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
The 2nd Annual Leimert Park Theatre Festival Presents…Festival of Music & Staged Readings Aug 27-30
*Summer 2015 will soon be a thing of the past.
As grateful as many of us in Southern California are to be rid of the...
Music
Jennifer Hudson Teases Broadway Debut in ‘Color Purple’ Revival (Watch)
*Broadway’s revival of “The Color Purple,” with Jennifer Hudson in the role of Shug Avery, is gearing up for its December open with a...
Books
Corey P. Smith: Call Him a Godsend … Helped Two Homeless Men Get 700 Credit Score … in 30 Days (Watch)
*I kid you not with that headline. He also got them permanent housing. And today, one of them has a successful gardening business; and...
Entertainment
Ebony Jo-Ann Releases Blues CD ‘Please Save Your Love for Me’
*(New York, NY) – Multiple award-winning theatre, film and television actress, Ebony Jo-Ann releases her new Blues CD, Please Save Your Love for Me...
News
Forest Whitaker to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Hughie’
*Forest Whitaker is taking his talents to Broadway for the first time in his career.
The Oscar-winning actor signed on for a revival of Eugene...
Books
Sheryl Lee Ralph Graces Cover of ‘Sheen Magazine’
*The legendary actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph is the standard for what a classy, timeless woman embodies.
Sheryl has been on the acting scene since she was...
Columns
The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ is a Powerful Leap from Video Game to Big Screen
*Rupert Friend (“Homeland”) is Agent 47 in the 20th Century Fox presentation of Hitman: Agent 47.
The American-German action thriller is a powerful leap from...
Books
Best Selling Novelist Zane Pens ‘Infinite Words: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Publishing’
*“Drawing from decades of experience as a mega-best-selling novelist, successful publisher, and executive producer of two television shows, Zane offers practical advice on writing...
Entertainment
Misty Copeland Reveals Engagement to Taye Diggs’ Cousin
*Congratulations are in order for Misty Copeland.
The 32-year-old ballerina announced that she is engaged to attorney Olu Evans.
If Evans' name doesn’t ring a bell,...
Baltimore - Ferguson
Devin James Urges Leaders to Acknowledge Systemic Racism & Listen to Voice of Community
*Ferguson, MO - Despite angry protests and national outcry after the police killing of unarmed Michael Brown, Jr., a year ago Aug. 9, the...
Black Films
S. Leigh Savidge Announces ‘Welcome To Death Row’ Book Release
*Los Angeles, CA—S. Leigh Savidge, screenwriter and co-executive producer of Universal Studios' hit film "Straight Outta Compton" announced the publication of "Welcome To Death Row: The...
Books
Flex Alexander Talks New Graphic Novel, ‘Flex & Shanice’ and Bankruptcy
*With a green light for the second season of his reality show “Flex & Shanice" on OWN and a couple of upcoming projects, Flex...
Entertainment
Misty Copeland Says Success a Big Deal Because ‘I’m a Black Woman’
*Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa De Luca said “it was an easy decision” to put ballerina Misty Copeland on the cover of the magazine's September fashion...
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