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Jan 11 2018

Danny Glover to receive NAACP “President’s Award” at the 49th NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 11, 2018) – The NAACP announced today that actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover will be presented with the NAACP “President’s Award” at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on Monday, January 15, 2018 LIVE at 9pm/8c on TV One. The NAACP “President’s Award,” chosen by NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, […]

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Jan 10 2018

Taraji P. Henson’s Production Company Set to Release Emmett Till Story

Taraji P. Henson has proven time and time again that she’s unstoppable. According to TV-One, while on a press tour for her latest film, Proud Mary, the Emmy-Award winning star of the Fox T.V. series EMPIRE revealed that her production company TPH Productions is slated to release the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year old

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Jan 9 2018

Taraji P. Henson honored at private Hennessy tastemaker dinner

Last night, Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège held a private tastemaker dinner at Zuma in New York City honoring Taraji P. Henson for being a master at her craft and celebrating her role in the upcoming action film,PROUD MARY. The dinner was hosted by on-air personality Bevy Smith followed by an Q&A session with Taraji P. Henson discussing her first time

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Jan 8 2018

Oprah and Sterling K. Brown Make History

Watching the Golden Globes last night from our view was the obvious, a sea of White faces. As unsettling as that can be, it was good seeing the color black in style while walking the red carpet to make bold a statement denouncing sexual assault and misconduct. And, it was especially inspiring to see Black people

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Jan 5 2018

Golden Globe Nominee Sterling K. Brown Heads over to BROOKLYN NINE-NINE

By most accounts, it’s safe to say that Emmy-winning actor Sterling K. Brown’s career is on fire. A breakout star, Brown is best known for his portrayal of lawyer Christopher Darden in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series

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Jan 2 2018

Netflix releases first trailer for upcoming dance comedy “Step Sisters”

The first trailer for the upcoming Netflix dance comedy Step Sisters is out now! The movie, which comes to the streaming service on January 19, is directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline) and written by Chuck Hayward (Dear White People) as well as Emmy Award® winner Lena Waithe (Master of None), Ben Cory Jones

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Jan 2 2018

“A Wrinkle in Time” Disney Debuts New TV spot and character posters

Now we are only months away from a film that looks to capture all the magic of the novel and match even the most vivid of imaginations. Disney has debuted a new Wrinkle in Time TV spot for the film as we enter into a new year, so check it out below; you won’t believe

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Dec 27 2017

Motown The Musical Returns to San Diego

Motown the Musical, Kenneth Mosley (Berry Gordy) and cast in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus, 2017 ‘Motown: the Musical’ is back in San Diego, and like the first run, expect to see some head bobbing, feet stomping and singing along to the classic sounds of Motown. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the

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Dec 27 2017

KWANZAA: World Beat Cultural Center in San Diego Celebrates 37th Annual

Happy Kwanzaa! As we begin to celebrate Kwanzaa each day we want to highlight the importance of the 7 core principles of Kwanzaa. Yesterday, we celebrated Umoja, or unity, which is about striving for and maintaining unity in the family, the community, the nation and people. The World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park kicked

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Dec 19 2017

John Legend has been cast in the lead role as Jesus Christ in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!,”

Ten-time Grammy winner and R&B star, John Legend has been cast in the lead role as Jesus Christ in NBC’s special event ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!’. The musical will air on Easter Sunday, April 1st, in front of a large audience at the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y. Jesus Christ Superstar Live

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