From a Muhammad Ali doc to a “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” behind the scenes, here’s the must-watch programming for Black History Month.
Influence

As Black History Month runs throughout February, television will celebrate Black voices, icons and stories across entertainment, politics, sports and more. Throughout February, audiences will be able to keep up with Hulu’s year-long initiative in spotlighting Black stories and storytellers on the platform’s “Black Stories Always” hub. In addition to…

The Joburg Film Festival defiantly went ahead with a screening of Ousmane Sembène’s “Black Girl” on Thursday, refusing to bow to political pressure after South Africa’s Film and Publications Board (FPB) denied it permission to hold a public screening of the Senegalese director’s groundbreaking debut. In a decision that shocked…

GOTEBORG, Sweden — Fast consolidating as one of Europe’s highest-profile filmmakers, Sweden’s Ruben Östlund scored three of the biggest Oscar category nominations last Tuesday – picture, direction and original screenplay – for “Triangle of Sadness,” a send-up of the super rich. His latest work, however, “This is Cinema!,” billed as “an…

Musicians are mourning Television founder and frontman Tom Verlaine, who died Saturday at the age of 73. The rock guitarist was a groundbreaking figure of the punk era, whose inventive, askew playing style can be seen as an influence on younger groups like Sonic Youth, the Feelies and countless other…

All hail Shakira—the single named, multitalented, apex Aquarius and global phenomenon with the truth telling hips and the jam jar sleuthing skills. The megastar’s birth chart reveals how she became a global phenomenon and what went sideways in her relationship with philandering ex and birthday twin, Gerard Piqué.