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:
- Daya Vaidya appears on Unforgettable Sunday @ 8 p, CBS
- The Cleveland Show airs Sunday @ 8:30 p, Fox
- Aldis Hodge appears on Leverage Sunday @ 9 p, TNT–new
- Giancarlo Esposito appears on Once Upon A Time Sunday @ 10 p, ABC
- Omar Miller appears on CSI: Miami Sunday @ 10 p, CBS
- Common appears on Hell On Wheels Sunday @ 10 p, AMC–new
- Omar Epps appears on House Monday @ 8 & 9 p, Fox
- Jessica Parker Kennedy and Logan Browning appear on The Secret Circle Monday @ 8 & 9 p, the CW
- Shay Mitchell appears on Pretty Little Liars Monday @ 8 p, ABC Family–new
- Sharon Pierre-Louis appears on The Lying Game Monday @ 9 p, ABC Family–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
- Corey Reynolds and Robert Gossett appear on The Closer Monday @ 9 p, TNT
- Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS Tuesday @ 8 p, CBS–new
- Amber Riley and Naya Rivera appear on Glee Tuesday @ 8 p, Fox
- Rochelle Aytes appears on Work It Tuesday @ 8:30 p, ABC–series premiere
- Egypt’s Golden Empire airs Tuesday @ 8, 9 & 10 p, PBS–new
- Jessica Parker Kennedy and Logan Browning appear on The Secret Circle Tuesday @ 8 & 9 p, the CW
- LL Cool J appears on NCIS: Los Angeles Tuesday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Lamorne Morris appears on New Girl Tuesday @ 9 p, Fox
- Windell Middlebrooks and Sonja Sohn appear on Body of Proof Tuesday @ 10 p, ABC–new
- Daya Vaidya appears on Unforgettable Tuesday @ 10 p, CBS–new
- Joy Bryant and Tyree Brown appear on Parenthood Tuesday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- Tattiawna Jones appears on Flashpoint Tuesday @ 10 p, Ion–new
- Amber Riley and Naya Rivera appear on Glee Wednesday @ 8 p, Fox
- Maya Rudolph and Nick Cannon appear on Up All Night Wednesday @ 8 p, NBC
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds Wednesday @ 9 p, CBS
- 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
- Aldis Hodge appears on Leverage Wednesday @ 9 p, TNT
- Tamara Taylor appears on Bones Thursday @ 8 & 9 p, Fox
- Donald Glover appears on Community Thursday @ 8 p, NBC
- Katerina Graham appears on The Vampire Diaries Thursday @ 8 p, the CW–new
- Adhir Kalyan appears on Rules Of Engagement Thursday @ 8:30 p, CBS
- Frenemy Of The State creator Rashida jones, Aziz Ansari and Retta appear on Parks & Recreation Thursday @ 8:30 p, NBC
- Loretta Devine, Chandra Wilson, James Picken Jr., and Jesse Williams appear on Grey’s Anatomy Thursday @ 9 p, ABC–new
- Taraji P. Henson appears on Person Of Interest Thursday @ 9 p, CBS
- Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, and Mindy Kaling appear on The Office Thursday @ 9 & 10 p, NBC
- Jessica Parker Kennedy and Logan Browning appear on The Secret Circle Thursday @ 9 p, the CW–new
- TNA Impact Wrestling airs Thursday @ 9 pm, Spike–new
- Taye Diggs, Geffri Maya Hightower, and Audra McDonald appear on Private Practice Thursday @ 10 p, ABC–new
- Maya Rudolph and Nick Cannon appear on Up All Night Thursday @ 10:30 p, NBC
- Afton Williamson appears on A Gifted Man Friday @ 8 p, CBS –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–new
- WWE Smackdown airs Friday @ 8 p, SyFy–new
- Hill Harper appears on CSI: New York Friday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Friday @ 9 p, NBC
- Angel Coulby appears on Merlin Friday @ 10 p, SyFy–new
- Storm (voiced by Danielle Nicolet) appears on X-Men Friday @ 11 p, G4–new
- Adhir Kalyan appears on Rules Of Engagement Saturday @ 8 & 8:30 p, CBS
- Christine Adams and Eka Darville appear on Terra Nova Saturday @ 9 p, Fox
- Common appears on Hell On Wheels Saturday @ 10 p, AMC
- 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.
On The Big Screen
- Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, and Bobby Deol star in Players in theaters Friday January 6
In Comics
- Gold Digger #134, written and drawn by Fred Perry, comes out from Antarctic Press
- Gold Digger Holidays Special #1, written and drawn by Fred Perry, comes out from Antarctic Press
- The Scourge #6, drawn by Eric Battle, comes out from Aspen Comics
- Batwing is featured in Batwing #5, drawn by Chris Cross, coming out from DC Comics
- Static is featured in Static Shock #5, with a cover drawn by Khary Randolph, coming out from DC Comics
- Lieutenant Uhura is featured in Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #4 coming out from IDW
- Agent Barrino is featured in Vescell #5 coming out from Image Comics
- Mettle and the White Tiger are featured in Avengers Academy #24 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Luke Cage is featured in Thunderbolts #168 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Storm is featured in Uncanny X-Men #4 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends #11, written by Raven Gregory, comes out from Zenescope Entertainment
- The Theater #4, 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:
- World of Hurt
- Freedman
- Blackjack Second Bite of the Cobra
- Force Galaxia
- Southside Nefertiti
- Stranger Comics
Have a great week. Have a Happy New Year. May 2012 bring you folks love, peace, joy, success, and wonder.