We’ve been following Issa Rae since her youtube series Awkward Black Girl and First and are so excited to finally be watching the trailer for her new comedy show on HBO, Insecure. Rae is an emerging comedic icon and has been incredibly inspiring to black girls across the internet and globe, so it’s awesome to see her work come alive […]
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The 13th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards are set to bring every day heroes and celebrities from across the country to the New Orleans Theater at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The lively annual event will take place during ESSENCE Festival® weekend and recognize exceptional leaders who make positive contributions to the African-American community.
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Now that summer is finally here, it’s about to pop off! Music lovers have waited all year long for this time of the year, to listen to their favorite artists perform in typically an all day outdoor setting, well into the night, under the stars for two to four all day long music festivals. With
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TLC started production with Tyler Perry Studios on the network’s first scripted series TOO CLOSE TO HOME, written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry. Production began this week in Atlanta at Tyler Perry Studios new studio lot located on the former Fort McPherson army base. The eight-part drama tells the story of a young woman who
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Looking to cool off this summer? Without getting wet? Nothing beats two and one half hours spent in the cool comfort of movie theater air-conditioning. Here are our picks for summer films to cool off with: Central Intelligence, The Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart action comedy is a Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc. Bullied as a teen for being
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Guordan (pronounced Jour-dan) Banks, a Philadelphia-born singer/songwriter, earned his first Billboard No. 1 as his soulful “Keep you In Mind” rose 2-1 on the Adult R&B Songs Chart in the June 11th edition. The song ascended 6 percent in spins at the format according to Nielsen Music. The song continues to stay in the Top 5,
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Pictured Oprah Winfrey (Executive Producer and recurring role as Mavis McCready) along with “Greenleaf” cast/(Photo Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images. Last night, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network hosted a private screening event at The Lot in West Hollywood to celebrate the premiere of “Greenleaf” the network’s highly anticipated new original drama series. The family megachurch series, which features Oprah’s
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Our congratulations go out to the newly crowned Miss USA, Deshauna Barber from the District of Columbia! Barber is a 26-year-old Army officer who when asked about women in combat, her answer was this: “As a woman in the United States Army, I think … we are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I’m
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A legend in every sense of the word, activist/boxer Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74.“The Greatest,” a title that he boldly named himself and rightfully so, was one of the greatest fighters in the history of boxing. Ali who had been battling Parkinson’s syndrome for years, had been hospitalized for a respiratory
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It’s officially been announced that NBC Entertainment’s executive VP of drama development, Pearlena Igbokwe, will replace Bela Bajaria as president of Universal Television. According to Variety.com, this news comes as a surprise to most. Perhaps the most surprised of all is Bajaria, who was just appointed to the position last year and had two years remaining
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