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:
- Giancarlo Esposito appears on Once Upon A Time Sunday @ 8 p, ABC–new
- A Very BET Christmas airs Sunday @ 8 p, BET–new
- The Cleveland Show airs Sunday @ 8:30 p, Fox–new
- Anika Noni Rose appears on Stephen King’s Bag Of Bones Sunday @ 9 p, A&E–new
- Michael Kenneth Williams appears on Boardwalk Empire Sunday @ 9 p, HBO–new
- Billy Brown appears on Dexter Sunday @ 9 p, Showtime–new
- Aldis Hodge appears on Leverage Sunday @ 9 p, TNT–new
- Omar Miller appears on CSI: Miami Sunday @ 10 p, CBS–new
- Common appears on Hell On Wheels Sunday @ 10 p, AMC–new
- David Harewood appears on Homeland Sunday @ 10 p, Showtime–new
- Christine Adams and Eka Darville appear on Terra Nova Monday @ 8 p, Fox–new
- Omar Epps appears on House Monday @ 9 p, Fox
- Cress Williams appears on Hart Of Dixie Monday @ 8 & 9 p, the CW
- Anika Noni Rose appears on Stephen King’s Bag Of Bones Sunday @ 9 p, A&E–new
- Corey Reynolds and Robert Gossett appear on The Closer Monday @ 9 p, TNT–new
- WWE Monday Night Raw airs Monday @ 9 p, USA–new
- Reno Williams and Nyambi Nyambi appear on Mike & Molly Monday @ 9:30 p, CBS–new
- Tamala Jones and Penny Johnson Jerald appear on Castle Monday @ 10 p, ABC
- Lee Thompson Young appears on Rizzoli & Isles Monday @ 10 p, TNT–new
- Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS Tuesday @ 8 p, CBS–new
- Amber Riley and Naya Rivera appear on Glee Tuesday @ 8 p, Fox–new
- Tristan Wilds appears on 90210 Tuesday @ 8 p, The CW
- Henry Simmons appears on Man Up! Tuesday @ 8:30 p, ABC–new
- LL Cool J appears on NCIS: Los Angeles Tuesday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Lamorne Morris appears on New Girl Tuesday @ 9 p, Fox–new
- Mike Colter appears on Ringer Tuesday @ 9 p, the CW
- WWE Tribute to the Troops airs Tuesday @ 9 p, USA–new
- Windell Middlebrooks and Sonja Sohn appear on Body of Proof Tuesday @ 10 p, ABC
- Daya Vaidya appears on Unforgettable Tuesday @ 10 p, CBS–new
- Tattiawna Jones appears on Flashpoint Tuesday @ 10 p, Ion–new
- Tracie Ellis-Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner appear on Reed Between The Lines Tuesday @ 10 & 10:30 p, BET–new
- Maya Rudolph and Nick Cannon appear on Up All Night Wednesday @ 8 p, NBC
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds Wednesday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wednesday @ 10 p, NBC
- Dulé Hill appears on Psych Wednesday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Donald Glover appears on Community Thursday @ 8 p, NBC
- Katerina Graham appears on The Vampire Diaries Thursday @ 8 p, the CW
- Adhir Kalyan appears on Rules Of Engagement Thursday @ 8:30 p, CBS–new
- Frenemy Of The State creator Rashida jones, Aziz Ansari and Retta appear on Parks & Recreation Thursday @ 8:30 p, NBC
- Taraji P. Henson appears on Person Of Interest Thursday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Tamara Taylor appears on Bones Thursday @ 9 p, Fox
- Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, and Mindy Kaling appear on The Office Thursday @ 9 p, NBC
- Jessica Parker Kennedy and Logan Browning appear on The Secret Circle Thursday @ 9 p, the CW
- TNA Impact Wrestling airs Thursday @ 9 pm, Spike–new
- Damon Gupton appears on Prime Suspect Thursday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- Afton Williamson appears on A Gifted Man Friday @ 8 p, CBS
- Vik Sahay and Mark Christopher Lawrence appear on Chuck Friday @ 8 p, NBC–new
- Tiffany Hines appears on Nikita Friday @ 8 p, the CW
- WWE Smackdown airs Friday @ 8 p, SyFy–new
- Panthro (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) appears on Thundercats Friday @ 8:30 p, Cartoon Network
- Hill Harper appears on CSI: New York Friday @ 9 p, CBS
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Friday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- Storm (voiced by Danielle Nicolet) appears on X-Men Friday @ 11 p, G4–new
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Friday @ 9 p, NBC
- WWE Tribute to the Troops airs Saturday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wednesday @ 10 p, NBC
- Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson perform on Saturday Night Live Saturday @ 11:30 p, NBC–new
All times listed are Eastern. Please check your local listings to confirm day and time.
[Source: TV Guide]
In Comics
- Gold Digger Christmas Special #5, written and drawn by Fred Perry and various, comes out from Antarctic Press
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #4, drawn by Georges Jeanty, comes out from Dark Horse Comics
- Orchid #3, written by Tom Morello, comes out from Dark Horse Comics
- Tyroc is featured in Legion Lost #4 coming out from DC Comics
- Mister Terrific is featured in Mister Terrific #4, written by Eric Wallace, coming out from DC Comics
- Ray #1, drawn by Jamal Igle, comes out from DC Comics
- Lieutenant Uhura is featured in Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #3 coming out from IDW
- Mettle and the White Tiger are featured in Avengers Academy #23 coming out from Marvel Comics
- The Black Panther, Luke Cage, and The Falcon are featured in Black Panther The Most Dangerous Man Alive #526, drawn by Shawn Martinbrough, coming out from Marvel Comics
- War Machine is featured in Iron Man 2.0 #11 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Luke Cage is featured in New Avengers #19 coming out from Marvel Comics
- The Theater #3, written by Raven Gregory, comes out from Zenescope Entertainment
Check with your local comics shop for the availability of these and other titles.
[Source: ComicList]
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
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 Satterwaite updates Fridays
- Saint’s Way by Yasmin Liang updates Sundays
- Say What?! by Maurice Love updates daily
In The New Black on Komplicated:
Have a great week.