EXCLUSIVE: The bestselling book White Like Her, author Gail Lukasik’s personal exploration about her mother’s decision to hide her African American heritage and pass for white, has been optioned by FGW Productions (Who Killed Tupac?). White Like Her will be adapted as a dramatic TV series. The book, published last…

Producer Datari Turner is staying in business with Entertainment One, renewing his first-look deal under his Datari Turner Productions banner. Under the new pact, the Growing Up Hip Hop creator will continue to serve as executive producer on both Growing Up Hip Hop and Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta. From his Los…

Qasim Basir’s third feature film is A Boy. A Girl. A Dream., a drama that is set to have its world premiere this month at the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT section. The pic stars Power‘s Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good is the story of two people who meet in Los Angeles on the night Donald Trump is elected President of…

Power‘s Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good, who stars in Hulu's upcoming Foxy Brown, will star in the indie romance drama A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love On Election Night. The film, which is about a budding romance during Trump’s election night, co-stars Jay Ellis (Insecure), Dijon Talton, Wesley Jonathan, and Affion…

Producer Datari Turner is expanding his relationship with independent studio Entertainment One, signing a first-look deal via his Datari Turner Productions banner for unscripted programming. The pact builds on the existing partnership between eOne and Turner, who teamed on WE tv series Growing up Hip Hop, which is…

LUV and It’s A Disaster producer Datari Turner has scored a first-look deal with Codeblack Films, Lionsgate’s specialty arm geared toward black audiences. The agreement gives Codeblack all North America rights to Turner’s slate of microbudget films via his Datari Turner Productions shingle. Since founding the company…