By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic In a now infamously leaked email, Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper called comedian Kevin Hart a “whore” because he...
Jonathan Landrum Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning R&B group TLC is depending on fans to fund the release of their final album through...
Jonathan Landrum Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning R&B group TLC is depending on fans to fund the release of their final album through...
Lily Workneh, HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—On Monday, MTV will air twelve hours of programming in black and white — and no, this is no accidental...
Lily Workneh, HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—On Monday, MTV will air twelve hours of programming in black and white — and no, this is no accidental...
The Baron Arnold Quintet will appear Sunday, Jan. 18, 5 p.m., at the Soundroom, 2147 Broadway in Oakland. Baron Arnold, a newcomer to the Berlin,...
Sandy Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in this...
Sandy Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in this...
Anthony McCartney, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s attorney said Friday that the comedian was not at the Playboy Mansion on the night...
Josh Lederman, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and the rapper Common are joining President Barack Obama for a special screening of the film...
Emily Yahr, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—Though Whitney Houston’s untimely death at age 48 was one of the biggest stories in the world, Lifetime’s...
(The Huffington Post) – “You think you’re white.” “You’re stuck up.” “You think you’re better than everybody else.” African-American women with lighter complexions say they...
(USA Today) – One year ago, 12 Years A Slave triumphed as Oscars’ best picture — the first time the top prize went to a film directed...
(New York Times) – There was a time, around 40 years ago, when Baton Rouge was not only the blues capital of Louisiana but also one of the...
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge revoked Chris Brown’s probation on Thursday but allowed him to remain free for now after...
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge revoked Chris Brown’s probation on Thursday but allowed him to remain free for now after...
NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Nelson, Usher and Coldplay’s Chris Martin will pay tribute to Stevie Wonder at a concert next month. The Recording Academy...
(MTV) – Mariah Carey has officially announced that she has signed up for a residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The pop diva will be performing...
(The Washington Post) – It’s altogether fitting that a movie called “Whiplash” was the last one named Thursday when the nominations for best picture were announced by...
JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer Two extravagant comedies, “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” dominated nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards with nine nods each,...
Mayor Libby Schaaf will present this year’s annual Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award to Regina Jackson for her outstanding work on behalf of the Oakland community at...
(FanSided) – Nancy Grace decided that there aren’t enough people who can’t hear themselves think when she discusses a topic on which she has little...
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former state prosecutor who secured a civil rights injunction against a young Mark Wahlberg after he hurled rocks...
THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has accused President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, of double standards...
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Gospel legend Andrae Crouch has died, according to reports. Credited as “the father of modern gospel...
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