August 2017

OWN New Drama Series From Tarell Alvin McRaney “Moonlight” Executive Produced By Michael B. Jordan “Creed”

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new one-hour drama series from Tarell Alvin McCraney, co-writer and executive producer of the Academy Award-winning Best Picture “Moonlight.” Marking his first television series, McCraney will create, write and executive produce the new coming-of-age drama, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, with Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy (“Revenge”/”Swingtown”) serving as executive producers under their Page Fright production banner alongside Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”) who is also joining as executive producer via his Outlier Productions. Haunted by the death of his closest friend, […]

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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network to premiere eight-episode docu-series on formerly incarcerated

  LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere the eight-episode docu-series, “Released,” which features intimate, first-person narratives of formerly incarcerated men and women as they walk out of the prison doors for the first time to restart their lives. The series premieres on Saturday, September 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT after an all new episode

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Chocolate Business: Black Women Becomes Youngest Chick-Fil-A Franchisee

At age 26, Atlanta native Ashley Derby became the youngest franchisee in the country. Now, at age 32, she’s become one of the youngest Chick-Fil-A franchisee owners, one of the fastest growing chains in the United States. According to Derby’s LinkedIn page, her career at the fast food restaurant in 2002 as a team member.  The goal

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Chocolate Business: Shondaland Moves to Netflix

  NetFlix has recruited primetime powerhouse television producer Shonda Rhimes, the creator of such as “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “How To Get Away With Murder,” ending a 15-year relationship with ABC studios. The streaming service has long carried older episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “HTGAWM” in the U.S., and in select markets around the

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RCA Inspiration and Lionsgate set to release Greenleaf Soundtrack: Volume 2 from OWN Original Series

Nashville, TN (August 11, 2017) – RCA Inspiration and Lionsgate, a global content leader, announced the Greenleaf Soundtrack: Volume 2 will be released on September 8, 2017 with pre-order sales available today. The soundtrack features music from Season 2 of the acclaimed OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network original series, Greenleaf, which stars Keith David, Lynn Whitfield

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Gospel Recording Artist J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise to Perform at Annual Bayside Gospel aboard the USS Midway

  (San Diego, CA) Summer of 2017 ends with a bang at the 4th annual Bayside Gospel aboard the USS Midway ship in the harbor of San Diego, with two of gospel’s most prolific and memorable artists, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise and Myron Butler. James “JJ” Hairston and Youthful Praise undoubtedly continues to be the most sought after

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Bruno Mars Donates $1 Million to Flint water crisis

Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer/director/musician Bruno Mars makes a surprise announcement to the audience in Auburn Hills, Michigan as he announced to his sold-out “24K Magic World Tour” that he’s donating $1 million from the show to provide aid to the victims of the Flint water crisis. The stellar entertainer stunned ticket-holders at the Palace of Auburn Hills

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