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
- Aldis Hodge appears on Leverage Sunday @ 9 p, TNT–new
- Omar Miller appears on CSI: Miami Sunday @ 10 p, CBS
- Common appears on Hell On Wheels Sunday @ 10 p, AMC–new
- Don Cheadle and Glynn Turman appear on House Of Lies Sunday @ 10 p, Showtime–new
- Parminder Nagra appears on Alcatraz Monday @ 8 p, Fox–series premiere
- Cress Williams appears on Hart Of Dixie Monday @ 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
- Meaghan Rath appears on Being Human Monday @ 9 p, SyFy–season premiere
- 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
- K. C. Collins appears on Lost Girl Monday @ 10 p, SyFy–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
- Rochelle Aytes appears on Work It 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
- 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
- Tattiawna Jones appears on Flashpoint Tuesday @ 10 p, Ion–new
- Tia Mowry, Coby Bell, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Pooch Hall, and Hosea Chanchez appear on The Game Tuesday @ 10 p, BET–new
- Erica Tazel appears on Justified Tuesday @ 10 p, FX–season premiere
- Regina King appears on Southland Tuesday @ 10 p, TNT–season premiere
- Sharif Atkins and Marsha Thomason appear on White Collar Tuesday @ 10 p, USA–season premiere
- Malinda Williams, Bert Belasco, Joyful Drake, Erica Hubbard, and RonReaco Lee appear on Let’s Stay Together Tuesday @ 10:30 p, BET–new
- Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS Wednesday @ 8 p, CBS
- 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
- Reshma Shetty appears on Royal Pains Wednesday @ 10 p, USA
- Tracy Morgan appears on 30 Rock Thursday @ 8 p, NBC–new
- Katerina Graham appears on The Vampire Diaries Thursday @ 8 p, the CW–new
- Frenemy Of The State creator Rashida jones, Aziz Ansari and Retta appear on Parks & Recreation Thursday @ 8:30 p, NBC–new
- 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–new
- Michael Clarke Duncan appears on The Finder 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–new
- TNA Impact Wrestling airs Thursday @ 9 pm, Spike–new
- Maya Rudolph and Nick Cannon appear on Up All Night Thursday @ 9:30 p, NBC–new
- Taye Diggs, Geffri Maya Hightower, and Audra McDonald appear on Private Practice Thursday @ 10 p, ABC–new
- Shaun Majumder appears on The Firm Thursday @ 10 p, NBC–new
- Aisha Tyler provides the voice for Agent Lana Kane on Archer Wednesday @ 10 p, FX–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
- WWE Smackdown airs Friday @ 8 p, SyFy–new
- Hill Harper appears on CSI: New York Friday @ 9 p, CBS
- Lance Reddick and Jasika Nicole appear on Fringe Friday @ 9 p, Fox–new
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Friday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- Angel Coulby appears on Merlin Friday @ 10 p, SyFy–new
- Blade appears on Blade Friday @ 11 p, G4–new
- Christine Adams and Eka Darville appear on Terra Nova Saturday @ 9 p, Fox
- Tamala Jones and Penny Johnson Jerald appear on Castle Saturday @ 10 p, ABC
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Saturday @ 10 p, NBC
- 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
All times listed are Eastern. Please check your local listings to confirm day and time.
On The Big Screen
- Michael Ealy stars in Underworld: Awakening, based on characters created by Kevin Grevioux, in theaters Friday January 20
- Cuba Gooding Jr., Terence Howard, Michael B. Jordan, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Method Man, and others star in Red Tails, written by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder, and directed by Anthony Hemingway, in theaters Friday January 20.
In Comics
- Charismagic #4, drawn by Khary Randolph, comes out from Aspen Comics
- John Stewart is featured in Green Lantern Corps #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Cyborg is featured in Tiny Titans #48 coming out from DC Comics
- Aqualad is featured in Young Justice #12 coming out from DC Comics
- Voltron #2, written by Brandon Thomas, comes out from Dynamite
- Winston Zeddemore is featured in Ghostbusters #5 coming out from IDW
- Lieutenant Uhura is featured in Star Trek #5 coming out from IDW
- Bomb Queen VII Queen’s World #2, written and drawn by Jimmie Robinson, comes out from Image Comics
- Chew #23, drawn by Rob Guillory, comes out from Image Comics
- Storm is featured in Avengers #21 coming out from Marvel Comics
- DeadpoolMax 2 #4, drawn by Kyle Baker, comes out from Marvel Comics
- Sunspot is featured in New Mutants #36 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man is featured in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #6 coming out from Marvel Comics
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. Happy Martin Luther King Day!