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Nov 20 2017

Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards-Mary J. Blige, JAY-Z & OWN Lead

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 20, 2017) – The nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards were announced today with Netflix and OWN leading the nominations in the television categories with 23 nominations and 17 nominations, respectively. In the recording category, RCA Records leads with 12 nominations, followed by Capitol Records with 6 nominations and […]

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Nov 16 2017

PROUD MARY starring, Taraji P. Henson just released new film poster

Taraji P. Henson will star as Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is turned around when she meets a young boy Danny (Jahi Di’Allo Winston), whose path she crossed when a professional hit goes bad. The film also stars Billy Brown (How To

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Nov 16 2017

LL COOL J to Present Own Curated Classic Hip-Hop Channel “Rock The Bells” on SiriusXM

NEW YORK- November 16, 2017 – SiriusXM announced today that entertainment icon and Grammy Award-winner LL COOL J will present his own classic hip-hop channel, “Rock the Bells Radio” exclusively on SiriusXM. The channel, expected to launch in early 2018, will feature a wide range of classic hip-hop content, music, interviews and in-depth retrospectives curated

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Nov 16 2017

Fantastic Beasts Series Reveals Title

Today, Warner Bros shared that the second installment of the Fantastic Beasts Series is slated for November 16, 2018. The heroes. The villains. The magic. In one year, return to the Wizarding World with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In the pic above, and the motion image below, are, from left to right:

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Nov 15 2017

TV One Celebrates Christmas with Two World Premiere Holiday Movies

TV One rings in the spirit of Christmas with the world premieres of two new holiday movies: Miss Me This Christmas, premiering Sunday, December 3 at 7 p.m. ET and You Can’t Fight Christmas, premiering Sunday, December 10 at 7 p.m. ET. Both movies are set at the fictional Chesterton Hotel. A classic landmark, the

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Nov 14 2017

Zendaya to star in Film “A White Lie” As Vassar Grad Who Passed For White

As reported by Shadow and Act, 21-year-old actress Zendaya has just signed on to star and produce a new film titled A White Lie, about the life of Anita Hemmings who was the first black woman to graduate from Vassar College while passing as white. Via Shadow and Act: [Zendaya’s new film] ‘A White Lie’

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Nov 9 2017

Tony Rock to host a new BET series, “Black Card Revoked”

Okay Black folks, now that the holiday season is near and most of us are planning family get togethers and game nights, it’s time to pull out Black Card Revoked. A hilarious game that tests knowledge on black pop-culture facts. With questions like, “How long does a Baptist church service last on Sunday?” the game

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Nov 9 2017

Anthony Anderson will return as host for the 49th NAACP Image Award

Pictured: Anthony Anderson at Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas/Instagram The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and TV One, a television network dedicated to the best of black culture and entertainment, today announced that NAACP Image Awards winner, Emmy-award nominated actor and star of black-ish, Anthony Anderson will return as host

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Nov 6 2017

The New Edition Story star cast as lead in BET biopic “The Bobby Brown Story”

The Bobby Brown Story will pick up where the The film left off, chronicling the talented but troubled singer’s exit from the popular ’80s boy band through his solo success, his affair with Janet Jackson and marriage to pop icon Whitney Houston, according to Deadline. Woody McClain will reprise his role as “The King of

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Nov 2 2017

Disney has announced the Lion King cast with Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogan

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Studios revealed the main cast for its upcoming live-action and CG adaptation of its 1994 animated classic Wednesday, and it’s confirmed, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is joining the cast of “The Lion King,” as the voice of Nala. Some cast members had been previously announced for the film, including Donald Glover as Simba

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