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:
- Vanessa Williams appears on Desperate Housewives Sunday @ 9 p, ABC–new
- Michael Kenneth Williams appears on Boardwalk Empire Sunday @ 9 p, HBO–new
- Aldis Hodge appears on Leverage Sunday @ 9 p, TNT–new
- Billy Brown appears on Dexter Sunday @ 9 p, Showtime–new
- The Cleveland Show airs Sunday @ 9:30 p, Fox–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
- Cress Williams appears on Hart Of Dixie Monday @ 9 p, the CW–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–new
- Lee Thompson Young appears on Rizzoli & Isles Monday @ 10 p, TNT–new
- Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS Tuesday @ 8 p, CBS
- Amber Riley and Naya Rivera appear on Glee Tuesday @ 8 p, Fox–new
- Tristan Wilds appears on 90210 Tuesday @ 8 p, The CW –new
- Joe Morton and Salli Richardson-Whitfield appear on Eureka Tuesday @ 8 p, SyFy–new
- Henry Simmons appears on Man Up! Tuesday @ 8:30 p, ABC–new
- LL Cool J appears on NCIS: Los Angeles Tuesday @ 9 p, CBS
- Mike Colter appears on Ringer Tuesday @ 9 p, the CW
- Lamorne Morris appears on New Girl Tuesday @ 9 p, Fox–new
- Genelle Williams appears on Warehouse 13 Tuesday @ 9 p, SyFy–new
- Windell Middlebrooks and Sonja Sohn appear on Body of Proof Tuesday @ 10 p, ABC–new
- Daya Vaidya appears on Unforgettable Tuesday @ 10 p, CBS
- Joy Bryant and Tyree Brown appear on Parenthood Tuesday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- Tracie Ellis-Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner appear on Reed Between The Lines Tuesday @ 10 & 10:30 p, BET–new
- Rockmond Dunbar and LaMonica Garrett appear on Sons Of Anarchy Tuesday @ 10 p, FX–new
- Sendhil Ramamurthy appears on Covert Affairs Tuesday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Maya Rudolph and Nick Cannon appear on Up All Night Wednesday @ 8 & 8:30 p, NBC
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds Wednesday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Damon Wayans Jr. appears on Happy Endings Wednesday @ 9:30 p, ABC–new
- Ashley Madakwe appears on Revenge Wednesday @ 10 p, ABC–new
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wednesday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- Dulé Hill appears on Psych Wednesday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Donald Glover appears on Community Thursday @ 8 p, NBC–new
- 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–new
- Taraji P. Henson appears on Person Of Interest Thursday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Tamara Taylor appears on Bones Thursday @ 9 p, Fox–new
- Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, and Mindy Kaling appear on The Office Thursday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- 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
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Thursday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- 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
- Lance Reddick and Jasika Nicole appear on Fringe Friday @ 9 p, Fox
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Friday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- James Vincent Meredith appears on Boss Friday @ 10 p, Starz–new
- Storm (voiced by Danielle Nicolet) appears on X-Men Friday @ 11 p, G4–new
- Christine Adams and Eka Darville appear on Terra Nova Saturday @ 9 p, Fox
- 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]
On The Big Screen
- Sami Bouajila stars in London River in theaters Friday December 7
- Halle Berry, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and Common star in New Year’s Eve in theaters Friday December 9
- Method Man stars in The Sitter in theaters Friday December 9
- Edrick Browne and Forest Whitaker star in Catch .44 in theaters Friday December 9
In Comics
- The Rinse #4, written by Gary Phillips, comes out from Boom! Studios
- Batwing is featured in Batwing #4 coming out from DC Comics
- Static is featured in Static Shock #4, with a cover drawn by Khary Randolph, coming out from DC Comics
- Total Recall #4, written by Komplicated’s Senior Media Correspondent Vince Moore, comes out from Dynamite Entertainment
- Voltron #1, written by Brandon Thomas, comes out from Dynamite Entertainment
- Chew #22, drawn by Rob Guillory, comes out from Image Comics
- DeadpoolMax X-Mas Special #1, drawn by Kyle Baker, comes out from Marvel Comics
- Misty Knight is featured in Villains For Hire #2 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Storm is featured in X-Men #22 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends #10, 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.