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Why Hollywood Wants Don Lemon and Other Real-Life TV Newscasters

*Who knew Don Lemon was ready for his close-up? Apparently Hollywood, as it reaches out to the CNN anchor and other real-life newscasters in an...

Littered with N-word: Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ Bleeds Western Racism

*Quentin Tarantino’s bloody western “The Hateful Eight” opens in select theaters December 25 in a special 70mm roadshow release, and nationwide on December 31. The...

A Funny Bill Bellamy Reveals Why Omarion Got Grammy Snub (LISTEN)

*Omarion’s Grammy nomination snub for his hit song “Posed To Be” may have upset the singer, but Bill Bellamy has his own theory on...

African American Film Critics Association Relaunches ‘Seal of Approval’

*The African American Film Critics Association has relaunched the AAFCA Seal of Approval program for film marketers and distributors. Movies that earn the AAFCA Seal...

Dr. Bennet Omalu on How ‘Concussion’ is About America’s Story of Truth [EUR Exclusive]

*Will Smith’s sports drama “Concussion” arrives in theaters Christmas Day and his performance as Dr. Bennet Omalu is poised to earn the actor an...

Ava DuVernay Launches Film Series/Discussion Highlighting Artists of Color

*ARRAY @ The Broad is an ongoing series featuring classic and contemporary films curated with an eye toward the intersection of art, history and...

Oshea Jackson Jr. is Not Dying, Remains Oscar Hopeful

*The Internet decided that Ice Cube’s son, "Straight Outta Compton’s" Oshea Jackson Jr., was dead - and that rumor spread faster than water down...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Evidence Prevails in ‘Concussion’ Starring Will Smith

*You would think the truth would be applauded but Columbia Picture’s presentation of Concussion starring two-time Academy Award winning Will Smith (Men in Black,...

Chadwick Boseman to Play Thurgood Marshall in Reginald Hudlin’s ‘Marshall’

*Chadwick Boseman - who has already thrilled audiences as Jackie Robinson and James Brown on the big screen - will add the nation's first...

Westbrook’s Name on Practice Court; Tracy Morgan’s Surprise Comedy Set

*Russell Westbrook literally guaranteed his place among the sports greats at his alma mater UCLA because the school named its basketball practice court after...

90s Throwback: VH1 to Debut Original Hip-Hop Flick ‘The Breaks’….

*VH1 is taking a break from producing ratchet reality shows featuring black women snatching back manes, and will focus instead on the “golden-era” of...

L.A. Reid, Lee Daniels, Eric Holder Among 2016 BET Honorees

*Veteran music executive Antonio "L.A." Reid, “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels, former U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder, businesswoman Mellody Hobson and singing legend Patti Labelle...

Taraji Back as BET’s ‘COG’ Host; LisaRaye’s ‘Skinned’ Coming to TV One

*Taraji P. Henson is set to kick off 2016 with a return to BET’s “Celebration of Gospel.” Media sources report the “Empire” star will be...

New Hood Drama ‘THE NEST’ Explores Grim Realities of the Ghetto (Watch)

*Directed by Semaje Turnage, “The Nest” is a new urban web series about hood life in Watts California, a community in Los Angeles, that...

‘Wiz’ Stars Shanice Williams, Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige, David Alan Grier Earn Critics Choice Noms (See Full List)

*The Critics Choice Awards announced nominees for its 21st annual ceremony on Monday, and newcomer Shanice Williams earned an acting nod for her turn...

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