Thirty-two black women will graduate in the class of 2019 from the U.S. Academy at West Point next week — the largest class of black women in the school’s history. The news comes just a year after Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams became the first black officer to assume command at the 216-year-old academy, and […]
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This past Saturday afternoon, May 11, the Beverly Hilton and LadyLike Foundation founder Leah Pump welcomed an illustrious group of young women for the 11th Annual LadyLike Foundation Women of Excellence Luncheon which honored Storm Reid, Marjorie Harvey, Carrie O’dell, and Jordin Sparks. The nonprofit organization, whose mission is to educate, empower and inspire young girls living in
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We can now refer to her as Dr. Missy Elliott. That’s right, the five-time Grammy award winner along with Alex Lacamoire and Justin Timberlake all received honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Berklee College of Music on Saturday. This is huge, ya’ll! “This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are being recognized for their achievements and influences
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While the first trailer and poster for the upcoming Magnolia Pictures documentary TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM, was unveiled back in April, we wanted to want to continue to raise awareness around this impactful doc about one of the most celebrated storytellers in American history. The indie film, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival earlier
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Yesss, Black Excellence! We can never get enough of seeing “US” Black folk in a positive light. Thanks to Kenya Barris creator of Black-ish, we get to see more in a new Netflix series starring Barris and Rashida Jones, titled “Black Excellence.” According to Deadline, Netflix has ordered Kenya Barris’ single-camera comedy Black Excellence, the
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THE BOBBY DEBARGE STORY, a new TV One movie detailing the tumultuous life of arguably, one of the most amazing falsetto singers of all time will air on Saturday, June 29 at 8 P.M. ET/7C, followed by an encore presentation at 10 P.M. ET/9C. Debuting during Black Music Month, the film’s stars include Roshon Fegan (Shake It Up, Greenleaf) in the lead role
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The family of activist Sandra Bland has called for renewed investigation into her death after Dallas television station WFAA released previously unseen cellphone footage of the 2015 traffic stop that preceded her death, the New York Times reports. The footage shows former Texas state trooper Brian Encinia yelling at Bland to “get out of the
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Such sad news in Hollywood today, John Singleton, the first and youngest-youngest-bet black filmmaker nominated for an Academy award for Best Director for “Boy n the Hood,” has died at the age of 51 after suffering a stroke. Singleton became the first black filmmaker nominated for a Best Director Oscar for his debut feature from
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Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury has teamed with Night School and Girls Trip producer Will Packer for a new half-hour multicultural entertainment news magazine show Central Ave. The series will air live from Atlanta and is set to launch Nov. 4 on select Fox Television Stationsfor a five-week preview. Central Ave looks to deliver entertainment and pop culture news
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After a four-year hiatus, America’s most inspirational singing competition, “Sunday Best,” makes its triumphant return to BET, as a new and improved Season 9 takes over Sunday nights beginning in June. The well-established gospel show welcomes back Grammy Award®-winning music legend Kirk Franklin as host, gospel songstress and host of “Get Up Mornings,” Erica Campbell as a judge; and adds two Grammy-Award® nominated
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