Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

As the Bravo reality series “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” makes its return to televisions across the country with a new season premiering Nov. 6, one star of the show claimed that reality TV may spur bullying. “Unfortunately I do think that reality TV has spawned a whole culture of bullying,” Phaedra Parks, one of […]

Heavy D, the self-proclaimed “overweight lover” of hip-hop who became one of rap’s top hit-makers with wit, humor and a positive vibe, has died. He was 44. Andrew Weitz of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment confirmed the rapper’s death in Los Angeles in an email Tuesday, without giving a cause of death or saying where he […]

Oprah Winfrey’s Own Network may have received a hearty $12 million cash infusion from its parent company, Discovery Communications, but the former daytime queen’s channel is still struggling. According to BET, OWN is struggling to make profits and the network’s newest shows, Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show and Oprah’s Life Class, are off to slow starts. […]

Was Kim Kardashian’s marriage to Kris Humphries really a sham? That’s the question on the minds of many after Kardashian, 31, filed for divorce from Humphries, 26, on Oct. 31 after 72 days of marriage. Kardashian left the U.S. Nov. 1 for a previous engagement in Australia, and appeared on the Australian morning show “Sunrise” […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A key behind-the-scenes associate of the famed Motown quartet the Four Tops, George Rountree, has died. He was 61. The Las Vegas Sun reports (http://bit.ly/rCPHOW) Rountree, who worked as the group’s musical director for more than 30 years, died Sunday in a Las Vegas hospital. Rountree, known simply as Tree, also […]

Laying bare the consequences of promoting and standing indifferent to hate and bigotry, Janet Langhart Cohen commands the stage with her latest endeavor: a one act play merging the stories of martyrs Anne Frank and Emmett Till. The setting is Memory, a space where both teens exist in peace and escape the brutal intolerance that […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Trustees who say they were unjustly removed from the charitable trust of the late soul singer James Brown urged South Carolina’s Supreme Court on Tuesday to strike down the estate settlement. The justices questioned an attorney for former trustees Adele Pope and Robert Buchanan about their contention that then-South Carolina Attorney […]

In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, actor and comedian Eddie Murphy reveals a change in focus for his career and life. According to a highlight of the interview posted on the magazine’s website, the biggest news is Murphy’s decision to move away from making family movies. “I don’t have any interest in that right […]

With over 100 films under his belt, actor Samuel L. Jackson can now add another amazing facet to his résumé. According to the New York Daily News, The Guinness Book of World Records recently named him the highest grossing actor of all time. The 62-year-old’s body of film work has brought in a staggering $7.42 […]

The photographs of a group of prominent African Americans will be featured in a new exhibit in the National Portrait Gallery. According to the Smithsonian Institution’s website, “The Black List” will feature portraits of 50 African Americans of various professions, disciplines and backgrounds. Debuting on Oct. 27, the exhibit will include photos of political activist […]

GRAMMY® nominated, Dove Award and Stellar Award winners Trin-i-tee 5:7’s Angel Taylor and Chanelle Haynes partner with STOMP Out Bullying™ as global ambassadors. STOMP Out Bullying™ is a national anti-bullying and cyber bullying program for kids and teens and is a signature program of Love Our Children USA™, the national leading nonprofit fighting all forms […]

After two decades in the music industry, saxophonist, composer and producer Kim Waters has established himself as a major heavyweight in smooth jazz. As one of the top five best-selling instrumentalists in the genre, he’s collaborated with a list of notable artists including Phyllis Hyman, Isaac Hayes, Kenny Lattimore, Teddy Riley, among many others. Additionally, […]