Entertainment

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced that Emmy-award winning producer, director and actor Kerry Washington will serve as Ambassador for its 31st annual event, taking place May 20–23, 2027, in Los Angeles. As […]

By Lynn Jones | A century after an all-Black cast made movie history in Jacksonville, one of the city’s most significant contributions to early Black cinema will return to the spotlight – this time accompanied […]

Good food, cold brews, bourbon and the blues brought supporters together for a cause as the 13th annual Blues, Brews, Bourbon & BBQ raised more than $47,000 for the historic Florida Theatre. The fundraiser at […]

Converse has apologized and pulled an advertisement for its new Chuck 70 X sneaker after the image sparked widespread criticism from viewers who said its composition evoked some of the most painful imagery in Black […]

Don Lemon is taking another major step away from traditional cable news, expanding his independent media operation into The Don Lemon Channel, a free, 24/7 television network featuring live programming, news updates, archived shows and […]

By Stacy M. Brown | Long before anyone imagined hip-hop growing old enough to have a Hall of Fame generation, MC Lyte came roaring out of Brooklyn with a voice that seemed too enormous to […]

Oprah Winfrey is taking her decades-long message of inspiration to one of the world’s most technologically advanced stages. The media mogul will debut “Oprah Winfrey’s AHA” April 2-4 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, transforming […]

When you play the powerful patriarch of one of television’s most dysfunctional families, fans tend to have plenty to say.  Veteran actor Ricco Ross, who stars as Horace Bellarie in Tyler Perry’s hit Netflix drama […]

There are some lives that become more than personal stories. They become part of the history of a people, a culture and a generation. Judy Pace was one of those extraordinary women. A gifted actress, […]

LAS VEGAS — Nearly 30 years after the killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur became one of music’s most enduring mysteries, a Nevada jury has convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder in the […]