On February 23, the American Black Film Festival will honor two incredible talents of screen storytelling. Legendary actor Louis Gossett, Jr. will receive the organization's Hollywood Legacy Award for his lifetime achievements in the industry, and actor/writer/producer Lena Waithe will receive the Industry Renaissance Award for creating works that further create opportunities for other people of color. The ceremony will be hosted by comedian Deon Cole in Los Angeles. "We’re honored to celebrate these two extraordinary talents," said ABFF Ventures CEO Jeff Friday to Variety. "These awards not only recognize how Mr. Gossett’s contributions have …

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Another familiar face is galloping on into Westworld, as Variety reports Lena Waithe has joined HBO's robots v. human drama for season 3. The highly-prolific talent is also currently the showrunner on BET's Boomerang as well as the creator and executive producer of Showtime's The Chi, which just began season 2. In front of the camera, Waithe has appeared in Ready Player One, This Is Us, Transparent, and Dear White People. She won a writing Emmy in 2017 for the Master of None episode "Thanksgiving", which she also starred in alongside Aziz Ansari. So what can …

From executive producers Lena Waithe and Halle Berry, the BET original half-hour series Boomerang is a subversive and smart look at friendship, romance and gender politics among millennials. Continuing the story of the 1992 film of the same name but now following the lives of Jacqueline Boyer’s son, Bryson (Tequan Richmond), and Marcus and Angela Graham’s daughter, Simone (Tetona Jackson), as they try to make their own mark on the world, alongside their longtime friends Crystal (Brittany Inge), Tia (Lala Milan), David (RJ Walker) and Ari (Leland Martin). While at the BET portion of the TCA Press …