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Black-ish Actor Marsai Martin Signs First-Look Deal with Universal

Black-ish actor Marsai Martin and her production company (Genius Productions) have signed a first-look production deal with Universal. Marsai Martin will develop scripted projects for Universal alongside Joshua and Carol Martin (her parents) and Prince Baggett, the head of creative. Martin is only 14 years old, which makes her the youngest person to get a…
Saintel Daily: A Week In Review – March 2, 2019

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Technology It looks like Huawei’s financial chief Meng Wanzhou will be heading to the United States eventually, in order to face fraud charges. Canada’s Department of Justice has issued an Authority to Proceed measure which would mean that Meng would be extradited. A British Columbia Supreme Court will set the date…
Have the Oscars Finally Figured Out This Whole Diversity Thing?

Over the last few years the Oscars have been disappointing, especially from a diversity perspective. But this year was different. The big question that we have to consider is a bit of a chicken and the egg type scenario. Was the Academy purposely excluding films made by or that included people of color, or was…

Black-ish Actor Marsai Martin Signs First-Look Deal with Universal