full-scale, big-budget action shoot in the middle of Havana. As one of the first major Hollywood shoots to take place in Cuba since the trade embargo ended, Gray had to contend with a host of unusual trials, most notably the near absence of internet while on the island. “If it’s a challenge to send a simple email, you can imagine how difficult it is to bring in the entire infrastructure to support a movie this big,” -Variety

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So proud of these two! #danaigurira & #andreholland were honored By NYU Tisch School of the Arts Training is important. “I am inspired by our honorees tonight: two alumni from our Graduate Acting Program,” said Allyson Green, Dean, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. “Danai and André are brilliant artists. Both are fearless. And both tell stories that are often overlooked or unheard. They are also friends, as so many Tisch alumni become, shaped by training by dedicated teachers who instilled deep values.” NYU President Andrew Hamilton also made remarks, thanking guests for their ongoing “guidance, commitment and support” of #NYUTisch

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Looks like it's going to be good #Oprah #theimmortallifeofhenriettalacks

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Fresh off the Box-Office success of #GetOut #JordanPeele is being courted to direct Japanese Manga classic #Akira

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Angela Bassett as a Conjure woman known for "helping girls" From #Underground Season 2 Episode 3

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Rebel' is an extraordinary take on the seminal police drama that examines the unique and conflicted relationship officers of color have with their jobs - at a time when police forces are rife with brutality and misconduct. Oakland police officer, Rebecca "Rebel" Cole, has always excelled by playing by the rules. She has always known that she must be better and smarter on the job because she is both black and female. After her brother is slain by police, Rebel soon becomes disillusioned with the system and is forced to take matters into her own hands and become a private investigator and a champion for her community. Caught between family loyalty and the fraternity in blue, Rebel's actions set in motion a cause-and-effect crisis that can't be undone. Starring Danielle Moné Truitt, #MethodMan and Mykelti Williamson #johnsingleton #DanielleMonéTruitt

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Rebel' is an extraordinary take on the seminal police drama that examines the unique and conflicted relationship officers of color have with their jobs - at a time when police forces are rife with brutality and misconduct. Oakland police officer, Rebecca "Rebel" Cole, has always excelled by playing by the rules. She has always known that she must be better and smarter on the job because she is both black and female. After her brother is slain by police, Rebel soon becomes disillusioned with the system and is forced to take matters into her own hands and become a private investigator and a champion for her community. Caught between family loyalty and the fraternity in blue, Rebel's actions set in motion a cause-and-effect crisis that can't be undone. Starring Danielle Moné Truitt, #MethodMan and Mykelti Williamson #johnsingleton #DanielleMonéTruitt

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Amazon has put in development The Underground Railroad with a script-to-series commitment. The one-hour original limited drama, a new take on the story of the underground railroad, hails from Oscar-winning Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins and producers Plan B and Adele Romanski.