Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

This photo provided by American Ballet Theater, Misty Copeland and James Whiteside appear in “Swan Lake” at the Metropolitan Opera House on June 24, 2015. It was Copeland’s New York debut in the lead role, a key moment for her fans who hope she’ll soon be named American Ballet Theater’s first black principal dancer. (Gene […]

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. (AP Photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs for a confrontation last month at the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football. District attorney spokesman Ricardo Santiago said the office decided instead […]

Virgo Girl Media (VGM), a digital media firm, will partner with Strebor Books, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, to increase online visibility for Black authors. VGM will interview Strebor’s authors and promote the authors and their work on VGM’s blog and other social media outlets. In return, Strebor Books will post interviews on their […]

Anthony Mackie poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) After playing Captain America’s sidekick, actor Anthony Mackie is set to play civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. opposite Bryan Cranston as U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in HBO’s film All The Way. The film is an adaptation of a […]

In this undated image released Wednesday, june 24, 2015 by the Fayette County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office Rick Ross poses for a photo. Ross is facing kidnapping and assault charges after a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force and deputies arrested him, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at his mansion outside Atlanta. (Fayette County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office […]

In this May 27, 2015 file photo, Laurence Fishburne arrives at the 2015 Television Academy Honors at The Montage Hotelin Beverly Hills, Calif. Fishburne will star as Alex Haley in the A+E Networks scripted event series, “Roots.” (Photo by Rich FuryInvision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laurence Fishburne is joining the “Roots” miniseries remake. A&E […]

Howard University News Service Dressed sharply in a dazzling gold blazer and armed with a microphone and an infectious smile, Ringmaster Lucky Malatsi’s job is to keep audiences of the UniverSoul Circus excited, engaged and enthusiastic between the numerous acts — and it is no small feat. Malatsi is quick on his feet, incorporating humor, […]

What made the original Magic Mike so appealing was it’s raw-edged, realistic feel that made you forgot you were even watching a movie. This relatively-superficial sequel tosses the notion of plausible character and plot development out the window in favor of a sensual take the money-and-run sequel focused squarely on titillation. Yes, Channing Tatum has […]

(June 30, 2015) NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born dancer who has become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and a rare celebrity in that field, was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday — the first African-American ballerina to achieve that status in the company’s 75-year history. In this […]

Rapper DMX is shown in New York. Deputies from the New York City Sheriff’s Department arrested DMX on Friday, June 26, 2015, outside Radio City Music Hall shortly before he was supposed to take the stage. A spokesman for the New York City Sheriff’s Department tells WPIX-TV the 44-year-old rapper was taken into custody Friday […]

In this May 17, 2015 file photo, Mariah Carey arrives at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Carey has joined Match.com, not just for love, but to promote her latest single. The pop diva joined the dating website Tuesday, June 2, as she launched the music video for […]

Scenes from the movie, “Fresh Dressed,” a film that celebrates the fashion that emerged from Hip-hop culture. (Courtesy Photo) Scenes from the movie, “Fresh Dressed,” a film that celebrates the fashion that emerged from Hip-hop culture. (Courtesy Photo) When rap arrived back in the late Seventies, more than the music burst on the scene. The […]