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Mar 21 2017

Oprah & Renée Elise Goldsberry Shine on the April Cover of Essence

When Oprah Winfrey read how one Black woman’s countless contributions to science saved millions, she turned the best-selling book into her next movie. This month Oprah Winfrey, along with Broadway and TV phenom Renée Elise Goldsberry (who plays the film’s title character), star in the unheralded story of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, airing on HBO April 22nd. […]

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Mar 19 2017

Legendary Chuck Berry Dead at 90

We lost another music legend, the king of Rock ‘n’ Roll Chuck Berry. According to ABC News, Berry died on Saturday, March 18, at the age of 90. Cause of death has not been disclosed., Chuck Berry’s stage performances were bold, brash and distinctively rock ‘n’ roll. Known for performing his signature “duck walk,”

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Mar 7 2017

WGN’s “Underground” Aldis Hodge is on a Roll

Aldis Hodge, the actor who we watched play high school quarterback Ray “Voodoo” Tatum, the displaced Hurricane Katrina victim on the Emmy-Award winning T.V. series “Friday Night Lights” is on a roll these days. Recently, he played Janelle Monáe’s husband Levi in the Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures,” and before that, he played rapper MC Ren, on

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Mar 3 2017

Issa Rae Honored with Trailblazer Award for diversity and inclusion

Brand Maverick Entertainment (BME) president and event creator, Steve Jones, moderated a conversation with Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae (creator and star of HBO’s Insecure) at the fourth installment of The Hollywood Confidential on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills as a celebration in recognizing the closing of Black History Month. Powered by Walgreens and presented by SAG-AFTRA, the

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Mar 3 2017

Kennedy Center Taps Simone Eccleston as First Director of Hip-Hop

As a push to incorporate more hip-hop into its programming, The Kennedy Center recently announced their very first director of hip-hop culture and contemporary music! On Wednesday, the Kennedy Center announced the appointment of Simone Eccleston, who is currently the director of programming at Harlem Stage in New York, for the new position. Her first day

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Feb 24 2017

We’re so here for #BlackMovieMagic!

We don’t know about y’all, but over here at The Chocolate Voice, we’re ready to experience the magic of the Academy Awards on Sunday! Especially that #BlackMovieMagic. Last year, critics let it be known that there was a lack of representation in films with people of color and, they weren’t having it. Through the years and

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Feb 24 2017

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Young Black Women in Hollywood

Celebrating Black Women in Hollywood annually during the month of February, ESSENCE, honored remarkable moments and performers in film and television at yesterday’s 10th annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards & Gala. Honoring Hollywood’s “Next Generation” the 2017 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood awards were presented to Janelle Monáe, Issa Rae, Aja Naomi King

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Feb 23 2017

Baby Face, Chicago, Jay Z and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Inducted in Hall of Fame 2017

During the June 15 induction ceremony of the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jay Z, Chicago’s Robert Lamm, James Pankow and ex-band member Peter Cetera and Max Martin. Motown founder Berry Gordy, who was a member of the class of 2016, will also be inducted since he was

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Feb 16 2017

TV One’s Original Drama ‘Media’ Explore Power Struggles Behind Family Dynasty

In TV-One’s latest film MEDIA, competition, power struggles, passion and unity are all themes that encompass the core of the networks made for T.V. film. Essentially, in the upcoming original drama, viewers can expect to see a great storyline filled with intriguing characters, played richly by talented actors, who delve into the competitive world of the

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Feb 15 2017

Trailblazer Ava Duvernay Covers March Issue of Essence

Actor, director, filmmaker, NAACP Image-Award winner and Oscar Nominee, Ava Duvernay looking as amazing as ever, covers Essence’s “Black Women in Hollywood” March cover. Read a few quote’s/excerpts from the trailblazer in the upcoming issue which hits newsstands on Friday, February 17. “I want to do what I want to do for as long as I

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