Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Besides playing the title character on the TNT series HawthoRNe, which is starting its second season, Jada Pinkett Smith executive-produces the show through her production company, 100% Women. With her husband, Will Smith, she is serving as producer of The Karate Kid, starring their son, Jaden, and also of Fela! the Broadway musical nominated for […]

Move aside auto-tuned, gimmicky and shallow artists. According to Josh Milan, he is set to reclaim the industry and bring back true talent. Milan, a former member of the 1990s Motown group Blaze, is launching his new music label, Honey Comb Music. According to the Brooklyn native, the label is a collection of music genres […]

“A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi… has exactly the same rights as a White baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It’s not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.” – Thurgood Marshall While Laurence Fishburne’s skin is […]

Almost a year after his death, three acclaimed authors, Stanley Bennett Clay, Terrance Dean and James Earl Hardy, are preparing to release Visible Lives: Three Stories in Tribute to E. Lynn Harris, a book celebrating the late writer’s contributions to the literary world. In an interview with blackvoices.com, Harris called the celebrated author an icon […]

Several reports have surfaced in the sudden death of actor Gary Coleman, 42, at his Utah home. According to records discovered by TMZ, Coleman and ex-wife Shannon Price divorced in 2007, unbeknownst to many of the couples’ friends and relatives. According to court documents obtained by the Web site, the cause of divorce was listed […]

Mase, a Florida-based producer with a growing list of celebrity clients, is poised to make a powerful impact on the music industry. Laser-focused, with a no-compromise attitude and strong business acumen, he is quickly making headway in the music industry. Mase was born in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, Africa, and attended school in […]

O’Shea Jackson was born on June 15, 1969, and adopted the cool alias “Ice Cube” before founding N.W.A. in the late 1980s. As the lyrical mastermind behind the legendary group’s Straight Outta Compton album, he literally launched the gangster rap revolution. And his subsequent solo material, including such early Nineties classic CDs as AmeriKKKa’s Most […]

On May 30, the District lost a leading musician in the homegrown go-go music genre. According to reports, Anthony “Little Benny” Harley died in his sleep after an animated performance with Chuck Brown the night before at the Capitol Heights Ballroom in Capitol Heights, Md. He was 46. Harley became a member of the popular […]

Grammy Award-winning R&B Singer Alicia Keys is expecting her first child, according to the Associated Press. Keys is dating producer Swizz Beats, who has worked with Beyonce, Jay-Z and many others. They are reportedly engaged to be married later this year. Spokespersons for the couple confirmed Keys’ pregnancy on May 27. In 2009, Keys’ album “Element of […]

Oscar-nominated producer and director Lee Daniels will be honored at the 14th annual American Black Film Festival in June, according to Blackvoices.com. At the festival’s closing event on June 26 in Miami, Daniels will be given the Career Achievement Award in recognition of his talent and success. Daniels’ recognition will be the highlight of the […]

While many entertainment industry hopefuls are hitchhiking cross country for “American Idol” auditions or dreaming of stardom on reality TV shows, a group of young Latino and African-American musicians are taking a decidedly different route to fame. Desmond Neysmith, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Ilmar Gavilan and Melissa White, members of classical music ensemble Harlem Quartet, look the […]

BALTIMORE — “Whose cuisine will reign supreme?” Thirty-two area chefs will vie to answer that question over the next few months in the Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament, a unique addition to the area’s summer entertainment lineup. “Good friendly competition is very important whether in small-town USA, where you’re competing for the cherry pie recipe […]