Interviews

Interview with Bria Danielle Singleton on ‘Thunder Force’ and the Portrayal of Smart Black Girls

Netflix’s Thunder Force, releasing April 9, stars Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy playing two childhood…

Sashi James: The National Council for Incarcerated Women and Girls

The statistics around Black women and girls and incarceration are staggering. The National Council for Incarcerated…

All Hail USA Network’s ‘Queen of the South’s Alice Braga in the Final Season

Queen of the South’s pilot episode begins with a radiant woman in a white suit…

Ugandan Indie Film ‘Imperial Blue’: The Future Is Not for Sale — A Conversation with Actor Esteri Tebandeke

Imperial Blue is a compelling indie adventure-thriller about the quest for a sacred powder, “Bulu”…

LA Stories with Ashli Haynes of ‘Twenties’ and BET+’s New Show ‘Leimert Park’

Ashli Haynes plays Courtney on Lea Waithe’s BET series Twenties and has her first leading…

Caleb Mclaughlin and Ricky Staub on How Working with Horses is Like Therapy

BGN interviews actor Caleb Mclaughlin (Cole) and writer/director Ricky Staub for the Netflix film Concrete…

‘Color of Love’ Star Deborah Joy Winans’ Life after ‘Greenleaf’ and Finding Joy in New Projects

Greenleaf fans know her work, but if you didn’t watch the OWN hit series (and…

‘Chad’ Star Nasim Pedrad Says the Core of Wanting to Fit In was Drawn from Her Own Life

BGN interviews Nasim Pedrad (Chad) for the series Chad. A 14-year-old pubescent Persian boy (Nasim…

Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy’s First Reaction to Their Suits in ‘Thunder Force’

BGN interviews Octavia Spencer (Emily) and Melissa McCarthy (Lydia) for the Netflix film Thunder Force.…

‘Thunder Force’ Star Bobby Cannavale Explains What Makes Lex Luthor a Compelling Supervillain

BGN interviews actor Bobby Cannavale (The King) for the Netflix film Thunder Force. In a…