By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic In the U.S., we revere Susan B. Anthony’s groundbreaking efforts for leading the fight for a woman’s right...
By Ashley Mahoney Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Charlotte Post A Hollywood breakthrough does not come along every day for a Salisbury native....
By Chelsea Lenora White Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times R. Kelly took a trip back to his hometown in Chicago...
(Miss Open) – “These are the things that make women self conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have,” Zendaya said on Instagram...
By Grace Boateng Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times We are gathered here today not to discuss the 20th Anniversary of...
(Star Pulse) – Lana Del Rey could practically taste her second no. 1 album – that is until Drake and Future totally ‘killed her vibe’ with...
ATLANTA (UPI) – Former child star Kim Fields is confirmed for The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 8. The 46-year-old actress will appear as a series regular on the Bravo show...
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist Real Housewives of Atlanta: Strokes, Folks, Social Media… Kim Zolciak had a mini-stroke…Wow, for a lady that gave birth to...
Christopher Zara, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES NEW YORK (IBTimes.com) – It’s difficult to overstate just how important Trevor Noah’s Monday night debut is for...
Kevin Conlon, CNN ATLANTA (CNN) – Two months after Bobbi Kristina Brown died under a cloud of suspicion that led to accusations of wrongdoing, authorities...
Randall Roberts, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (The L.A. Times) – Life is beautiful, the most recent evidence being a Friday-morning soundtrack by a new...
Stereo Williams, THE DAILY BEAST (The Daily Beast) – Once again, “The N-word” is front and center in the national dialogue. On the heels...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Apollo Theater in Harlem will induct comics Richard Pryor, Moms Mabley and Redd Foxx into its walk of fame. It says...
ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government minister signaled Thursday that troubled R&B singer Chris Brown won’t be allowed to tour Australia in...
(The Washington Post) – One of the many reasons to hope for more diverse pop culture is that in a world with more than one television...
NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Getting Aretha Franklin to sing for you could be considered a gift in itself. But the...
(USA Today) – If you have to lose, why not lose to Viola Davis, right? She is a masterful actress and her history-making Emmy win is still...
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris confiscated his daughter’s phone for a teenage misstep, he was taken aback...
(Los Angeles Times) – By most accounts, Viola Davis’ speech at the Emmys was an instant classic. She directly addressed the lack of diversity on television, saying, “The...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic TORONTO (NNPA) – The Toronto International Film Festival has aged gracefully into its 40th year anniversary. Black directors, actors and writers...
by Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender Motown Records was considered the number one most influential company to lead in setting...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning soul gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of the late Whitney Houston, will be honored at the Gospel Image Awards in Charlotte,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Digital downloads of songs continued to fall out of favor with Americans in the first half of the year, while free and...
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist At Married to Medicine, Mariah’s going in hard. I’m excited to see Mariah back, most of the time. My problem...
