DJ Khaled, H.E.R. & Tiffany Haddish to present at 94 OSCARS®

LOS ANGELES, CA – Show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan today announced the next wave of presenters to take the stage at the 94th Oscars®.  The star lineup includes Stephanie Beatriz, DJ Khaled, Jennifer Garner, H.E.R., Tiffany Haddish, Tony Hawk, Bill Murray, Elliot Page, Kelly Slater and Shaun White.  The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022, […]

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Oscars All-Star Band will feature, Sheila E., Robert Glasper and DJ D-Nice will perform

LOS ANGELES, CA — Show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan today announced special musical performers for the 94th Oscars®, airing live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. Taking the Oscars stage will be an All-Star Band featuring the show’s music director Adam Blackstone, blink-182

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Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier and Tamela Mann Join cast of “The Color Purple”

Casting updates for Warner Bros. Pictures upcoming film, The Color Purple,  has added a few familiar faces to the lineup. Louis Gossett Jr. has been cast as Ol’ Mister, David Alan Grier as Reverend Avery, and Tamela Mann as the First Lady. Phylicia Mpasi will join as Young Celie, Deon Cole as Alfonso, and Stephen Hill as Buster.  Additional casting and film information is listed below:  Grammy

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Amazon Music Announce “For Love & Country” Documentary Proclaiming Country Music Has Always Been Black Music

NASHVILLE—March 15, 2022—Today, Amazon Music announced For Love & Country, a new Amazon Music Original feature-length documentary that proclaims country music has always been Black music. The genre not only owes part of its origin story to Black musicians, but through its history, prominent Black voices have pushed the genre forward with little recognition or fanfare. Directed by director

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Anthropologist on a mission to remove racial prejudices from the study of Black hair 

In an undergraduate biological anthropology class in 2011, Tina Lasisi heard a lesson about human skin tones that would change the course of her career. The professor displayed maps comparing the distributions of ultraviolet radiation and degrees of skin pigmentation around the world. Both overlapped almost perfectly. “That was just very much a ‘eureka!’ moment for me,” says

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94th Governors Ball: Menu Items Include Collaboration w/Ghetto Gastro & Wolfgang Puck

Chef Wolfgang Puck and Wolfgang Puck Catering will return to create the menu for this year’s Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars® celebration, which will immediately follow the 94th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 27.  The team will collaborate on menu items with Bronx-based culinary collective Ghetto Gastro.  Merging food, fashion, music,

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Peacock’s BEL-AIR Announces Original Cast members Daphne Maxwell Reid and Vernee Watson-Johnson as Guest Stars

Peacock’s critically-acclaimed drama series Bel-Air has reunited original The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air stars Daphne Maxwell Reid (Frank’s Place, Snoops) and Vernee Watson-Johnson (General Hospital, Bob Hearts Abishola). Both will guest star in the new hit series.  Daphne Maxwell Reid will play “Helen” and Vernee Watson-Johnson will play “Janice,” members of the Art Council Board of Trustee. The two

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Kyree Irving Adds to Women’s History Month by Hiring Stepmother, Shetellia Riley Irving As Agent

Brooklyn Nets point guard, Kyree Irving just made women’s history month a little sweeter by hiring his stepmother, Shetellia Riley as his new agent. Riley is reportedly the only black woman currently representing an NBA player, according to sports reporter Shams Charania. Irving hasn’t had a professional representative since he fired Roc Nation in July

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Prime Video: Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions Teams with Swizz Beatz and Timbaland for ‘Verzuz’ Documentary Film 

Amazon Studios, Hillman Grad Productions, and Good Trouble Studios are teaming up to take you on a journey into the making of ‘Verzuz’ in the upcoming feature-length documentary ‘Gifted & Black’ for Prime Video. James Adolphus is set to direct the film with actor, producer, and Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe producing via her Hillman Grad Productions

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