Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ebony and Jet magazine are sold Johnson Publishing Company, a family owned publisher of African American titles based in Chicago, reportedly sold Ebony and Jet magazines to Clear View Group in Austin, Texas a private- equity firm. The surprise announcement follows Kierna Mayo, Editor- in-Chief of Ebony, announcing her departure from the magazine the day […]

Lil Wayne (AKA Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) is in stable condition in Omaha, Neb. after suffering what his publicist described Tuesday, June 14, 2016, as two minor seizures. TMZ has reported that the Grammy-winning rapper’s private jet was forced to make two emergency landings at an Omaha airport Monday afternoon, June 13, and that he […]

Recording artist Lil Wayne poses for a photo in New Orleans. Lil Wayne is in stable condition in Omaha, Neb. after suffering what his publicist described Tuesday, June 14, 2016, as two minor seizures. TMZ has reported that the Grammy-winning rapper’s private jet was forced to make two emergency landings at an Omaha airport Monday […]

The cast of “Hamilton,” winners of the 2016 award for best musical, perform at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, won the 2016 Tony Award for best new musical, capping […]

The Rev. Devon Franklin and Meagan Good discuss waiting to have sex before marriage on “The Meredith Vieira Show.” (Image via YouTube) Actress Meagan Good, and her husband, the Rev. Devon Franklin, have opened up about their decision to wait to have sex until they were married. Good, one of the stars of “Stomp the […]

In this Feb. 22, 2014, file photo, Columbus Short arrives at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Short has been sentenced to a month in jail for violating probation in an assault case. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has […]

Terry McMillan will be talking about her latest book ‘I Almost Forgot About You’ in Baltimore on June 14. (Courtesy photo) Best-selling author Terry McMillan is back with a new novel, “I Almost Forgot About You.” McMillan recently spoke with the {AFRO} about the novel, how she hopes to empower her readers, and even gave […]

Muhammad Ali was a frequent visitor to Atlanta, including in 1996 when he lit the Olympic flame during the Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) In 1994, I was the sports editor of the Atlanta Daily World and one day that spring my boss – the late Portia Scott – threw […]

Audrey Turner, a former background singer for Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, said she was able to get help for legendary musician Ike Turner’s undiagnosed bipolar condition following years of violent episodes. (Courtesy photo) Audrey Madison Turner is familiar with the spotlight.  A former background singer and choreographer for well-known acts like Stevie Wonder, Aretha […]

Nia Guzman with Royalty, her daughter with singer Chris Brown. (Instagram) Nia Guzman, the mother of singer Chris Brown’s 2-year-old daughter Royalty, questioned Brown’s parenting skills in a recent interview with Latina.com. “ always knew about her, he just wasn’t ready to deal with the situation. But, it’s been quite the experience. I can’t say […]

(Top left clockwise) – Prince, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, and Chyna. All celebrities/stars whose lives ended with an overdose. (AP Photos) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Minnesota medical examiner said Thursday that Prince died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid painkiller. Authorities have not said whether he had a prescription for […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid painkiller that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin, autopsy results released Thursday show. Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) The […]