NEW YORK (AP) — Musically blessed comedy “Sister Act” is getting a revival, courtesy of Disney. Producer Ally Sherman and writers Kristen “Kiwi” Smith and...
(ILoveOldSchoolMusic.com) – If reality TV would have existed back in the day, Marvin Gaye and his then-wife, Janis Gaye would have garnered ratings that were through the roof. Their...
(CNN) – Chester Hanks, son of actor Tom Hanks and actress Rita Wilson, is under fire for a series of Instagram posts in which he...
(Toronto Sun) – Tom Hanks’ rapper son Chet Haze has defended his use of the N-word, insisting the term transcends race and is used to express...
(Reuters) – An emotional Tracy Morgan, fighting back tears in his first interviews since he was injured in a crash with a Wal-Mart truck that killed...
(New York Times) – In the last few weeks, my two children, ages 4 and 2, have suddenly become obsessed with Simon and Garfunkel. At their...
(EW) – Janet Jackson officially confirmed that her next album will come out this fall via BMG. It will be her first since 2008’s Discipline. According to the...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tracy Morgan said Monday that he doesn’t remember anything about the limo crash that left him in...
(USA Today) – Iggy Azalea’s boyfriend Nick Young celebrated his birthday by proposing. The Los Angeles Lakers player asked Azalea to marry him during his...
Like Cumberbatch as Khan and ScarJo in “Ghost in the Shell,” Emma Stone isn’t Asian, just playing one on film (Salon) – During the ‘00s –...
A new movie, second term for mayor and summer approaching has all eyes on Chicago’s politicians, police, people, and body count by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special...
(BET) – Tyler Perry had to cross a lot of hurdles to get where he is today, but, according to the media mogul, racism is not...
David Sharp, ASSOCIATED PRESS FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A former teacher who travels the country to document the final resting places of poets is looking...
By Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender Fashion fanatics will be granted access to the treasures from the Ebony...
Stacia L. Brown, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — Ava DuVernay, director of the Academy Award-nominated film “Selma,” spent all of this Wednesday...
Hugo Daniel, THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (The New York Daily News) — Only Yeezus can set this man free. The California plastic surgeon who...
Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY (USA Today) — It’s been nearly a year since the crash that almost took his life, but the pain is...
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist Reality TV gets a lot of heat for so many reasons…it’s dramatic, over the top and at times not very...
By Rye, The Urban Daily Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender Long-time Hollywood actor Reynaldo Rey has passed away at the age of 75...
By Mary L. Datcher Speical to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender If you grew up in the era of cultural identity, sexual exploration, political...
By Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA via The Atlanta Daily World Because of lackluster sales of his over-hyped, much-ballyhooed Tidal music service, rapper Jay-Z...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic If you live in California, a major earthquake is your worst nightmare. The thought of a 9.5 quake is almost...
DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Neverland Ranch is up for sale. The California property that once served as Michael Jackson’s home...
(Today) – Asked on “The Kyle and Jackie O Radio Show” whether she’d return for the series’ finale next year, her answer was unequivocal: “Hell,...
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday delayed the murder trial of Marion “Suge” Knight after the former rap music...
