How four sketches show the disparate inspirations of production designers (and Emmy nominees) Cindy Chao and Michele Yu. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor Ashley Nicole Black (left) and Robin Thede play ...

Robin Thede doesn’t do humility. “Black women are the most educated, the most successful but the most humble, also. And I hate that for us,” Thede tells ESSENCE. The A Black Lady Sketch Show creator ...

On Friday, April 8, the Emmy Award-winning sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show returns for its highly anticipated third season on HBO. The new season will consist of six episodes and feature ...

It’s late March and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” creator and star Robin Thede is working with the show’s editors to put the finishing touches on Season 4 of the half-hour HBO comedy. “First season,” she ...

“Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black” at Harvard Art Museums is among the most glorious how-to’s you’ll ever find. The Harvard prints and drawings collection is one of the best in the ...

The comedy series, created by and starring Robin Thede, was nominated for 13 Emmys with 3 historic wins for Black women editors and director The fourth season of the Emmy-winning comedy series “A ...

Brecken Hunter Wellborn (he/him) is an educator and critic based in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Master of Arts in Critical Media Studies and teaches film studies. His writing and research areas include ...

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and ...

When Sam Gilliam died last year, it was a huge loss for the art world. That was followed, in March, by the death of Lou Stovall, and a few years back we also lost David C. Driskell, a world­renowned ...

Robin Thede and her castmates bring a light, joyful touch and a comedy-nerd sensibility to this HBO series that often, delightfully, descends into the absurd. By Jason Zinoman In this Friday’s episode ...