In the same way you used to turn to the last page of Jet Magazine to see where Black people would be on TV, Blackwatch aims to tell you where you can find Black folks in the heights of their geekiness.
The Blackwatch list covers television, movies, comics, webcomics, and select websites that feature or are by Black people.
This list is always a work in progress. Not only because things change but also because new information is discovered. If any of you readers have any suggestions or want to highlight anything happening in Black media, please friend us on Facebook or leave a commenting the comments section below.
Here is this week's list.
On Primetime Television:
- Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. airs Sunday @ 8 p, PBS
- Michelle Hurd appears on The Glades Sunday @ 9 p, A&E–new
- Rutina Wesley and Nelson Ellis appear on True Blood Sunday @ 9 p, HBO–new
- Mpho Koaho and Seychelle Gabriel appear on Falling Skies Sunday @ 9 & 10 p, TNT–season premiere
- Gabourey Sidibe appears on The Big C Sunday @ 9:30 p, Showtime–new
- Loretta Devine and Naturi Naughton appear on The Client List Sunday @ 10 p, Lifetime–new
- Camille Winbush appears on Secret Life Of The American Teenager Monday @ 8 p, ABC Family–new
- Joe Morton and Salli Richardson-Whitfield appear on Eureka Monday @ 9 p, SyFy–new
- WWE Monday Night Raw airs Monday @ 9 p, USA–new
- LisaRaye McCoy, Denise Vasi, and DB Woodside appear on Single Ladies Monday @ 9 p, VH1–new
- Reno Williams and Nyambi Nyambi appear on Mike & Molly Monday @ 9:30 p, CBS
- K. C. Collins appears on Lost Girl Monday @ 10 p, SyFy–new
- Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS Tuesday @ 8 p, CBS
- Shay Mitchell and Janel Parrish appear on Pretty Little Liars Tuesday @ 8 p, ABC Family–new
- LL Cool J appears on NCIS: Los Angeles Tuesday @ 9 p, CBS
- Benjamin Charles Watson appears on The L.A. Complex Tuesday @ 9 p, The CW
- Lee Thompson Young appears on Rizzoli & Isles Tuesday @ 9 p, TNT–new
- Dana Davis and Kumail Nanjiani appear on Franklin & Bash Tuesday @ 10 p, TNT–new
- Maya Rudolph and Nick Cannon appear on Up All Night Wednesday @ 8:30 p, NBC
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds Wednesday @ 9 p, CBS
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wednesday @ 9 & 10 p, NBC
- Reshma Shetty appears on Royal Pains Wednesday @ 9 p, USA–new
- John Legend appears on Duets Thursday @ 9:30 p, ABC–new
- Cedric The Entertainer and Niecy Nash appear on The Soul Man Wednesday @ 10 p, TVLand–series premiere
- Mehcad Brooks appears on Necessary Roughness Wednesday @ 10 p, USA–new
- John Legend appears on Duets Thursday @ 8 p, ABC
- TNA Impact Wrestling airs Thursday @ 8 pm, Spike–new
- Taraji P. Henson appears on Person Of Interest Thursday @ 9 p, CBS
- K. C. Collins appears on Saving Hope Thursday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- Katerina Graham appears on The Vampire Diaries Thursday @ 9 p, the CW
- Enuka Okuma, Lyriq Bent, and Melanie Nicholls-King appear on Rookie Blue Thursday @ 10 p, ABC
- James Lesure appears on Men At Work Thursday @ 10 p, TBS–new
- Gina Torres appears on Suits Thursday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Omar Epps appears on House Friday @ 8 p, Fox
- Tiffany Hines appears on Nikita Friday @ 8 p, the CW
- WWE SmackDown airs Friday @ 8 p, SyFy–new
- Donald Glover appears on Community Friday @ 8:30 p, NBC
- Hill Harper appears on CSI: New York Friday @ 9 p, CBS
- Tamara Taylor appears on Bones Friday @ 9 p, Fox
- Michael Ealy and Indigo appear on Common Law Friday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Adhir Kalyan appears on Rules Of Engagement Saturday @ 8 p, CBS
- Sterling K. Brown and Wendy Davis appear on Army Wives Saturday @ 10 & 11 p, Lifetime Movie Network
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Saturday @ 9 p, NBC
- Tamala Jones and Penny Johnson Jerald appear on Castle Saturday @ 10 p, ABC
- Shaun Majumder appears on The Firm Saturday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson perform on Saturday Night Live Saturday @ 11:30 p, NBC
All times listed are Eastern. Please check your local listings to confirm day and time.
On The Big Screen
- Anthony Mackie and Curtis Harris star in Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter in theaters Friday June 22
- Cedric The Entertainer stars in Grassroots in theaters Friday June 22
In Comics
- Dominique Laveau, Voodoo Child #4, written by Selwin Seyfu Hinds and drawn by Denys Cowan, comes out from DC/Vertigo
- John Stewart is featured in Green Lantern Corps #10 coming out from DC Comics
- Invisible Kid is featured in Legion of Super-Heroes #10 coming out from DC Comics
- Aqualad is featured in Young Justice #17 coming out from DC Comics
- Chew #27 (2nd Helping Edition), drawn by Rob Guillory, comes out from Image Comics
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- Storm and Luke Cage are featured in Avengers Versus X-Men #6 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Luke Cage is featured in New Avengers #27 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Sunspot is featured in New Mutants #44 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Storm is featured in Uncanny X-Men #14 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Monet St. Croix a.k.a. M is featured in X-Factor #238 coming out from Marvel Comics
Check with your local comics shop for the availability of these and other titles. Cover images shown above and creators listed are subject to change without notice.
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In Blogs and Websites:
- The Urban Scientist
- Charles Saunders
- Steven Barnes
- Africomics
- Gary Phillips
- Black Science Fiction Society
- BlackSciFi.com
- Art of Robert Love
- BadAzzMoFo.com
- World of Black Heroes
- Alex Simmons
- Blackjack Adventures
In The World of Webcomics:
- World Of Hurt by Jay Potts updates on Wednesday (and starting from the beginning here on Komplicated, which will post Tuesdays and Fridays)
- Fried Chicken and Sushi by Khalid Birdsong updates on Tuesday and Thursday
- Ants by Julian Lyte updates Monday and Wednesday
- The Knight Life by Keith Knight appears daily in newspapers and online. Also check out Keith's other comics at The K Chronicles website.
- Stealth by William Satterwhite updates Fridays
- Saint’s Way by Yasmin Liang updates Sundays
- Say What?! by Maurice Love updates daily
In The New Black on Komplicated:
- World of Hurt
- Freedman
- Blackjack Second Bite of the Cobra
- Force Galaxia
- Southside Nefertiti
- Stranger Comics
Have a great week.