Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled for Byron Allen Oct. 20, who has gone from being […]
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Ebony salutes leaders at Power 100 gala event
By Kayla Rodgers Contributing Writer BEVERLY HILLS — Legendary music producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Erica Campbell and Golden Globe-winning actress […]
On-set shooting death raises question about safety
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Production on the movie “Rust” remained suspended as investigations continued into the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Westerns get remixed in Netflix’ ‘The Harder They Fall’
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer One of the most anticipated films of the year is at long last here as Netflix premieres “The Harder They […]
Author shines spotlight on broken foster care system
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “552 Hades,” by Andrean Jacobs, is a short novel, set in Elgin, Illinois, that tells the true story […]
Hollywood union reaches agreement, avoiding strike
Wave wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Production of television shows and movies will continue after the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Hollywood’s major studios […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Historic ‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones’ comes to theaters
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer “Fire Shut Up In My Bones,” the first opera by a Black composer to be staged at New York’s famed […]
New book offers insight into perspective of Black men
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “A Peace of Me: A Black Man’s Journey to Love and Commitment,” by Randall Courtland Davis, is a […]
McDonald’s Gospel Tour celebrates its 15th year
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour has entered its 15th year and is a key fundraiser for the […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Ava DuVernay opens doors with NBC’s ‘Home Sweet Home’
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated executive producer Ava DuVernay has created a new unscripted family social experiment series with the hope […]