*Deborah Cox and Kathleen Turner will star in an off-Broadway play about transgender identity, 22Q Entertainment announced Thursday. Both women have signed on to John...

Black Films

‘Welcome to Death Row’ Shopped as a Sequel to ‘Straight Outta Compton’

*Plans for a sequel to “Straight Outta Compton" look to be in motion as “Welcome to Death Row” is being shopped around as such. According...

Books

James Bond Author Now ‘Sorry’ for Calling Idris Elba ‘Too Street’

*James Bond author Anthony Horowitz has issued a public apology for saying that Idris Elba is "too street" to play 007. The writer of new...

Books

New James Bond Author Says Idris Elba is ‘Too Street’ to Play 007

*Idris Elba, 42, has been discussed as a possibility to play James Bond ever since leaked Sony emails revealed he was in the mix to replace...

Music

John Legend Taking His Talents to ‘The SpongeBob Musical’

*John Legend is set to contribute original music to Nickelodeon’s new stage project – a musical based on SpongeBob Squarepants. The kiddie network announced Monday...

Books

Beverly Johnson: ‘The Face That Changed It All’ – EUR BOOK REVIEW

*“Beverly Johnson made history in 1974... the first African-American woman... whose face appeared on the cover of the world's most prestigious fashion magazine......

Deaths/We Remember

History Making ‘Les Miserables’ Star Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies at 21

Dang, this is a really sad story to have to report. After making history by being the first African American and the youngest actor to...

Books

Jamaican Author Shares Her Story on Being Raped at Gunpoint; Empowers Women to Triumph Over Adversity

*London, United Kingdom -- Theres no way to sugar-coat Ava Brown's early life; it was tough. Food was scarce, poverty forced her to sell on...

News

Misty Copeland Dishes on Broadway Debut After Just Six Rehearsals (Video)

*Ballet superstar Misty Copeland made her Broadway debut this week in the song-and-dance musical “On the Town” at the Lyric Theatre – and she...

Black Films

The Pulse of Entertainment: Karen Clark Sheard is ‘Destined to Win’; New Album Debuts at #2

*“I think it was inspired,” said four-time Grammy winner Karen Clark Sheard (The Clark Sisters) about her newest recording project “Destined to Win” (Karew...

Columns

Inside Broadway: A Conversation with Broadway Veteran Chapman Roberts – Black Stars of the Great White Way (Part I)

*During a recent performance of the Black Stars of the Great White Way at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC, Inside Broadway's...

Entertainment