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:
- Kevin Michael Richardson, Sanaa Lathan, and Reagan Gomez-Preston provide voices for The Cleveland Show airs Sunday @ 8:30 p, Fox–new
- Giancarlo Esposito appears on Once Upon A Time Sunday @ 8 p, ABC
- 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–new
- 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–series premiere
- Omar Epps appears on House Monday @ 8 & 9 p, Fox
- 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
- 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
- Corey Reynolds and Robert Gossett appear on The Closer Monday @ 10 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–new
- 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
- Tia Mowry, Coby Bell, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Pooch Hall, and Hosea Chanchez appear on The Game Tuesday @ 10 & 10:30 p, BET–new
- Malinda Williams, Bert Belasco, Joyful Drake, Erica Hubbard, and RonReaco Lee appear on Let’s Stay Together Tuesday @ 11 & 11:30 p, BET–new
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds Wednesday @ 8 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–new
- Tamara Taylor appears on Bones Thursday @ 8 p, Fox–new
- 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–series premiere
- Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, and Mindy Kaling appear on The Office Thursday @ 9 & 10 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 Wednesday @ 9:30 p, NBC–new
- Taye Diggs, Geffri Maya Hightower, and Audra McDonald appear on Private Practice Thursday @ 10 p, ABC–new
- 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
- 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–US series premiere
- Christine Adams and Eka Darville appear on Terra Nova Saturday @ 9 p, Fox
- 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–new
All times listed are Eastern. Please check your local listings to confirm day and time.
On The Big Screen
- Courtney B. Vance stars in The Divide in theaters Friday January 13
In Comics
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #5, drawn by Georges Jeanty, comes out from Dark Horse Comics
- Orchid #4, written by Tom Morello, comes out from Dark Horse Comics
- Tyroc is featured in Legion Lost #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Mister Terrific is featured in Mister Terrific #5, written by Eric Wallace, coming out from DC Comics
- Ray #2, drawn by Jamal Igle, comes out from DC Comics
- Amanda Waller is featured in Suicide Squad #5 coming out from DC Comics
- Roadblock is featured in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #174 coming out from IDW
- The Black Panther, Luke Cage, and The Falcon are featured in Black Panther The Most Dangerous Man Alive #528, drawn by Shawn Martinbrough, coming out from Marvel Comics
- Oya a.k.a. Idie Okonkwo is featured in Wolverine And The X-Men #4 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
- 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.