Entertainment

(l-r) Algee Smith and Amandla Stenberg star in The Hate U Give By Dwight Brown The phrase “The Hate U Give Little Infants F—s Everybody” gave the hip hop group T-H-U-G-L-I-F-E its name. The sentiment […]

By Lynn Jones – For more than 20 years, Comedian Cocoa Brown has spewed comedic jokes across the country! You’ve seen her in the movies and she is now co-starring in the hit show 9-1-1 […]

By Lynn Jones – Marsha Ambrosius is in love! The English songwriter and sultry singer hails from Liverpool, England. Her musical career began as a member of Floetry, a singing dynamic duo that released their […]

by Julie Hinds (Detroit Free Press) There is plenty of drama and family turmoil in “White Boy Rick,” the new movie about Richard Wershe Jr.’s teenage years in Detroit as an FBI informant and drug […]

Bill Cosby walks to the courtroom during his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Pool) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor A source whom can […]

Entries accepted through October 7, Winner to be announced on October 28 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today that submissions are being accepted from U.S. students for the opportunity to win a […]

Aretha Franklin By Frederick H. Lowe BlackmansStreet.Today Aretha Franklin, who died last week, will lie in repose August 28th and 29th at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. The public […]

By Lynn Jones – Actor and comedian London Brown is headed to Jacksonville Labor Day weekend for two comedy shows at the Comedy Club, August 31st-September 1st. London currently stars as “Reggie” on HBO’s hit […]

Programming available on American Legacy Mount Vernon, NY — The American Legacy Network Corporation announced the launch of American Legacy Network (ALN), a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service showcasing African-American history and culture programming and […]

Mary J. Blige is getting into the jewelry business with an assist from Simone I. Smith, the wife of LL Cool J. The pair debuted their Sister Love collection at the Essence Festival.   Mary J. Blige and Simone […]