Entertainment

Last week, Misty Copeland became American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American principal dancer in its 75-year history. Copeland was promoted from Soloist and has been with the company for 14 years. Copeland was born in Kansas […]

By Chelsea Lenora White Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was released from a Los Angeles jail late Monday, hours after he was arrested following a fight with […]

by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer Shawn Prez isn’t your typical CEO. He also isn’t the average business owner. Prez got his start working to help legendary rap mogul […]

By Dwight Brown, NNPA Film Critic Sometimes artistry and insanity are so intertwined you can’t distinguish between them. That was the challenge for singer Nina Simone; dealing with worldwide fame and a madness she couldn’t […]

  (Eonline) It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Janet Jackson debuted her highly anticipated new single “No Sleeep” to much fanfare Monday morning. The 49-year-old singer, who is recording her first album in seven […]

Jacksonville Centre of the Arts (JCA) recently presented a modern-day version of the Russian Ballet, “The Firebird” – with a twist. The production was loosely based on a ballet written a century ago, but the […]

Thousands of music lovers from across the country converged downtown for the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Fan favorites ranging from soul crooner Peabo Bryson and Spyro Gyra to local favorites and the talented Tito Puente, […]

A documentary detailing the life and controversial death of Jordan Davis will soon be available on HBO. “When we started this journey, our aim was to make sure that Jordan’s story was not going to […]