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...
Anthony D’Alessandro, DEADLINE (Deadline.com) – The Primetime Emmys showed substantial progress this year in recognizing African-American thesps, who received 18 nominations across all acting categories — easily...
Bruna Nessif, ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE (EOnline.com) – Oh, the Emmy Awards were tonight? That’s cool. It seems like the glitz, glam and honors given out...
Justin Wm. Moyer, THE WASHINGTON POST LOS ANGELES (The Washington Post) – In a dramatic moment that seemed impossible not long ago, comedian Tracy Morgan —...
[REUTERS] A U.S. appeals court in Ohio on Thursday revived a lawsuit against federal agencies brought by members of Insane Clown Posse and fans over a...
Janelle Griffith, NJ.COM (NJ.com) – Leolah Brown insists that her niece Bobbi Kristina Brown and ex-sister-in-law Whitney Houston were murdered. Brown, the older sister of...
[FOX NEWS] The hosts of “The View” were forced to do some damage-control on Friday after two sponsors — Johnson & Johnson and Eggland’s Best —...
[SALON] The best thing about “Cosby: The Women Speak” is the way it is structured. The public career of comedian and entertainer Bill Cosby unfolded in...
[USA TODAY] Look, Taylor, we’re gonna let you finish, but being part of your carefully curated squad of “besties” just isn’t on everyone’s bucket list....
Mike Flannery, FOX32 CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – Spike Lee’s upcoming movie is named ‘Chiraq,’ but the director has other words to describe the City...
Jay Balfour, COMPLEX NEW YORK (Complex) – Original Story: It’s been a weird year for Iggy Azalea. Ever since Q-Tip delivered a much-needed hip-hop history lesson to the Australian...
Mark Kennedy, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — No prayers can save the new musical “Amazing Grace” on Broadway — it’s closing. The musical, with...
Brinton Parker, POPSUGAR.COM (PopSugar.com) — A Disney trip is the quintessential family vacation, but it can seriously drain your bank account. After spending hundreds of...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forest Whitaker and Anika Noni Rose are joining the cast of A&E Networks’ “Roots” miniseries remake. Others in the cast will...
(CNN) – Rapper Kanye West has managed to offend some folks during New York Fashion Week. Imagine that. The star added a last-minute show to NYFW...
(CBS News) – Wayne Brady didn’t imagine that he’d ever become a game show host. But the 43-year-old entertainer and improv extraordinaire has become just that...
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati film commission has announced that singer and actress Mariah Carey will be filming a Christmas movie in the region. WCPO-TV reports the...
ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou sold for nearly $1.3 million on...
DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The stars are coming out for the papal visit. Celebrities including Jennifer Hudson, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin and...
(Hollywood Life) – Aww! While Christina Milian has been hesitant to give her relationship with Lil Wayne an official label, the R&B songstress has finally given...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen of Bill Cosby’s accusers will have their say in a TV special. The A&E channel said Monday that...
