Naketha Mattocks to Oversee Disney Channel’s Original Movies Franchise
Disney Channels has tapped Naketha Mattocks as VP, Original Movies. Mattocks supervises creative development for the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise, which has produced TV’s top movie among...
View ArticleWhoopi Goldberg to Star in Terry McMillan TV Movie for Lifetime
Whoopi Goldberg will star in and executive produce the film adaptation of Terry McMillan’s best-selling book, A Day Late and a Dollar Short. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is slated to...
View Article‘My Promise,’ Earth, Wind & Fire’s Comeback Single, Hits The Web (AUDIO)
R&B super band Earth, Wind & Fire is releasing its first album in eight years on Sept. 10 and dropped the record’s lead single onto the web on Monday. “My Promise,” which leads the promotional...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Regains No. 1 Slot On Forbes 2013 List Of The Most Powerful...
Everyone should know this by now: Never count Oprah out. Oprah Winfrey returns to the top of Forbes’ annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the most powerful celebrities after two years in second place. She...
View ArticleOprah’s OWN Orders More of Tyler Perry’s “Haves and Have Nots”, Picks Up “All...
It looks the Oprah Winfrey Network has finally found its stride. After the success of “The Haves and Have Nots,” which enjoyed OWN’s highest-rated debut with 1.8 million viewers, the network is making...
View ArticleTECH: Four Tricky Facebook Scams to Avoid
From snake-oil salesmen and pool-hall hustlers to Nigerian princes and Spanish prisoners, scams were happening long before the Internet. Unfortunately, the Internet has only made things worse. Modern...
View ArticlePrada Uses Black Model in Print Campaign for 1st Time in 19 Years
Prada, a label known for rarely casting models of color, has selected a black model for a new print campaign. For first time in 19 years, a woman of African decent will be a major face of the luxury...
View ArticleEbonyLife TV: Nigerian Woman Mosunmola ‘Mo’ Abudu Launches Entertainment TV...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A woman who could be considered Africa’s Oprah Winfrey is launching an entertainment network that will be beamed into nearly every country on the continent with programs...
View ArticleEssence Festival: Free Essence Fest Convention Experience Dazzles with Celeb...
A cheer goes up that one would expect to hear for a rock star when Rev. Al Sharpton enters the open MSNBC studio at the Essence Festival. “I love Al Sharpton,” one onlooker says as the activist and...
View Article‘R&B Divas Atlanta’ Helps TV One Post Highest Primetime Ratings of the Year...
TV One today announced that the network saw its highest monthly primetime ratings of the year in June among Adults 25-54 and households. The ratings success was supported by the new original...
View ArticleAuthor Zane: The Hardest-Working Woman in Adult Fiction
James Brown may forever be known as the hardest working man in show business; but, when it comes to bestselling authors, the intrepid business woman behind the nom de plume Zane might very well be the...
View Article“Middle of Nowhere” Director Ava DuVernay Takes on MLK Biopic “Selma”
Ava DuVernay is stepping into the director’s chair of Selma, an upcoming biopic of Martin Luther King Jr., according to Deadline. Lee Daniels, the director of Precious and this year’s The Butler, had...
View ArticleNicki Minaj Becomes 1st Rapper to Grace Cover of ‘Marie Claire’
Nicki Minaj poses for the August cover of Marie Claire and in doing so, she became the first rapper to grace the magazine’s front page. The glossy features the YMCMB rapper in a cover spread where...
View Article‘Fruitvale Station’ Bows Strong Amid Trayvon Martin Reaction
The opening of Fruitvale Station on the same weekend as the Trayvon Martin trial concluded was certainly not planned on purpose. But the similarity of the two high-profile shootings was a potent...
View ArticleJordan Davis’ Parents Speak: Our Son Will Not Die In Vain
As killer Michael Dunn, 45, prepares to face 1st-degree murder charges in September for the November 23, 2012 slaying of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, in an exclusive interview with Jet Magazine, the...
View ArticleDarryl “DMC” McDaniels Goes Into Comic Book Publishing
Every rapper takes pride in his ability to paint pictures with words. So it’s fitting that one of the world’s most famous MC’s has decided to take that ability to heart. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, one...
View ArticleMan And Woman Widowed By Tragedies Fall in Love, Marry Each Other
When N.Y.C. pastor Jordan Rice (pictured right) and marketing specialist Jessica Moreland (pictured left) married each other on June 22nd, they probably never guessed their union would spring forth...
View Article#YourLifeMatters: Al Sharpton Sends Heartfelt Message To Black Men [VIDEO]
As everyone knows by now, George Zimmerman was found not guilty. This shocking verdict was not the first, nor the last. But that still doesn’t take the sting out of it. Protestors have gathered and...
View ArticleRobin Roberts Honored with Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPY Awards
Robin Roberts received a standing ovation at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night as she went up to receive the prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage Award from basketball star LeBron James. As a recipient,...
View ArticleEBC Suspends Summer Tournament To Host Trayvon Martin Invitational
On Friday, July 26th the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) will suspend their summer tournament for one weekend to host the Trayvon Martin Invitational in memory of the slain Florida teen. In...
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