This coming Saturday, Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne and Renée Elise Goldsberry star in the new HBO Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Based on the adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller (2010) of the same name written by Rebecca Skloot, the film tells the story of how scientists exploit a poor black tobacco […]
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Don Cheadle acquired the film and TV rights to Prince of Darkness by Shane White. Cheadle will star in and produce the movie about Jeremiah G. Hamilton, America’s first black billionaire. Steven Baigelman, who co-wrote the “Miles Ahead” screenplay with Cheadle, has been tapped to adapt the “Prince of Darkness” script. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be
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It’s hard to believe that this week marks a year since we lost Prince. In honor of the impact that the icon had on the world, The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), in partnership with some of the nation’s leading libraries will commemorate the cinematic legacy of Prince with a series of special screenings
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Today, April 15, marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Breaking major league baseball’s color line will forever be the centerpiece of Jackie Robinson’s legacy. Here’s how Jackie Robinson day all came about. Twenty years ago, Rachel Robinson, wife of the late, great Jackie
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Love good food and wine? You won’t want to miss Meet the Chefs, one of San Diego’s best food and wine events on April 23rd. This exquisite culinary experience treats over 350 guests to sample signature dishes from over a dozen premier restaurants and chefs in San Diego, complemented by an extensive selection of wines
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On Tuesday, it was announced that MVP LeBron James is in the process of developing and building a school named, I PROMISE, in partnership with his Lebron James Family Foundation and Akron’s public schools. The foundation’s Facebook page describes the school as being for first through eighth grade students and will offer a four-year scholarship for
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“Queen Sugar,” the critically acclaimed drama series from Academy award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“13th,” “Selma”), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns for its second season with a two-night event on OWN Tuesday, June 20, and Wednesday, June 21 (10 p.m. ET/PT each night). The series will regularly air Wednesday nights at
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On April 10, 2017, media and entertainment mogul Karen Civil opened her Live Civil Computer Lab at the House of Hope Orphanage in Titanyen, Haiti. Civil, who is Haitian-American, in partnership with the Jack Brewer Foundation, donated 20 computers to assist the orphanage in furthering STEM education. The Live Civil Foundation Computer Lab opening featured a ribbon
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British Vogue announced EDWARD ENNINFUL as the new editor of British Vogue. Condé Nast International chairman and chief executive Jonathan Newhouse called Enninful “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music which shape the cultural zeitgeist”, adding that “by virtue of his talent and experience, Edward is supremely prepared to assume the responsibility of
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When Darrin Wade first discovered from an ultrasound that he and his wife were having quadruplets instead of twins, he knew that paying for school was going to be a challenge. Boy oh boy, was he right. All four of his now 18-year old sons— Aaron, Nick, Nigel and Zach of Lakota East High School
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