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
- Damon Gupton appears on Prime Suspect Sunday @ 9 & 10 p, NBC–new
- Omar Miller appears on CSI: Miami Sunday @ 10 p, CBS
- Don Cheadle and Glynn Turman appear on House Of Lies Sunday @ 10 p, Showtime–new
- Omar Epps appears on House Monday @ 8 p, Fox–new
- Parminder Nagra appears on Alcatraz Monday @ 9 p, Fox–new
- Cress Williams appears on Hart Of Dixie Monday @ 9 p, the CW–new
- 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–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
- 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
- Damon Wayans Jr. appears on Happy Endings Tuesday @ 10:30 p, ABC
- 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–new
- Regina King appears on Southland Tuesday @ 10 p, TNT–new
- Sharif Atkins and Marsha Thomason appear on White Collar Tuesday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Malinda Williams, Bert Belasco, Joyful Drake, Erica Hubbard, and RonReaco Lee appear on Let’s Stay Together Tuesday @ 10:30 p, BET–new
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds 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
- Ashley Madakwe appears on Revenge Wednesday @ 10 p, ABC
- Ice-T and Tamara Tunie appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wednesday @ 9 & 10 p, NBC
- Reshma Shetty appears on Royal Pains Wednesday @ 10 p, USA–new
- Tracy Morgan appears on 30 Rock Thursday @ 8 & 9 p, NBC–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
- Taraji P. Henson appears on Person Of Interest Thursday @ 9 p, CBS
- Michael Clarke Duncan appears on The Finder Thursday @ 9 p, Fox–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
- Taye Diggs, Geffri Maya Hightower, and Audra McDonald appear on Private Practice Thursday @ 10 p, ABC
- 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 & 9 p, NBC–new
- Tiffany Hines appears on Nikita Friday @ 8 p, the CW
- 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
- Peter Mensah appears on Spartacus: Vengeance Friday @ 10 p, Starz–season premiere
- Angel Coulby appears on Merlin Friday @ 10 p, SyFy–new
- Blade appears on Blade Friday @ 11 p, G4–new
- Adhir Kalyan appears on Rules Of Engagement Saturday @ 8 p, CBS
- Reno Williams and Nyambi Nyambi appear on Mike & Molly Saturday @ 8:30 p, CBS
- 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, Pooja Kumar, and Afton Williamson star in Man On A Ledge in theaters Friday January 27
- Sherri Shepherd stars in One For The Money in theaters Friday January 27
In Comics
- Blackhawks #5, featuring a cover by Ken Lashley, comes out from DC Comics
- Jason Rusch is featured in Fury Of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Star Sapphire Fatality is featured in Green Lantern: New Guardians #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Cyborg is featured in Justice League #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Skitter is featured in Teen Titans #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Voodoo is featured in Voodoo #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Storm is featured in Astonishing X-Men #46 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Grimm Fairy Tales Alice In Wonderland #1, 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.