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Queen Sugar is coming back for more.

The series has been renewed for Season 6 at OWN, creator Ava DuVernay confirmed on Thursday (January 14).

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The news comes just ahead of the Season 5 premiere, which will debut on February 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Season 4 started airing last summer.

“What a joy and an honor to continue the stories of Queen Sugar with our partners at OWN and Warner Bros. On behalf of every producer, editor, costumer, grip, writer, cast member and all departments involved in making this series, we’re delighted to delve into a sixth season and to bring our beautiful audience more of the Bordelon family,” Ava said in a statement.

The next season’s storyline was adjusted to reflect the times amid the pandemic shutdown.

“When Ava came to us with the idea to revamp the storyline for the new season after production was halted due to the pandemic, we knew it was the right decision to give our viewers Ava’s unique perspective on the very real issues impacting their daily lives and the affect the demand for racial equality has had on the Black community and our society as a whole,” said Tina Perry, president of OWN.

“We are proud to announce today the pickup of the show’s sixth season which will air later this year enabling us to further explore the compelling story of the Bordelon family. We are grateful to Ava, her creative team, the incredible cast and tireless crew for all the hard work they have put into the show.”

The cast includes Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Kofi Siriboe, as well as Nicholas Ashe, Greg Vaughn, Bianca Lawson, Tina Lifford, Omar J. Dorsey, Henry G. Sanders and Timon Kyle Durrett.

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Tiffany Haddish hits the red carpet in a feathered outfit as she arrives at the 2019 Wearable Art Gala on Saturday night (June 1) at The Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Sana Monica, Calif.

The 39-year-old actress walked the red carpet alongside hosts Tina Knowles-Lawson and her husband Richard Lawson.

Other guests at the event included Richard‘s daughter Bianca Lawson and Solange Knowles‘ 14-year-old son Julez Smith and his dad Daniel Smith.

Stars at the event included Jesse Williams, Tyler Perry, Chloe X Halle, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Lena Waithe, former How to Get Away with Murder actor Kendrick Sampson, Get Out actor Daniel Kaluuya, Magic Johnson and wife Cookie, and Steve Harvey and his wife Marjorie.

The theme of this year’s gala is “A Journey to the Pride Lands,” in honor of Disney’s upcoming CGI remake of The Lion King, which Tina‘s daughter Beyoncé stars as Nala.

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Ava DuVernay spoke about inclusiveness and inclusion riders during a Queen Sugar panel discussion at 2018 Paleyfest on Saturday afternoon (March 24) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The executive producer opened up about Frances McDormand referencing inclusion riders during her Oscars acceptance speech.

“I was overjoyed to hear Frances say that. She didn’t have to, and to utter those words on an international stage and to dig into those things that many of us have been working on for a while,” she said.

“Luckily we’re on OWN, and everything that we do, from the offices to our sets really reflects different kinds of cultures,” she said of Queen Sugar.

Pictured below: Dondre Whitfield, Rutina Wesley, Kofi Siriboe, Ava DuVernay, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Bianca Lawson and Kat Candler attend the Queen Sugar panel discussion at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday (March 24) in Hollywood.

Tina Knowles and husband Richard Lawson pose with Magic Johnson and his wife Cookie at the 2018 Wearable Art Gala on Saturday (March 17) in Los Angeles.

The foursome was also joined by Richard‘s daughter Bianca, Samuel L. Jackson with wife LaTanya, actor Broderick Hunter, Animal Kingdom’s Nicki Micheaux, and former BET Networks president of programming Stephen Hill.

While at the event, Samuel ran into Judge Greg Mathis.

“Still carrying on in the Judicial mode, ballin’ out with my Podnuh @judgegregmathis!!!,” he captioned a photo. The night before, he had dinner with Judge Judy.

Eva Longoria put her baby bump on display at the premiere of A Wrinkle In Time!

The 41-year-old pregnant actress stepped out at the event on Monday evening (February 26) at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

Eva was joined at the event by Ellen Pompeo and her eight-year-old daughter Stella.

They were also joined by Laura Dern, who brought her 13-year-old daughter Jaya, Salma Hayek, Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson, Tessa Thompson and Yara Shahidi.

Other attendees included Bianca Lawson, Susan Kelechi Watson, Sasha Lane, Angela Bassett, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Jay Hernandez, Meagan Good, Kobe Bryant and Yvette Nicole Brown.

FYI: Ellen is wearing a Cienne jumpsuit. Tracee is wearing Michael Kors. Tessa is wearing a Miu Miu dress and carrying a Judith Leiber clutch. Yara is wearing a Chanel dress and Christian Louboutin shoes. Bianca is wearing a J. Mendel dress, Saint Laurent shoes, Neil Lane jewelry and carrying a Tyler Ellis bag. Sasha is wearing a Céline gown. Angela is wearing a Greta Constantine jumpsuit, Norman Silverman jewelry and Loriblu shoes. Jurnee is wearing a Missoni dress, David Yurman jewelry and Katy Perry Collections shoes. Meagan is wearing a Helo Rocha dress, Effy Jewelry and Graziela Gems. Eva is wearing a Stella McCartney coat, Tom Ford dress, and Gianvito Rossi shoes.

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Laverne Cox, Danielle Brooks, and Samira Wiley are all glammed up for the red carpet at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Monday (January 15) in Pasadena, Calif.

Danielle was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Orange Is the New Black while Samira, who used to star on the Netflix series, was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Handmaid’s Tale.

Also in attendance were Samira‘s wife Lauren Morelli, a writer on Orange.

Brother and sister Jussie Smollett and Jurnee Smollett-Bell walked the carpet together and other stars at the show included Sonequa Martin-Green, Rutina Wesley, and Bianca Lawson.

FYI: Laverne is wearing an Abyss by Abby dress, Stuart Weitzman shoes, a Lilian Afshar clutch, and jewelry by BaubleBar and H. Stern. Danielle is wearing a Michael Costello dress, Shoes of Prey shoes, Lane Bryant underpinnings, an Amanda Pearl clutch and jewelry, and Samira 13 jewelry. Samira is wearing a Romona Keveza dress, Marli New York diamond earrings and ring, and a Dvani black diamond bracelet. Sonequa is wearing a Dior dress. Bianca is wearing a Needle & Thread dress. Jurnee is wearing a Costarellos gown with Sophia Webster heels.

Octavia Spencer rocks a pant suit as she arrives at the 2017 NAACP Image Awards Saturday (February 11) at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif.

The 46-year-old actress had a funny moment inside the awards show when she forgot her glasses and couldn’t read the teleprompter while presenting her award!

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Also spotted arriving at the awards show was John Legend, Janelle Monae, Andra Day, LeToya Luckett, and Bianca Lawson.

Towards the end of the awards show, Octavia celebrated her new film Hidden Figures winning Outstanding Motion Picture along with her co-stars Janelle and Taraji P. Henson!

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