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Former First Daughter Malia Obama to Intern for Weinstein Company

Former President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter, Malia Obama, is continuing to rack up entertainment experience in a new internship at major movie and television studio the Weinstein Company. The Hollywood Reporter’s sources confirmed that the former first daughter’s new gig in the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. Malia will reportedly work with the […]

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Regina King Signs Two-Year Deal with ABC For Production Company

Award-winning actress Regina King (Ray, American Crime) has signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios for her production company Royal Ties. King’s sister, Reina King, will serve as development executive as the two develop and produce new projects. The Five-time NAACP Image Award winner is nominated for Entertainer of the year at the 48th NAACP Image Awards. This

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Golden Globe Nod’s Show Inclusion: Atlanta, Blackish, Fence’s & Moonlight

The nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday morning on NBC, and this years nominees show a significant spike in inclusion, including several Black stars who were recognized. In addition to Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, who both won Tony Awards for their Broadway performances in the 2010 revival of August Wilson’s Fences, both

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Diversionary Challenges Family Truths in “The Mystery of Love & Sex”

Rachel VanWormer and John W. Wells III as Charlotte and Jonny. Photo credit: SIMPATIKA     Dorm room and dinner conversations surrounding race, religion and sexuality are topics that make up Bathsheba Doran’s cleverly written and entertaining dramedy, “The Mystery of Love and Sex”, now playing at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego.  Known as the

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‘This Is Us’, ‘Atlanta’, ‘Trevor Noah’ & ‘Surviving Compton’ Among 2017 WGA Nominees

  The Writers Guild Awards (WGA) has just announced its nominees for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing during 2016. Winners will be honored at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles. Partial list-click here for full list of nominees. COMEDY

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Love Jones The Musical on Tour with a Stop in L.A.

Love Jones The Musical, a stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed 1997 Love Jones film, is on tour nationally this Fall/ Winter. The stage production will boast an all-star cast of R&B music’s biggest names including Chrisette Michelle, Musiq Soulchild, Marsha Ambrosius, MC Lyte, Raheem Devaughn and Dave Hollister who were all carefully selected to star in the must see musical event of

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Tupac, Janet Jackson & Chaka Khan Nominees Inducted in 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Tupac, Janet Jackson and Chaka Khan are among the new nominees vying to be inducted into the 2017  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame has announced 19 artists on the ballot who could be on their way to joining the already stellar group of inductees. Nine of them are being nominated for the first

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Jazz Artist Reggie Codrington Signs to M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records

    San Diego based record label M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records has carved another niche for itself by signing Reggie Codrington to their new jazz division on Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Although the company remains focused and dedicated to the production and development of Christian music and artists,  label visionaries have embraced this new venture as

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