Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ciara is expecting her first child with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, three months after the couple tied the knot. NFL football player Russell Wilson, of the Seattle Seahawks, right, and Ciara announced that she is expecting the couple’s first child in dual Instagram posts on Oct. 25, 2016. (Courtesy Photo/Instagram) Both stars announced the […]

Rapper Kevin Gates (Wikimedia Commons Public Domain) BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after being convicted of kicking a female fan at a Florida concert last year. News outlets report a Polk County jury found Gates, who was sentenced Wednesday, guilty of battery after he was […]

It has taken several years – five in fact – for Hollywood to catch up with the tastes and trends among Blacks that made actress and web star Issa Rae and her series “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” household names.  Often referred to as “the Black Tina Fey,” Rae made a name for herself […]

Brittany Waters, better known as Britt, recently started a new role on CBS’ D.C. radio station, 94.7 FM. Waters began the position on Oct. 5. She will be on the air Monday-Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight. Britt Waters is the new voice on CBS radio station 94.7FM. (Twitter) Waters started her radio career with […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A well-regarded San Francisco filmmaker and community activist arrested in connection with a fatal shooting won’t immediately face criminal charges, prosecutors said. This July 8, 2011 photo, shows filmmaker Kevin Epps, center, at a de Young Artist Fellows event in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Epps, a San […]

Herb Kent (Twitter Photo) CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago’s earliest African-American disc jockeys, Herb Kent, has died at age 88 after a seven-decade career. The radio station where Kent worked, iHeartMedia’s V103 FM Chicago, said Sunday that Kent died Saturday evening. The company didn’t provide details in an online statement but said he hosted his final […]

Rapper Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson lead the pack of 19 artists nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Rapper Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson have been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. (Courtesy Photos) More than 800 industry insiders that comprise […]

Touring is often seen as the main source of revenue for entertainers, and Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi is reaping the financial benefits of his fame. As homecoming season approaches, Uzi is taking his show on the road, invading every Historically Black College & University that will have him. Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert is making […]

After a lifetime of reading comic books, attending comic books convention and even writing and illustrating his own comic book, there was one thing Wayne Sutphin thought the comic book industry lacked: diversity. So, the 44-year old South Boston, Va. native decided to start his own. “It’s a lack of support because there’s not that […]

LOUIS (AP)– Ninety-year-old rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry is set to release his first new studio album in more than 35 years. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2ep3d7U) reports that Berry’s album, titled “Chuck,” will be available in 2017. In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry performs “Johnny B. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kerry Washington has given birth to her second child, but in typical fashion kept news of the arrival of her son under wraps for nearly two weeks. Kerry Washington at the Emmy Awards. (Jordan Strauss/Invision via AP) A birth certificate obtained Tuesday shows the “Scandal” star her husband, former NFL player […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An original member of the pioneering Philadelphia-based soul group The Intruders has died. Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards was 74. The Intruders in 1968 (clockwise from bottom): Sam “Little Sonny” Brown, Phil Terry, Eugene “Bird” Daughtry, and Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards. (Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) Edwards died Saturday at a Philadelphia hospital after […]