Check out the trailer for the upcoming Bessie Smith biopic, starring Queen Latifah, before it premieres on HBO tomorrow, May 16. The film focuses on Bessie Smith’s personal and professional lives during which she became one of the most most successful recording artists of the era, before dying in a car accident at the age of 43 in […]
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Last night the world learned that we lost another great musician, Riley B. King the iconic guitarist-singer-composer, known throughout the world as the legendary B.B. King. The masterful blues musician was 89 years old. His attorney, Brent Bryson, told The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT. Born on Sept.
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VISTA, CA –On Saturday, May 9, 2015, the award winning The 5th Dimension and jazzy soulful harpist, Mariea Antoinette performed for the first fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Vista, the International Festival of Music and Arts. The benefit concert held at the Moonlight Amphitheater at the Brengle Terrace Park, raised funds for the
Last night, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee, stars of the Universal Pictures’ film PITCH PERFECT 2, held a private screening of the anticipated sequel and after party here in Los Angeles. Music celebrities and tastemakers were in attendance including, Academy Award-Winning actor, Jamie Foxx. Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee introduced the film as guests
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Like mother, like daughter. Beauty truly does run in this family. Check out the fiercely gorgeous Zoe Kravitz and mom Lisa Bonet, work the red carpet last night at the MAD MAX: FURY ROAD premiere at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. AD MAX: FURY ROAD in theaters on 5.15.15 in 3D!!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – TV One’s News One Now – the first morning news program in history to focus on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective – will broadcast its first-ever town hall meeting, “State of Emergency: Baltimore and Beyond A News One Now Town Hall Meeting,”
HBO’s Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown, Alex Gibney’s biography of the hardest working man in show business and Disney Junior’s preschooler series, Doc McStuffins were honored and are among the documentary, education and public service 2015 Peabody Award winners. Described by critics and fans of the show as heartwarming and gently humorous, the educational
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Senate finally voted to confirm Loretta Lynch. The 56-43 vote makes 55-year old Lynch, the first African-American female attorney general in U.S. history. Obama nominated Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder in November and her nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee in February. Still, she waited longer than the seven most recent U.S. attorneys
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EXPERTS IN FIELD AND DIGITAL ORGANIZING GATHER AT JACOBS CENTER SUMMIT TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS San Diego – April 21, 2015 – Last Tuesday, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation concluded a two-day convening of some of the country’s brightest minds in community organizing and digital engagement. The purpose of this Digital
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By Leah Jay IT WAS KADESH LIKE YOU NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE! The reviews are in and it is official, Kadesh aka Desiree Coleman Jackson lived up to the tagline that said “It’s Kadesh like you never seen her before.” The private listening party for Kadesh was held Friday, April 10, 2015 in a very
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