John Legend is the first black man to win all four of the highest accolades in the entertainment industry. Legend is among the few individuals who have received at least one competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — the EGOT. The 39 year-old also made history as the youngest person ever to achieve this
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LOS ANGELES, CA –The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (September 4) to present Honorary Awards to publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin and actress Cicely Tyson, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The three Oscar® statuettes and
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“Just Do It.” Nike knows what’s up Clearly, Nike is a company that is fearless when it comes to making bold moves. The companies newest campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, with the words “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” has obviously created a wildly controversial reaction. The ad is an
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As for style, the color black was everything at the 2018 Black music honors award held s in Nashville this past Friday. Here are five of our favorites rocking’ that Black! Werq it Black Queens.
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On Thursday, August 18, Netflix formally announced that they’ve struck a $100 Million dollar production deal with the creator of the Award-winning ABC comedy “black-ish.” According toVariety, Barris signed a three-year overall deal with the streaming service that will see him produce series exclusively for Netflix. According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, the
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Today, the world mourns the loss of an icon, the undisputed Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Among the greatest and most influential singers of all time, Franklin died this morning at her home in Detroit surrounded by family and friends. She was 76. According to the Associate Press, Franklin’s cause of death was due to
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Sanaa Lathan discovers that using her head over hair in her upcoming role in Netflix film, “Nappily Ever After,” is life changing. Based on the book written by best selling author Trisha R. Thomas, Lathan, plays perfectionist violet, who seems to have her life all figured out until things start to unravel. Through a
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a second season its hit romantic drama series “Love Is___” from award-winning producers Mara Brock Akil (“Being Mary Jane,” “The Game,” “Girlfriends”) and Salim Akil (“Black Lightning”). The Akils created and executive produced the series through their company Akil Productions, in association with Warner Horizon Scripted
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Broadway San Diego brings to San Diego audiences the hit Broadway musical– based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY® winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY® winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan – stars Cuban-American Broadway actress Christie Prades as Gloria Estefan, and acclaimed stage and television actor Mauricio Martinez, plays Emilio Estefan. The
Jada Pinkett Smith, Wale and Jane the Virgin actor Justin Baldoni were among the speakers at the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation’s Careers In Entertainment Summer Tour over the weekend. The day-long symposium teaches high school and college students about jobs in the entertainment industry both in front of and behind the camera. More
