LOS ANGELES, CA — Emmy®-winning live television producer David Hill and Oscar®-nominated producer-director Reginald Hudlin will produce the 88th Oscars telecast, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today. It will be their first involvement with the Academy Awards®, which will air live on the ABC Television Network on Oscar Sunday, February 28, 2016. “We’re delighted […]
Check out who will be recognized at ESSENCE magazine’s 2nd annual ‘Street Style Awards’ Dinner during New York Fashion Week, September 13th? Singer Ciara, Actress Gabrielle Union, Designer Charles Elliot Harbison and Celebrity Stylist Jason Rembert. Here’s what ESSENCE has to say about why they chose these three stylish honorees. GABRIELLE UNION – Closet
On Saturday, August 29th, 2015, the 2nd Annual Imperial Avenue Street Festival celebrates the diversity of one of San Diego’s oldest neighborhoods. The free event hosted by BAME Renaissance Community Development Corporation (BAME CDC) offered attendees of all-ages, four blocks of local artists, crafts and some of the most delicious food in the neighborhood. The
On August 26, NBC premiere’s The Carmichael Show–a witty and engaging new sitcom based on the life and comedy of writer Jerrod Carmichael. The series which stars the creator and executive producer of the show, 27-year old Carmichael, along with the hilarious David Alan Grier (In Living Color) and, the multi-award winning film and television
(San Diego, CA) Perhaps it wasn’t until the 2011 Grammy-awards show that many took notice to the brilliance of Esperanza Spalding. During that time, a relatively unknown 26-year old beat out mega pop star Justin Bieber, stirring up angry “Belieber” fans taking home the Grammy for best new artist. Needless to say, Spalding had nothing to prove
COMMON, NE-YO AND ELIJAH KELLEY ARE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO ALL-STAR CAST FOR ‘THE WIZ LIVE!’ NBC’s Highly Anticipated Dec. 3 Telecast to Be Among Biggest TV Events of the Season UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Aug. 13, 2015 — Adding to an already A-list cast, Oscar winner Common, singer-songwriter-actor Ne-Yo and “Hairspray” co-star Elijah Kelley have joined NBC’s
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NBC embarks on its latest musical holiday tradition with a live television production of the groundbreaking Tony Award-winning musical, The Wiz Live! that brought the vivid world of Oz to the streets of New York in a fresh, funky, sing-a-long journey down the yellow brick road. Eighteen year-old Shanice Williams, despite studying musical theater for years,
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Today is the 47th anniversary of Peanuts first African-American character, “FRANKLIN.” Harriet Glickman, a school teacher wrote a letter to the comic strip’s creator Charles M. Schulz following the death of Martin Luther King urging him that an African American character needed to be added to the popular comic strip. “Franklin Armstrong” was introduced on
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(San Diego, CA) On Sunday, July 26th for the second year in a row, Bayside Gospel aboard the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier and Museum, turned the celebrated tourist ship into a spectacular outdoor Gospel concert. The evening couldn’t have been more perfect. The entertainment that took place aboard the ship was quoted as being a sanctuary
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The Fifth Annual Long Beach Gospel Fest, founded by Pastor Wayne Chaney, Jr. and wife Myesha of the Antioch Church of Long Beach takes place on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Marina Green Park. The free, open-to-the-public event, showcases some of the best gospel artists in music today, announced multi-award winning performers including Grammy-nominated Tina
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