Media Questions Of The Week

 

Why didn’t the Glastonbury Festival organizers place Janet Jackson’s first or at the top of their advertisement poster? 

Will Ava DuVernay’s casting of Tevin Campbell in Season 4 of Queen Sugar give his career a comeback? 

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What did Daniel Caesar mean when he asked “why are we being so mean to white people right now” in regards to his defense of social influencer YesJulz who has a history of insulting Black people? 

 




Queen Sugar Returns With Season 4 June 12

Queen Sugar Directors Photo Caption (l-r): Top Row: Cheryl Dunye, Bola Ogun, Tchaiko Omawale Bottom row (l-r): Carmen Marrón, Heidi Saman, Numa Perrier

Queen Sugar returns to the OWN network on Wednesday, June 12th at 9 PM ET. The fourth season will host an all-woman crew of directors again including Cheryl Dunye, Carmen Marrôn, Numa Perrier, Heidi Saman, Bola Ogun and Tchaiko Omawale. The new season will also add actors Erica Tazel, Kendall Clark and Walter Perez to the cast. The drama centered around the Bordelon family set in Louisiana was recently named Television Show Of The Year by the African American Film Critics Association. Viewers can catch up on season three of Queen Sugar by streaming it on the Hulu platform.  




Queen Sugar Returns With Season 3 May 29th & May 30th

OWN’s Queen Sugar will return for season three May 29th and May 30th at 10 PM ET. Show creator, Ava DuVernay has a different group of women directors for the new season including DeMane Davis, Patricia Cardoso, Shaz Bennett, Maria Govan and Lauren Wolkstein. There will be additional names announced at a later date. 

On March 30, Queen Sugar’s second season will stream exclusively on Hulu. Those who have missed the last storyline developments can catch up before the premiere of season three. 

Queen Sugar was named Television Show of the Year from the American Black Film Festival and African American Film Critics Association. The show follows the trials of the Bordelon family who have become the first Black owners of a sugar mill in Louisiana. Their internal problems and those with their surrounding community have given OWN one of its most popular shows along with Greenleaf. 




Queen Sugar Returns For Mid-Season Premiere In October

Queen Sugar will have a two-night mid-season premiere on October 3rd and 4th at 10 PM ET. Ava DuVernay’s drama about the Lousiana-based Bordelon family is growing its audience with a season two viewership of 2.3 million viewers and being one of the top shows on cable for women ages 25-54. Queen Sugar is one of the shows bringing attention to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network.

Ava DuVernay hand picked an all-female directing team that includes Julie Dash, Kat Candler, Cheryl Dunye, Garrett Bradley, Demane Davis, Liesl Tommy, Amanda Marsalis, Maryam Keshavar, and Christine Voros.

The first season of Queen Sugar is streaming exclusively on Hulu and season two is available on the Watch OWN App and WatchOWN.tv.