Opening Act

As ‘Insecure’ wraps ups its fifth and final season at HBO, Jay Ellis chats with us about what initially intrigued him about the role of Lawrence, what it’s been like to see the show become a pop culture phenomenon, and ultimately what he hopes the show is remembered for. With him set to make a huge splash in film soon, including his role in ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ we take a walk down memory lane. 

Theatre-bred Emmy nominee William Jackson Harper has one of the most diverse resumes as they come, with critically-acclaimed turns in 'The Good Place' and 'The Underground Railroad' ahead of him leading season 2 of HBO Max's rom-com anthology series, 'Love Life.' He talks to us about the upcoming season, how he selects his roles and what he hopes comes out of these turbulent times.

As 'On My Block' wraps its run on Netflix, Brett Gray chats with us about all the steps in his journey that led to the series and how he and his castmates broke ground for diverse representation in YA. He also looks ahead to what's next for him in this phase, including if he plans to bring his music and acting careers together.

Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins is one of the breakout stars of 'Dear White People' and is set to conclude her arc as fan-favorite Joelle in this fourth and final season She spoke to us about the show, its legacy, how her early roles have impacted her career and what's to come next in her career as the show wraps its run.

Mack Wilds is known for a plethora of roles, including his roles as a younger actor in projects such as 'The Wire' and '90210.' With a bevy of projects coming soon including Apple TV+'s 'Swagger,' 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' on Broadway and his own short film premiering at Urbanworld, he chats with us about his career moments both past and present.

Michael Evans Behling has taken the world by storm as one of the stars of The CW's hit drama series, 'All American.' He spoke to us about the series, his start in Hollywood, career goals, what he hopes to explore in the time to come as Jordan Baker and much more.

The iconic Erika Alexander is always booked and busy. Recently seen in 'Wu Tang: An American Saga,' 'Run The World' and more, she's also busy producing behind the scenes under her Color Farm Media banner. Through this, she's produced projects such as 'John Lewis: Good Trouble.' She spoke to us about activist art, NFTs, the key to longevity, what 'Living Single' may look like if it comes back and more.

Fresh off of his Emmy nomination of the Disney+ TV film version of ‘Hamilton,’ David Diggs is also one of the minds behind the ‘Blindspotting’ television series, which is a sequel of sorts to his critically-acclaimed film of the same name. Diggs talked to us about those two projects, early moments from his career that have stuck with him, playing Frederick Douglass in ‘The Good Lord Bird’ and much more. 

Primarily known solely as a singer and a performer earlier in his career, Luke James has since made a huge move into television and film from ‘The New Edition Story’ to ‘Star' and much more. Currently seen on 'The Chi' and making his debut on Broadway in the fall, the triple threat talks about why he decided to get into acting, working through the pandemic, the importance of his romance storyline on 'The Chi' and much more.

Keith Powers has indisputably been one of Hollywood’s rising actors — from ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ to ‘The New Edition Story,’ to ‘Famous in Love’ and much more. As he takes on Amazon’s summer blockbuster ‘The Tomorrow War,’ Powers revisits his very first on-screen gig and he takes us through some of his biggest roles so far and previews Netflix’s ‘The Perfect Find’ with Gabrielle Union. He also dishes on how he deals with fame, career ambitions, why he wants to do a comedy series next and more.