Entertainment

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer – LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a […]

Dr. Dre says he’ll be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. The rapper and producer said in an Instagram post Tuesday night that […]

The Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired the critically acclaimed historical drama “Underground” and it will begin airing Tuesday, January 5 at 9 p.m. ET.  The dramatic series  will have a revitalized presentation on OWN, with […]

Eric Jerome Dickey, the writer from Memphis, TN whose erotic thrillers, torrid love stories and sagas of domestic crisis and international intrigue made him a popular chronicler of contemporary Black life, has died. Dickey, 59, […]

By Jem Aswad – Amid yet another Grammy Awards season loaded with controversy, the Recording Academy will honor the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association at its 23rd annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event & Scholarship Presentation, which will take place […]

THE BURTON WIRE —By Dr. Nsenga K. Burton, NNPA Newswire Correspondent –  Known for wearing shorts, cowboy boots and a Zorro hat, Fletcher’s swagger, good looks, soulful voice and smooth delivery made him a sex […]

BY ESSENCE In the midst of personal and worldwide turbulence, Tyler Perry is staying positive and forging ahead. In a transparent and self-reflective Facebook post, the film mogul gave us a glimpse into his personal […]

(from Essence.com) EDDIE MURPHY IN COMING 2 AMERICA BY TAIIA SMART YOUNG Thirty-two years ago we let our soul glow, embraced Sexual Chocolate in their powder blue tuxedos and followed Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem as […]

BY TAIIA SMART YOUNG · DECEMBER 17, 2020 EDITFIRST LOOK: ‘COMING 2 AMERICA’ PHOTOS FEATURING EDDIE MURPHY AND SHARI HEADLEYZAMUNDA’S ROYAL COUPLE PROMISE THAT FANS WILL LOVE THE SEQUEL MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL. EDDIE MURPHY IN COMING 2 AMERICA […]

by Jamila Lizet White – Taraji P. Henson has been collecting coins all year and she isn’t done! From her Facebook Watch Series Peace of Mind to an Empire spinoff starring her character Cookie Lyon being […]