Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Adventure Theatre, the longest-running children’s theatre in Washington, D.C., will present Timothy P. Shriver with its annual Spirit of Adventure Award at Kids at Play: Adventure Theatre’s 2010 Gala Auction & Fundraiser on Oct. 1. U.S. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr., D-Ill., will serve as host and master of ceremonies for the event. The Spirit […]

Black Smoke Music Worldwide founder Kerry Douglas is speaking out after he claims a JetBlue Airways employee in Houston assaulted him on Aug. 27. The incident, which occurred around 6:30 a.m., began when Douglas was attempting to pass his suitcase to a baggage handler for his flight to New York. But the employee halted Douglas […]

While artists like Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Patti LaBelle have all been recognized for their huge talent and contributions to the music industry, other artists like Phyllis Hyman, Melba Moore and Donny Hathaway—all talented in their own respects—have not received equal recognition and have often faded over time. TV One’s signature music biography series […]

How far is too far when fighting for something you believe in? And how do you live with deep regret if you’ve hurt someone in the process? The Willy Holtzman political play Something You Did explores these questions and vies for an answer. In the production, Alison Moulton, (played by actress Deborah Hazlett), is now […]

Moët & Chandon, one of the world’s premier champagnes, and Def Jam Grammy-award winner NE-YO celebrated with an exclusive event collaboration, “The Möet Rosé Lounge Presents NE-YO’s Champagne Life” at the Josephine Lounge in the District.  The event was inspired by the first single from NE-YO’s soon to be released album, Libra Scale – “Champagne […]

Nakia Warren is on the come up. The Baltimore-based film director is rising through the ranks of the city’s up-and-coming entertainment artists quickly while her first feature film, Sweet Dreams recently debuted at the Landmark Theatre this past July to an impressive turnout. The University of Baltimore County grad never majored in film production, but […]

Gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp is mourning the loss of his wife and manager, MaLinda Sapp, after she lost her battle with colon cancer on Sept. 9, the Associated Press reported. She was 43. MaLinda Sapp was a psychology professor at Grand Rapids Community College, professional psychologist and administrative pastor at Marvin’s Lighthouse Full Life […]

Chesapeake, Va. native Jay Pharoah will join the cast of “Saturday Night Live” for its upcoming season, making him the first Black comedian to be added since Kenan Thompson joined the show in 2003. Pharoah, whose real name is Jared Farrow, has been performing since he was 15 and is well-known for his performances at […]

In a partnership that promises to expand his already flowering media enterprise, megawatt minster, Bishop T.D. Jakes recently signed a distribution and marketing agreement between his Dallas-based Dexterity Sounds recording label and the Universal Music Christian Group. And already, a project under the new agreement is underway: a much-anticipated follow-up to Bishop Jakes’ nearly gold-selling […]

From restaurateurs to nail salon owners, the Hoodie Awards honor the unsung community leaders and visionaries who demonstrate excellence in their respective fields. At the 2010 awards, hosted by comedian/actor Steve Harvey, several District-area business owners, an educator and church earned top honors at the competition, which featured 12 categories. With the first-ever live webcast […]

You know you’re watching a groundbreaking documentary when it not only forces you out of your comfort zone but also manages to persuade you to reassess your point of view without resorting to potentially alienating polemic. This is the case with Biracial, Not Black, Damn It!, a poignant, thought-provoking and ultimately, most-enlightening film directed by […]

Corinne Jacqueline Bailey was born in Leeds, England on February 26, 1979, the eldest of three girls to bless the union of her British mother and Caribbean father from St. Kitts. As a child, she studied classical violin at school, and only sang in the church choir, until she formed an all-female rock band at […]