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Jan 15 2016

Bounce TV Set to Premiere hour-long drama with Saints & Sinners

ATLANTA (January, 2016) – Following the success of scripted comedy series, Bounce TV — the nation’s first and only broadcast television network designed for African-American (AA) audiences and TV’s fastest-growing AA network — is expanding into hour-long drama with Saints & Sinners, which will center around the pursuit of power, intertwined with deceit, greed, corruption and murder […]

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Jan 14 2016

BET’s Celebration of Gospel: Powerful, Explosive, Praiseworthy!

Returning as host for the second year, Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson, won over the crowd with her playful charm and quick wit.

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Jan 12 2016

Teleconference: Roland S. Martin Explains Why Black Media Matters

Roland S. Martin, host and managing editor of News One Now held a teleconference on January 8, 2016, with “The Chocolate Voice” and a select group of other Black media outlets.

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Jan 7 2016

Beyoncé set to join Coldplay during Super Bowl Halftime show.

Reportedly Queen Bey is set to join Cold Play during Super Bowl halftime show! Beyoncé will join the British rock band during their on-field performance, Entertainment Tonight reported Thursday. The multiple award-winning singer collaborated with Coldplay for their new album “A Head Full of Dreams,” which is set to be released Friday. In 2013 Beyoncé

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Jan 6 2016

ESSENCE’s first-ever “Black Girl Magic” three covers shine

Check this out! We are lovin’ ESSENCE’s first-ever “Black Girl Magic” February 2016 issue. The magazine presents three covers celebrating young women who embody the spark and shine that exists in every Black girl: activist Johnetta Elzie, Chi-Raq’s leading lady, Teyonah Parris, and black-ish co-star Yara Shahidi. Love it!

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Dec 17 2015

Chadwick Boseman Set to Portray Thurgood Marshall

Without hesitation, we’re certain that most would agree that actor Chadwick Boseman has portrayed some of the greatest historical black figures brilliantly. From Jackie Robinson to James Brown, Boseman’s performances were stellar. Now, he’s set to portray Thurgood Marshall in a new Reginald Hudlin film, titled “Marshall.” The courtroom thriller follows Marshall, the first African American

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Dec 14 2015

Exclusive: WGN's "Underground" Explores Courage and Danger of Runaway Slaves

WGN America announced today that “Underground,” the highly-anticipated original series, will premiere Wednesday, March 9. The 10 episode series takes viewers on a pulse-pounding journey with revolutionaries of the Underground Railroad. From creators and executive producers Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, and executive producer and Academy Award-winner John Legend, the 10-episode, hour-long program stars Jurnee

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Dec 8 2015

The 47th NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 47th NAACP Image Awards were announced today during a press conference from The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. The categories and nominees were announced by Guillermo Díaz (Scandal), Tika Sumpter (The Haves and the Have Nots), Danielle Nicolet (Born Again Virgin), Marsai Martin (Black-ish), and Miles Brown (Black-ish). In

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Dec 7 2015

Blackish Star Anthony Anderson Signs Multi-Year Deal to Host NAACP Image Awards

On December 1st in a press release, The NAACP and TV One announced that Emmy-Award nominated actor, Anthony Anderson has signed a multi-year deal to continue as host for the 47th and 48th NAACP Image Awards. The 47th NAACP Image Awards will be nationally telecast live on TV One on Friday, February 5, 2016 as a two-hour special from

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Nov 24 2015

Barbershop: The Next Cut – Check out the Official Trailer

Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer are reunited and back in business in “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” directed by Malcolm D. Lee (“The Best Man” films, “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins”). It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the

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