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:
- Tracie Ellis-Ross and Regina King host Black Girls Rock! airs Sunday @ 8 p, BET–new
- Vanessa Williams appears on Desperate Housewives Sunday @ 9 p, ABC–new
- Michael Kenneth Williams appears on Boardwalk Empire Sunday @ 9 p, HBO–new
- Omar Miller appears on CSI: Miami Sunday @ 10 p, CBS–new
- Common appears on Hell On Wheels Sunday @ 10 p, AMC–series premiere
- David Harewood appears on Homeland Sunday @ 10 p, Showtime–new
- Scott Mescudi appears on How To Make It In America Sunday @ 10:30 p, HBO–new
- Christine Adams and Eka Darville appear on Terra Nova Monday @ 8 p, Fox–new
- Omar Epps appears on House Monday @ 9 p, Fox–new
- Cress Williams appears on Hart Of Dixie Monday @ 9 p, the CW
- 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
- Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS Tuesday @ 8 p, CBS–new
- Amber Riley appears on Glee Tuesday @ 8 p, Fox –new
- Tristan Wilds appears on 90210 Tuesday @ 8 p, The CW –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–new
- Mike Colter appears on Ringer Tuesday @ 9 p, the CW–new
- Daya Vaidya appears on Unforgettable Tuesday @ 10 p, CBS–new
- 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 appears 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 p, NBC
- Shemar Moore appears on Criminal Minds Wednesday @ 9 p, CBS
- Freema Agyman appears on Law & Order UK Wednesday @ 9 p, BBC America–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
- Annie Ilonzeh appears on Charlie’s Angels Thursday @ 8 p, ABC–new
- Donald Glover appears on Community Thursday @ 8 p, NBC–new
- 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–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
- 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–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
- Damon Gupton appears on Prime Suspect Thursday @ 10 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
- Panthro (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) appears on Thundercats Friday @ 8:30 p, CBS–new
- Hill Harper appears on CSI: New York Friday @ 9 p, CBS–new
- Russell Hornsby appears on Grimm Friday @ 9 p, NBC–new
- Lance Reddick and Jasika Nicole appear on Fringe Friday @ 9 p, Fox–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
- 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
- Frieda Pinto stars on Immortals in theaters Friday November 11
- Tim Meadows stars in Jack And Jill in theaters Friday November 11
In Comics
- Loose Ends #3 comes out from 12 Gauge Comics
- Decision 2012: Barack Obama #1 comes out from Boom! Studios
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #3, drawn by Georges Jeanty, comes out from Dark Horse Comics
- Orchid #2, written by Tom Morello, comes out from Dark Horse Comics
- Tyroc is featured in Legion Lost #3 coming out from DC Comics
- Mister Terrific is featured in Mister Terrific #3, written by Eric Wallace, coming out from DC Comics
- Amanda Waller is featured in Suicide Squad #3 coming out from DC Comics
- Lieutenant Uhura is featured in Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #2 coming out from IDW
- Pilot Season Anonymous #1, written by Alan McElroy, comes out from Image Comics
- The Black Panther is featured in Black Panther The Most Dangerous Man Alive #525, drawn by Shawn Martinbrough, comes out from Marvel Comics
- Luke Cage is featured in New Avengers #18 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Luke Cage and the Black Panther are featured in Point One #1 coming out from Marvel Comics
- Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man is featured in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #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
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
In The New Black on Komplicated:
Have a great week.