Family Guy casts YouTuber Arif Zahir as the new Cleveland Brown. The internet sensation will be apart of season 19th, which will be aired in 2021-22. Zahir will be replacing former voiced actor of Cleveland, Mike Henry​.

In June, Mike Henry stepped away from the role, but will continue to write for the series. The reason for the removal was to bring diversity into the characters' role. Family Guy will be premiering season 18th on Sunday, August 26. You can watch Arif Zahir's voice impersonation of Cleveland Brown above! 

ABC network have released the premiere dates for their TV dramas. Most of the shows are renewals for upcoming series such as For Life, Grey's Anatomy, The Good Doctor, Station 19 and more. 

Crime drama For Life replaces Stumptown's current TV slot that is on Wednesday at 10 p.m. The premiere dates will begin on November 2. Here are the following ABC dramas' premiere date:

Monday, Nov. 2
10 p.m.: The Good Doctor

Thursday, Nov. 12
8 p.m.: Station 19
9 p.m.: Grey's Anatomy
Tuesday, Nov. 17
10 p.m.: Big Sky
Wednesday, Nov. 18
10 p.m.: For Life
Thursday, Nov. 19
10 p.m.: A Million Little Things

​{Source: Hollywood Reporter}

Civil Rights Activist and Congressman John Lewis passed away at 80 due to pancreatic cancer. John Lewis was part of the Big Six, led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He was known for leading 600 protesters in the Bloody Sunday march. Lewis fought against racism, inequality and discrimination. 

John Lewis founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and was named the Chairman of the organization. He was the youngest in the Big Six that also include Whitney Young of the National Urban League; A. Philip Randolph of the Negro American Labor Council; James L. Farmer Jr., of the Congress of Racial Equality; and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP.

In 1981, John Lewis was elected Atlanta City Council. He joined the congress in 1986. President Obama endorsed John Lewis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. They later marched in Selma on the 50th anniversary of the Blood Sunday attack. 

John ​Lewis' wife, Lillian Miles, passed away in 2012. He leaves behind his one son, John Miles Lewis.

Hollywood and the entertainment industry is making adjustment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most film studios delayed and decided to release films and production until 2021. 

Horror movie Halloween Kills, which is a sequel to the iconic Michael Myer's Halloween series, will be delayed on Oct. 15, 2021. The Forever Purge, which was set to release in July 2020 will be push back until July 2021. Halloween creator John Carpenter made a statement about the film delay. Check out the trailer to Halloween Kills above and stay tune for more updates!

FX and New York Times are producing a new docseries called The New York Times Presents. The new series will premiere on July 10 with a documentary about Breonna Taylor, a 27-year-old Black woman who was killed by the police where she slept in her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Another episode will cover doctors and nurses in New York City at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Directed by Yoruba Richen and Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi, the series will premiere on FX and Hulu.

The annual BET Awards for this year has gone virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hosted by Amanda Seales, the award show pay tribute to black excellence in the entertainment industry. This year artists performed live on stage with a green screen with no audience. Several entertainers took home awards such as Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, Migos and more. 

 Album of the Year
"Cuz I Love You," Lizzo"Fever," Megan Thee Stallion
"Homecoming: The Live Album," Beyoncé
"I Used to Know Her," H.E.R.
"Kirk, "DaBaby
"Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial," Roddy Ricch 

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jhene Aiko
Kehlani
Lizzo 
Summer Walker

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Anderson .Paak
Chris Brown
Jacquees
Khalid
The Weeknd
Usher

Best Group
Chloe x Halle
City Girls
EarthGang
Griselda
JACKBOYS
Migos 

Best Collaboration
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, "No Guidance" 
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, "Higher"
Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good"
H.E.R. ft. YG, "Slide"
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, "Hot Girl Summer"
Wale ft. Jeremih, "On Chill"

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
DaBaby 
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion 
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie

