Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

In this March 21, 2015 file photo, Apollonia Kotero arrives at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The woman who replaced Vanity in Prince’s classic movie “Purple Rain” called the now-deceased Denise Matthews an inspiration and one of the first true 80s divas. Singer and […]

Hip Hop artist and activist Killer Mike speaks during a rally with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at Morehouse College, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ATLANTA (AP) — When rapper Killer Mike spoke before Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Atlanta rally on Tuesday night, he sparked controversy […]

ABC Entertainment Group’s former President Paul Lee (left) and his successor ABC Entertainment Group’s executive vice president for drama development, Channing Dungey. (Photos Courtesy of ABC and Twitter) (Updated 2/17/2016) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the ABC Entertainment Group is departing amid low ratings, to be replaced by the first African-American to head […]

Bertram Ashe writes about life with dreadlocks in ‘Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles. (Photo by Jordan Ashe, Courtesy of Agate Publishing) One day, not long ago, professor and author Bertram Ashe, who is Black, was coming out of a grocery store. As he made his way out, he noticed an older White woman gesturing toward his […]

The last mainstream boxing game, ‘Fight Night Champions,’ was released in 2011. (Courtesy Photo) It’s been a decade since a boxing video game was either a top seller or part of the cultural conversation.  The last relevant boxing game, “Fight Night Round 3,” sold 3 million copies in 2006, according to VGChartz. Recently retired champion […]

Vanity, a Prince protege who renounced her sexy stage persona to become a Christian minister, has died. She was 57. Denise “Vanity” Matthews. (Courtesy Photo/Album Cover) The singer and actress, born Denise Matthews, died Feb. 15 at a hospital in Fremont, California, said Gisela Hernandez, a spokeswoman for Washington Hospital Health Care System. Hernandez did […]

NBC News anchor Lester Holt (l) and his son, Stefan Holt. (WMAQ and Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee, via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — It’s about to be a family affair at 30 Rock for NBC News anchor Lester Holt and his son, Stefan Holt, who soon will be anchoring a weekday newscast on the […]

Taylor Swift accepts the award for album of the year for “1989” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s official switch from country to pop with her multi-hit, best-selling “1989” album brought the singer her second Grammy Award […]

Singer Lauren Hill (AP Photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy organizers were expecting Lauren Hill to make a surprise appearance during The Weeknd’s performance Monday night, but the singer was a no-show. Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said Hill showed up for a dress rehearsal Monday morning but left and didn’t come back. “We were […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar had a show-stopping moment when he took the stage at the Grammy Awards, but Adele’s performance didn’t match the greatness of her past live efforts. Kendrick Lamar performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) Lamar started his […]

Philadelphia Journalist Acel Moore PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former reporter and columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer who mentored scores of aspiring journalists and helped found local and national organizations that advocate for African-American journalists has died. Acel Moore was 75. Moore’s wife, Linda Wright Moore, says he died Friday night at their home in suburban […]

Rihanna greets the audience after FENTY PUMA by Rihanna is shown during New York Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff) NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna is certainly used to stopping the show, whether as a performer or as a fashion figure whose daring choices can make headlines. But at New York Fashion […]