As the founder and curator for the International Black Women’s Film Festival, I maintain a membership-based entertainment news list that’s sent out monthly. Below is an example of succinct, informative entertainment news that draws in the reader.

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Alot of folks have missed the boat on the amazing HBO series THE WIRE. Some people were turned off by the violence (duh, it’s HBO), others just didn’t have HBO and others just plain didn’t “get it.”

Well if you’ve never seen or heard of it, now is your chance to catch the last season. (*Sniff*) THE WIRE is one of the best written and best performed series; it’s not to be missed…again.

It’s a thinking person’s series, so be ready for adult storylines that don’t sugarcoat issues that effect urban America and corrupt politicians and police departments. It’s about race, class, and crime –street crime, board room crimes, political crime, and crimes of injustice…but it’s all good.

SLAM and BRINGING OUT THE DEAD actress Sonja Sohn brings quality acting and a whole being to the character Det. Shakima “Kima” Greggs, who is a “to the bone” po-lice who’s juggling her career and her life as she has a new family to raise with her girlfriend. Watch for other knock out performances, especially from Felicia Pearson who plays a hardcore gang member who runs with the best of them.Another perk: some of the finest Black men you will ever see (all at one time) in a series. Past and current cast members include Idris Alba, Wood Harris, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jamie Hector, Method Man, and JD Williams. (Yes, you will get “the vapors” so keep the smelling salts handy…)

Crime doesn’t pay on the docks, the streets, the police station, City Hall, or in the press…watch the series to understand that statement. Rent previous episodes on Netflix.

Not to be missed!

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