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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 […]

by Nigel Roberts (NewsOne) A Black community in Florida has mobilized to protest the “stand your ground” law, which once again has protected a white man from going to prison, six years after the killing of Trayvon […]

Octavia Spencer/LeBron James (photo via variety.com) by Debra Birnbaum via Variety.com It’s official: Octavia Spencer and LeBron James’ limited series about entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker has landed atNetflix. The streaming outlet made the announcement at its […]

Marvel Entertainment is preparing to launch a new comic book series centered around T’Challa’s sister, Shuri, months after the character stole the show in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther movie. The new series will be called […]

Streaming giant Netflix re-imagined the iconic “A Great Day in Harlem” photo that captured 57 notable jazz musicians in front of a Harlem brownstone. XXL Magazine did the same with their “A Great Day In […]

Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, a best animated short Oscar winner for his autobiographical film Dear Basketball, been denied an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which announces its new […]

PUMA has announced they are relaunching their basketball division with JAY-Z as the president of operations. The German design company also signed top NBA prospects Deandre Ayton, Zhaire Smith and Marvin Bagley to be the […]