“South of Pico” with Car’ynn Sims and Kylee Russell has made it’s way to the Bahamas International Film Festival! The film will be screening on Monday, December 10 at 7:00pm at the Atlantis Theatre! To find out more you can click HERE!

Thanks to Mrs. Sims for the news!

Hey Everyone! We’re excited to let you know about the sneak peek trailer for ‘A Raisin in the Sun‘ starring a recent YBS addition, 13-year-old Justin Martin. Justin has a major role starring as Travis alongside other well known stars such as Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan and Phylicia Rashad. The TV movie premieres Monday, February 25, 2008 (8-11PM E) on the ABC Television Network. If you didn’t know, the movie is an inspiring story based on a classic Broadway play. You can see the trailer for ‘A Raisin in the Sun‘ HERE and see pictures of the cast HERE. We can’t wait to see Justin star in this amazing film!

Thanks to his mother Mrs. Martin for everything!

Hey Everyone! It’s been quite awhile since we’ve posted anything on our girl Dee Dee Davis, but I have some great news! Dee Dee will be making a guest-star appearance on an episode of ‘ER’ as they celebrate their 300th episode! The show airs tomorrow, Thursday, December 6th at 10pm ET/PT on NBC! Don’t miss her!!!

Thanks to Mrs. Sims for forwarding the news!

Hey peoples! We have another new addition to our Young Black Starz fanmily and this young lady goes by the name of Alana Ethridge! She’s a 10 year old actress and model, who you may have seen on the hit TV show ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?‘. She’s also currently in three national holiday commercials for Walmart! She has a movie coming to DVD in April 2008 entitled ‘A Simple Promise‘. To find out more about Alana, check her out in her profile HERE.

Many thanks go to Alana’s mother, for all of the information!

Hi everyone! Young Black Starz welcomes our newest addition to the site, actor Marcus Carl Franklin! Marcus is 14 years old and has starred in television shows such as Law and Order, and in the movie I’m Not There, which is currently in theaters. He will also star in the movie Be Kind Rewind, which debuts in January 2008, alongside Danny Glover and Mos Def. You can find out more about this talented star by viewing his profile HERE!

Thanks to his mother, Mrs. Franklin, for this info!