By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband. The ruling by the same judge that presided over Cosby’s trial also led the entertainer’s lawyers to file […]
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Don’t Miss the Rear View in the Hitchcock Homage: NUMBER 37
New York, NY, October 8, 2018 – Dark Star Pictures is pleased to announce that it has secured a U.S. theatrical release for the suspense thriller Number 37, beginning Friday, November 2, 2018. In her debut feature film Number 37, South African director Nosipho Dumisa stages a classic Hitchcockian tale against the raw backdrop of slum life in a forgotten […]
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Ambassadors For Motown Sound Seek More of It in Hometown
By JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — From the auditorium of Detroit’s main library on a recent weeknight emerged the sound of Motown: Spirited takes of tunes that sprung from a studio just a few miles away and made their way around the world. Some of Detroit’s best singers and musicians breathed new life into […]
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Old-School R&B Group The O’Jays Get into a Political Groove
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The iconic R&B group The O’Jays has always made music for the heart. Now the group is going for the jugular on what it says is its last album. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees known for the classic song “Love Train” on Friday […]
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Philadelphia Songwriter Wins $44M in Suit Over Usher Song
By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia songwriter who claims he was cut out of profits and credit from song that was recorded by R&B star Usher has been awarded more than $44 million in damages in a suit that targeted the track’s other co-writers. A jury last week awarded the sum to […]
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Cardi B Hands Out Free Winter Coats in New York
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of people have lined up in New York City as rapper Cardi B handed out free winter coats. The Bronx-born rapper met with residents and fans on Thursday evening at the Marlboro Houses in Brooklyn during brisk fall weather. In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 file […]
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Marvel Universe a Slice Smaller with Luke Cage Cancellation
By The Associated Press The Marvel universe just got a slice smaller on Netflix with the cancellation of “Marvel’s Luke Cage” after two seasons. The news Friday surprised fans and came soon after Netflix axed another live-action Marvel series, “Iron Fist.” Both are part of The Defenders world and ordered up by Netflix among five […]
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Prosecutors: Bill Cosby’s Bid for New Trial is ‘Meritless’
By Maryclaire Dale, The Associated Press Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case called his bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing “meritless,” and asked the judge to deny him a post-trial hearing. Cosby, 81, has asked for a do-over in the Pennsylvania sex assault case that ended with him being sent to prison last month […]
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An Intimate Evening with Angela Davis
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO In the spirit of “inspiring social change,” Washington D.C.’s very own Busboys and Poets on K Street Northwest welcomed the legendary activist, author and scholar Angela Davis, Oct. 11, with an intimate conversation with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. An energetic Busboys server, doubled as the emcee for “An Evening […]
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Karimah Westbrook Plays Plucky Mom in New Series (All American)
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Like many actors, Karimah Westbrook is a woman of many talents. Not only does she act, she is also a writer, dancer and an accomplished painter. In fact, Westbrook who stars alongside Taye Diggs (Private Practice) in the new CW Network series All American has sold a number […]
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Animation Film Fest Rescinds Kobe Bryant Invite After Outcry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant was dropped Wednesday from the jury of an animated film festival after calls for the former NBA star’s ouster over a 2003 rape allegation. Eric Beckman the CEO of GKIDS, the company that organizes the Animation Is Film Festival, announced the move. In this Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 file […]
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Chaka Khan Named 2019 Rose Parade Grand Marshal
By The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Chaka Khan has been named grand marshal of the 2019 Rose Parade, which will feature the theme, “The Melody of Life.” Tournament of Roses President Gerald Freeny announced the selection Wednesday. He saluted the Grammy Award-winning singer’s efforts as an activist and praised her gourmet dark chocolates. […]