JULY 2022
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TV
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD | July 10 | ABC
The cast of “Abbott Elementary'' takes on the cast of “Hacks” in the first episode. Steve Harvey might be the only one who can wrangle all of them!ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN | July 14 | BET+
Eva Marcille stars as nightclub owner Marilyn "Madam" DeVille in this drama returning for Season 2. And by nightclub, we mean male strip club.RAP SH!T | July 21 | HBO MAX
Issa Rae’s new series about a female rap group in Miami (yes, the City Girls are also producers) premieres with two episodes, so we can really get into it.BLACK LOVE | July 23 | OWN
It’s the sixth and final season of the docuseries created by husband-and-wife filmmakers Codie and Tommy Oliver, and it’s going out with a bang.CARL WEBER’S THE FAMILY BUSINESS | July 28 | BET+
Tami Roman and Valerie Pettiford are part of the all-star cast that powers this soap, now heading into Season 4.SURFACE | July 29 | APPLE TV
Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as a San Francisco woman who’s not sure what’s going on in her life after suffering a brain injury as part of a (possible) suicide attempt. -
BOOKS
OUR GEN: A NOVEL | July 5 | by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
This is a juicy yarn about a group of sassy, savvy senior women who become friends at a retirement community—and the secrets catching up to them from the lives they lived before.MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS | July 5 | by Louise Hare
It’s 1936 and Lena Aldridge gets the chance of a lifetime to leave London and perform on Broadway. But murder follows her on the journey, aboard the ship Queen Mary.WE LIE HERE | July 12 | by Rachel Howzell Hall
TV writer Yara Gibson returns home for her parents’ 20th anniversary. But her plans are put on hold when an estranged friend of her mother’s is found dead, days after she tells Yara she knows secrets about her family. -
FILM
MR. MALCOLM’S LIST | July 1 | THEATERS
Sope Dirisu stars in this race-bent historical romcom in which an eligible bachelor has an impossible list of requirements for his future wife.NOPE | July 22 | THEATERS
Jordan Peele is back, baby! The trailer is cryptic, but we know it involves UFOs, a horse ranch, Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya, both of whom don’t miss.THE GRAY MAN | July 22 | NETFLIX
Alfre Woodard and Regé-Jean Page support Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in this highly anticipated action-thriller where a mercenary is hunted by one of his former CIA colleagues. -
MUSIC
SPECIAL | July 15 | by Lizzo
Get ready to celebrate yourself!SELF EXPLANATORY | July 15 | by Ne-Yo
Can you believe this is the R&B singer-songwriter’s eighth album? You’ve probably already been bopping to the single “U 2 Luv” featuring Jeremih.RZA PRESENTS: BOBBY DIGITAL AND THE PIT OF SNAKES | July 22 | by RZA
RZA brings back his Bobby Digital alter ego for a new graphic novel and companion soundtrack.RENAISSANCE | July 29 | by Beyoncé
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AUDIO
THE PROPHECY | July 28 | AUDIBLE
Kerry Washington is star and executive producer of this thriller series, which updates several Bible stories. David Oyelowo, Laurence Fishburne and Daniel Dae Kim also appear.LAUGHING WHILE LIVING WHILE BLACK | ONGOING | SPOTIFY
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