Entertainment

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 […]

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 […]