Video of the Year
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, "No Guidance"
DaBaby, "Bop"
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, "Higher"
Doja Cat, "Say So"
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, "Hot Girl Summer"
Roddy Ricch, "The Box"

Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Director X
Eif Rivera
Teyana "Spike Tee" Taylor

Best New Artist
DaniLeigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Roddy Ricch
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational
Fred Hammond, "Alright"
John P. Kee ft. Zacardi Cortez, "I Made It Out"
Kanye West, "Follow God"
Kirk Franklin, "Just for Me"
PJ Morton ft. Le'Andria Johnson & Mary Mary, "All In His Pain"
The Clark Sisters, "Victory"

Best Movie
"Bad Boys for Life"
"Dolemite Is My Name"
"Harriet"
"Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé"
"Just Mercy"
"Queen & Slim" 

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Cynthia Erivo
Issa Rae
Regina King
Tracee Ellis Ross
Zendaya

Best Actor
Billy Porter
Eddie Murphy
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Michael B. Jordan 
Omari Hardwick

Young Stars Award
Alex Hibbert
Asante Blackk
Jahi Di'Allo Winston
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown
Storm Reid

Sportswoman of the Year
Ajeé Wilson
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Simone Biles 

Sportsman of the Year
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Mahomes II
Stephen Curry

BET HER Award
Alicia Keys, "Underdog"
Beyoncé ft. Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn, "Brown Skin Girl"
Ciara ft. Lupita Nyong'o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La, "Melanin"
Layton Greene, "I Choose"
Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott, "Tempo"
Rapsody ft. PJ Morgan, "Afeni"

Viewer's Choice Award
Chris Brown Ft. Drake, "No Guidance"
DaBaby, "Bop"
Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good"
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj, "Hot Girl Summer" 
Roddy Ricch, "The Box"
The Weeknd, "Heartless"

Best International Act
Burna Boy (Nigeria) 
Innoss'B (DRC)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Dave (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)
Ninho (France)
S.Pri Noir (France)

Viewer's Choice: Best New International Act
Rema (Nigeria)
SHA SHA (Zimbabwe) 
Celeste (U.K.)
Young T & Bugsey (U.K.)Hatik (France)
Stacy (France)

Music icon Aretha Franklin started as a young girl singing in her father's church choir and grows into a successful international superstar. The soul singer story gets told in a new biopic film called RESPECT. 

Directed by Liesl Tommy, RESPECT stars Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, Forest Whitaker as C.L. Franklin, Marlon Wayans as Ted White and Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington. The film will be released on December 25, 2020. You can watch the full trailer to RESPECT above!

Realty show Cops has been canceled by Paramount Network in the wake of protest for racial injustice and George Floyd. 

A spokesperson for the network stated about cops "Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return." Spike TV, Paramount's forerunner, picked up the series in 2013. 

Reruns of Cops airs on WGN America and ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Pluto TV. WGN America plan to not renew the series and airing at the end of June. 

A&E also pulled Live PD from their network. 

With the world response to the death of George Floyd and racial injustice, Netflix launches Black Lives Matter category to support the black community and ending racism. The category will consist of films, tv shows and documentaries to help understand the black culture and experience. Shows such as Orange Is The New Black, Dear White People and Moonlight will be featured on the BLM category

Netflix stated in a statement that "With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time — we're starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience."

Vampire-themed comedy sitcom 'What We Do in the Shadows' will be renewing for Season 3 on FX. 

Last season, the sitcom averaged 462,000 viewers for initial airings. 'What We Do in the Shadows' stars Natasia Demetriou, Matt Berry, Harvey Guillen and Mark Proksch. What We Do in the Shadows is based upon a documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of four vampires who've "lived" together for hundreds of years in Staten Island.The self-appointed leader of the group is Nandor the Relentless, a great warrior and conqueror from the Ottoman Empire. 

​You can expect the release date for the sitcom to come out soon!

{Source: Hollywood Reporter}