Ten-time Grammy winner and R&B star, John Legend has been cast in the lead role as Jesus Christ in NBC’s special event ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!’. The musical will air on Easter Sunday, April 1st, in front of a large audience at the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y. Jesus Christ Superstar Live […]
Wow! Michael Che just became the first Black co-head writer on “Saturday Night Live.” Che broke a 42-year-old color barrier when NBC, who announced Che’s promotion on Tuesday, also named Colin Jost, Che’s co-host for SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment, as co-head writer. This will be Jost’s second time serving in the position, as he was a
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BET Network has named Scott M. Mills as the network’s new president. Current president Debra Lee will stay on as chairman and CEO, the Viacom-owned channel announced Thursday. Mills will take on day-to-day tasks and strategy at BET starting Jan. 1, 2018, with Lee set to focus on relationships with their external stakeholders and communities. Michael Armstrong
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Congratulations to Oprah Winfrey, on becoming the first Black woman to receive the Golden Globes’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement! The ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2018 and be televised live on NBC. The news of was announced by 2012 Cecil B. DeMille honoree Morgan
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‘Underground’ star, Amirah Vann (How to Get Away with Murder, Law & Order SVU) joins the cast of USA Network’s ‘UNSOLVED: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.’ The NAACP Image Award nominee will play the recurring role of FBI Agent Justine Simon, the youngest and only female member of the 2006 task
London Breed, Interim Mayor of San Francisco San Franciso Mayor Ed Lee passed away this morning after suffering an apparent heart attack while grocery shopping late Monday night. He was just 65. Lee is survived by his wife Anita and two daughters Brianna and Tania. Lee was in his second term in office as the
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Nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday, Dec. 11. Nods went out to Anthony Anderson who plays the fun loving, dad Andre on the ABC hit comedy Black-ish. The show also received a nomination for Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy Anderson is also the voice of Bones in the animated film Ferdinand which is
If you’re avid fans of Roland Martin’s morning show, News One Now on TV One, like we are, imagine the shock of learning this morning while watching that the show is abruptly being canceled because of budget cuts. According to the New York Post’s Page Six: “They called a meeting on Wednesday and told the staff
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Congrats to Keisha Lance Bottoms, Alanta’s newest mayor-elect. Although there is an official recount issued, the 47-year-old wife and mother of four, is ready to represent the wonderful city known as the ATL. Opponent Mary Norwood called for a recount minutes into Wednesday morning as Keisha Lance Bottoms celebrated the result. Norwood cited an unofficial
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BALTIMORE (December 4, 2017) – For the first time in its award show history, voting for the 49th NAACP Image Awards will be open to the public. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite nominees in 36 different categories across film, television, and music. In previous years, winners of the awards
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