2019

Marla Gibbs Returns to TV in The Neighborhood

Iconic /Award-winning actress Marla Gibbs and comedy legend, guest stars tonight on an episode of the hit show The Neighborhood.  The Neighborhood follows a white midwestern family who moves into a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles—and gentrified shenanigans ensue! The series stars Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Sheaun McKinney, Hank Greenspan, Tichina Arnold, and Beth Behrs. In a press release from […]

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Photos: The 10th Annual AAFCA Awards Celebrate, Quincy Jones, Ryan Coogler, Barry Jenkins, John David Washington and More…

            On February 6,  the stars shone brightly over the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood where the 10th Annual AAFCA Awards, presented by the African American Film Critics Association, handed out trophies to its winners and special honorees.  Music icon Quincy Jones received the inaugural AAFCA Stanley Kramer Award presented to him by Karen Kramer, wife of the late Stanley Kramer. 

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NAACP Image Awards Entertainer of The Year Nominees: Beyoncé, Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, Regina King, and LeBron James

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 7, 2019) – Voting opens today for the 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – NAACP ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Award, the winner to be revealed during the two-hour special airing live on TV One, Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre.  The five nominees are: Beyoncé, Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, Regina King, and LeBron James. The

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Chocolate Chat: 25 Year-Old Director’s First Film “Colors of Sankofa” to Screen at PAFF

Film director Jalen Blot is off to a promising start in the film industry. At just 25-years old, his first short indie film Colors of Sankofa is an official selection of the Pan African Film Festival, the largest and most prestigious Black Film Festival in America. In its 27th year, PAFF opens this Thursday, February

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50th NAACP Image Awards’ to Present Maxine Waters with Chairman’s Award

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 5, 2019) – The NAACP announced today that Congresswoman Maxine Waters will be honored with the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award which is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of

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Tichina Arnold to Host 10th Annual AAFCA Award Show

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced  Tichina Arnold as the host of its milestone 10th Annual Awards Show. A multi-hyphenated performer, Arnold has been a mainstay in Hollywood and currently stars as Tina Butler opposite Cedric the Entertainer on the CBS hit comedy, The Neighborhood, which was recently renewed for its second season. “We are

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Nigerian-American Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu is the First Black Woman to Win Sundance Biggest Prize

Hey y’all, Nigerian-American Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu, just became the first Black woman to win the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize in the U.. Dramatic competition for her film “Clemency.” Clemency, which stars Alfre Woodard as a warden at a maximum security prison struggling with an approaching execution of a man played by Aldis Hodge,

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John Legend Produced Documentary United Skates, Debuts February 18 on HBO

John Legend’s upcoming documentary, UNITED SKATES will debut on February 18, 2019, exclusively on HBO. This intimate look at the underground African-American Sub-culture of roller skating will feature interviews with Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio, Queen Latifah, Naughty By Nature’s Vin Rock And World Class Wreckin’ Cru. The documentary will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO,

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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Honors Taraji P. Henson With A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson is the latest recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The unveiling took place on Monday, for the Golden Globe award-winning actress, an honor that she calls “surreal.” R&B star Mary J. Blige and director John Singleton presented Taraji P. Henson with her star on the Hollywood

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