Entertainment

By Dwight Brown, Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire | “When you wish upon a star, your dreams will take you very far, yeah.” The lyrics from Earth, Wind & Fire’s Grammy-winning song […]

By Dwight Brown, Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire | “Get the hell out of there!” If audiences don’t say it, they’re thinking it. That’s the mark of a psych-horror thriller that’s done […]

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Independent feature film TOGETHER, written, produced, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Anita Osuigwe-Spencer, continues to make a powerful impact on the film festival circuit with a growing list of selections, nominations, and […]

by Ronald Scott | Amsterdam News Sonny Rollins, the virtuoso who transformed the art of composing and playing saxophone into masterpieces that rivaled the works of Claude Oscar Monet; the simple complexity of a Romare […]

Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer whose powerful voice helped define romantic ballads and Disney movie classics, has died at age 75 after suffering a stroke, according to family members. Bryson passed away […]

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER — Rob Base, one half of the legendary hip-hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock and the voice behind the genre-crossing 1988 anthem It Takes Two, passed away on May 22, […]

Bailey Tippen stole the show in her breakout role as a Sylvie in Beauty in Black, Tyler Perry’s hit Netflix series. At only 22, she’s already worked with some of the greatest talent in the business.  Bailey […]

By Itoro N. Umontuen | The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola has expanded its Evening Concert Series lineup. Newly announced performers include Babyface and Leon Thomas. The annual festival returns to the […]

By Eugene Eubanks | The Black Promoters Collective ‘Floetry Presents: Say Yes The Tour,’ featuring Floetry, Raheem DeVaughn, and Teedra Moses was recently front and center at the Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville. Marking their […]

Social media is buzzing after Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart” on Sunday evening, with brutal wisecracks, pointed jokes and zingers from several stars across Hollywood. Hosted by Shane Gillis, the special featured a panel of comedian […]