Entertainment

By Patrick Ryan , USA TODAY Kanye West has canceled the rest of his Saint Pablo Tour after two controversial concerts, according to source familiar with the situation but unauthorized to speak publicly. Tickets for […]

Bounce TV –– the nation’s fastest-growing television network designed for African-American audiences –  will premiere the classic Roots, the milestone mini-series which chronicled the story of an African slave sold to America and his descendants. Bounce […]

by Jonathan Landry ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry felt more grateful than surprised after his latest Madea movie topped the North American box office for a second straight week. “Boo! A Madea Halloween” took the […]

By Gemma Greene, blackdoctor.org According to Radar Online, Janet Jackson is naming her son after her late brothers. The little boy will be named “Michael Brandon,” honoring both the King of Pop and Marlon’s twin […]

By Chelsea Edwards, abc7.com A few Los Angeles police officers are being credited with saving a pioneer rapper’s life when he collapsed in front of them in Woodland Hills. Officers Chris Vege, Calvin Hill and […]

The New 411 Sheryl Lee Ralph, who was Tony-nominated for her performance as Deena Jones in the original company of the award-winning musical  Dreamgirls, will join the cast of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked”  next month. Beginning […]

by Kam Williams   Tyler Perry in ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ No one has ever accused Tyler Perry of being short on ideas. After all, the prolific writer/director has been the brains behind a profusion […]

For the very first time in several years, Forbes’ annual list of celebrity money-makers has a new comedian topping the list. For years, Jerry Seinfeld topped the list. But for the first time since 2006, […]

By Pamela Kruger, Fortune.com Ava DuVernay was finishing up her civil rights drama, Selma, when she got a call from a Netflix executive: Would DuVernay be interested in making a documentary? DuVernay, who had previously […]

Film making, like many other fields, is dominated by men. It’s not that women have no interest in filmmaking or film directing. In fact, half of all graduates of film schools are women. But, only […]