The 2026 NAACP Image Awards have unveiled their nominations, celebrating standout achievements across film, television, music, and culture. This year’s contenders for Entertainer of the Year...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Mental health awareness for African Americans has found its way into popular TV programs with creators and showrunners including storylines that see main...
ROLLING OUT - Carter continues to set standards, having recently developed a phenomenal Easter special: “Our OWN Easter” featuring Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton and Fantasia, hosted...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tucker has been in and around Hollywood since college (UCLA). A chance meeting at a barbeque produced the opportunity to co-write a script...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Following news that the Fox Network cancelled the music drama Star after three seasons, comes word from producer Lee Daniels that the series will be making a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview with Rolling Out, B. Monet said that this has been a “super surreal” year for her. A year that’s included...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Iconic rapper and songwriter Missy Elliott has become the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Elliott, 47,...
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The largest Black-owned bank in America is paying respects to Black queens all over the country. OneUnited Bank launched a Queen Visa...
Jacksonville Free Press— The story of the Clark Sisters is coming to television in 2019 as a Lifetime movie will follow the gospel legends’ rise to...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Flint (Storyline Entertainment/Sony), a modest, nonetheless fine, film, dramatizes the tragic scandal of politicians unwittingly poisoning a populace’s water then deliberately dodging the...
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) This hilarious and relentlessly bawdy take on a girls’ weekend reunion in New Orleans is following in the footsteps...
By Dwight Brown (NNPA News Wire Film Critic) It’s official. This is the year of animation. So many films from the genre are sprouting up like...
[THE ATLANTIC] It used to be that the procession of awards shows leading up to the Oscars each year were only noteworthy insomuch as they pointed...
(Today.com) – Musical fans still have a few months before they have the chance to watch “The Wiz Live!” — the song-and-dance adaptation of “The Wizard...
(Daily Mail) – Marlon Wayans is known for his comedic timing. And the 42-year-old put his mastery of humor to his advantage as he faced off against...
NEW YORK (UPI) — Talk-show host and recording artist Queen Latifah will go up against comedian Marlon Wayans on Thursday’s edition of Lip Sync Battle. Spike released a video preview...
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When Queen Latifah was approached 20 years ago to play Bessie Smith, she had to do some...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Beyonce and Jay Z will co-star in an HBO concert special, and Queen Latifah will play...
Artist and The Queen Latifah Show to promote new simple, affordable nationwide no-annual contract wireless brand Alpharetta, Ga., June 10, 2014 – – Cricket Wireless announced today it...
WILL AND JADA SMITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Special to the NNPA from the Insight News She’s conquered hip-hop, Hollywood and Broadway; but now Queen Latifah is out...
