One year after Will Smith stunned a live audience and millions watching the Oscars on television when he slapped Chris Rock, the comedian on the receiving end of the attack will finally address the incident.
This Saturday, March 11, is the National Hip Hop Museum of DC’s Grand Induction Ceremony, where they will honor CL Smooth, Special Ed, and Dres of Black Sheep.
When Rihanna, the Barbadian-megastar and successful cosmetics and lingerie executive, took the Super Bowl LVII stage a week ago, approximately 100 million television viewers witnessed the wealthiest halftime performer in the history of the annual event.
This past week NAACP, the largest and most distinguished civil rights organization in the nation, and BET, one of the largest providers of entertainment programming for Black audiences came together for a higher purpose to pay tribute to Black excellence in music, television, film, and sports. The week was filled with honor, progression, and peace through a variety of events counting panels, receptions, and a fashion show, leading up to the official 54th NAACP Image Awards.
A large crowd of youth and young adults and adults, attended to view some world-class cinema from the African diaspora, February 9-20, 2023, at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw XD, with the ArtFest, a showcase of African art and crafts from around the world, on display, on both floors of the adjacent Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
The slap heard around the world happened at the 2022 Academy Awards and saw Will Smith receive a 10-year ban the award show.
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After gaining global acclaim for playing Dorothy in The Wiz, which set the Broadway stage on fire, and producing some of the most memorable tunes in music, Stephanie Mills inexplicably remains under the radar, especially for someone with one of the best voices in history.
Bringing the ‘90s back is hard work. So hard this new House Party reboot only gets half the job done. But when it’s on, it’s on.
(Los Angeles, CA) – Volunteers for the 31st Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), are sought for February 2023. The festival is returning with in-person films and events from February 9-20, 2023, in Los Angeles at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills and XD Theatre and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
On Tuesday night’s Golden Globes awards broadcast, host Jerrod Carmichael took a comedic shot at antisemitic rapper Ye.
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The final day of 2022 presented festive partygoers the opportunity to bring in the new year with one of the most iconic hip-hop musical groups of all time, The Roots. Playing two shows on December 31st, 2022 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, California, The Roots gave the audiences the ultimate display of showmanship, musicianship and energy on the eve of the new year.
Trendsetting hip hop star and the only female member of the mega group Three 6 Mafia has reportedly died at the age of 43.
“I’m ready to go through everybody that’s in my way,” said Davis.
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Josette Simon talks about being in being in the Britbox hit Crossfire
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This past week at Academy LA, Billboard celebrated the unveiling of the highly anticipated 2022 Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop Power Players list. This list was created to honor executives across the genres, spotlighting their influence and their strides toward an equitable music industry.
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther:…
Black Panther Stars on Losing Chadwick Boseman and T’Challa for Wakanda Forever
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As family, friends, and fans, continue to mourn the death of Migos member Takeoff, the demand for hip-hop to take a stand against gun violence has grown.
The continued spate of violence against Hip Hop artists has claimed its latest victim and one of the genre’s biggest names.
Hip Hop star and business mogul Jay-Z signed a deal in 2019 with the NFL that gave him authority to determine the wildly popular Super Bowl halftime show.
