AEG PRESENTS BRINGS THE LIT AF 2020 TOUR, HOSTED BY MARTIN LAWRENCE, TO 25+ US CITIES BEGINNING JANUARY 31ST RICKEY SMILEY, DERAY DAVIS, BRUCE BRUCE, MICHAEL BLACKSON, LIL DUVAL, HANNIBAL BURESS, LIL REL, ADELE GIVENS, EARTHQUAKE, JAY PHAROAH, B. SIMONE, DONNELL RAWLINGS AND TOMMY DAVIDSON JOIN FORCES ON THIS YEARS LINE-UP West Palm Beach,… Continue reading AEG Presents The LIT AF Tour Hosted by Martin Lawrence
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Global Mixed Gender Basketball League to Host Fusion vs. Vikings Game at Entertainment & Sports Arena, WASH., DC
Global Mixed Gender Basketball League will host their sixth game at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington DC between the Washington Fusion and Chicago Vikings on November 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM. GMGB is making history as the first professional co-ed league to play full court basketball. The celebrity-owned teams are comprised of former… Continue reading Global Mixed Gender Basketball League to Host Fusion vs. Vikings Game at Entertainment & Sports Arena, WASH., DC
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2nd Annual Dallas Salute Her Awards Presented by Toyota Dynamic Class of Honorees Friday, November 15
Women of Faith Who Are “Praying and Believing” Dominate the 2nd Annual Dallas Salute Her Awards Presented by Toyota Dynamic Class of Honorees Friday, November 15 at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TAAL) Five-Time Grammy Winning Gospel Artist Erica Campbell, the electrifying Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Vietnam Era Veteran Adrienne Evans-Quickley, American Airlines… Continue reading 2nd Annual Dallas Salute Her Awards Presented by Toyota Dynamic Class of Honorees Friday, November 15
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ESSENCE Festival to Remain in New Orleans for the Next 5 Years
ESSENCE Communications Inc., the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women, announced an extended five-year partnership agreement with the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana to host its signature ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ through 2024. A platform to advance global Black culture, economic ownership and inclusion, and community development, the… Continue reading ESSENCE Festival to Remain in New Orleans for the Next 5 Years
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National Geographic Taps Anthony Hemingway to Serve As Executive Producer for ‘GENIUS: ARETHA’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TAPS EMMY®-, GOLDEN GLOBE®- AND BAFTA TV AWARD-WINNING ANTHONY HEMINGWAY (“POWER,” “THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY”) TO SERVE AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND DIRECT PILOT EPISODE FOR GENIUS: ARETHA Anthony Hemingway ENSEMBLE CAST ALSO ANNOUNCED TO JOIN CYNTHIA ERIVO (“HARRIET,” “THE COLOR PURPLE”) … Continue reading National Geographic Taps Anthony Hemingway to Serve As Executive Producer for ‘GENIUS: ARETHA’
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The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Briahna Gatlin
Company: Swank Public Relations City: Chicago, IL Title: Principal Publicist/CEO Briahna Gatlin is an established media maven and entrepreneur on the cutting edge of the entertainment industry setting new trends and breaking new talent for over 15 years. She has a Bachelors’s Degree in Magazine Journalism with over 10 years of experience in writing for… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Briahna Gatlin
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Comedy Central Teams Up With All Things Comedy to Produce Patrice O’Neal Documentary
Comedy Central announced today a collaboration with All Things Comedy to produce a documentary about Patrice O’Neal. Set to begin filming this fall, the untitled documentary is a deep-dive portrait of O’Neal who passed away at 41 in 2011. The film, directed by Bonfiglio (Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh) will recount O’Neal’s life story and… Continue reading Comedy Central Teams Up With All Things Comedy to Produce Patrice O’Neal Documentary
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Michael Blackson and Vivica A. Fox to Host 2019 Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards
Organizers of the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards has announced the African king of comedy, Michael Blackson and Hollywood actress, Vivica A. Fox as hosts of its third edition. The event which is tagged Re-telling The African Story, will hold on November 3, 2019 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California to showcase the best… Continue reading Michael Blackson and Vivica A. Fox to Host 2019 Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards
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Shonda Rhimes Partners With iHeartMedia
Shondaland, founded by award-winning television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes, is taking storytelling to audio by partnering with iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, to launch Shondaland Audio. The agreement includes a full slate of iHeartRadio Original Podcasts set to release over the next three years as part of the iHeartPodcast Network. Rhimes… Continue reading Shonda Rhimes Partners With iHeartMedia
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Apollo Theater Presents an Advanced Screening of Clemency featuring Alfre Woodard
The Apollo Theater announced today details outlining a partnership with the Harlem-based non-profit ImageNation Cinema Foundation to present ImageNation’s Cocktails & Cinema, a quarterly social event which will feature screenings of films and media that showcase the global Black experience. The Theater proudly launches its new series with an advance screening of the film Clemency… Continue reading Apollo Theater Presents an Advanced Screening of Clemency featuring Alfre Woodard
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Wanda Sykes to Host 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards
EMMY® Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Wanda Sykes will host the 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African-American achievements and contributions. For the first time in its history, the Bounce Trumpet Awards will be held in Hollywood, taking place at the Dolby Theatre. It will tape Dec. 4, 2019 and will world premiere nationwide on Bounce on Sun. Feb. 23 at 9:00… Continue reading Wanda Sykes to Host 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards
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SiriusXM and Pandora to Launch Inaugural ‘Sway Fest 2019’ on October 18
SiriusXM and Pandora to Launch Inaugural ‘Sway Fest 2019’ on October 18 Live broadcast event curated and hosted by Sway Calloway of SiriusXM’s Shade 45 Block party to be held on the streets outside of Pandora’s Oakland headquarters with community participants and special guests to be announced Four-hour special will broadcast live… Continue reading SiriusXM and Pandora to Launch Inaugural ‘Sway Fest 2019’ on October 18
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50 Cent to Launch Docuseries Chronicling Celebrity Legal Woes
A new show is in development by 50 Cent‘s G-Unit Film & Television Inc.. Its aim is to analyze the legal events surrounding celebrities like Tekashi 6ix9ine, Snoop Dog, producer, Scott Storch, Rafer Alston (former NBA point guard), as well as Fitty himself. The scripted docuseries titled, A Moment In Time, will feature two stories… Continue reading 50 Cent to Launch Docuseries Chronicling Celebrity Legal Woes
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John Legend to Headline at Taste of sbe Miami
sbe, the leading international hospitality group that develops, manages and operates award-winning global hospitality brands, announces Taste of sbe Miami. The star-studded culinary celebration will bring together award winning chefs at sbe’s Delano South Beach, the iconic Art Deco property. The third Taste of sbe Miami 2019 is set to take place on Friday, November… Continue reading John Legend to Headline at Taste of sbe Miami
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Aretha Franklin to be Played by Cynthia Erivo
Meet one of Hollywood’s freshest faces if you haven’t already: Cynthia Erivo. Her recent role as Hariett Tubman is surpassed by her upcoming role playing Aretha Franklin. The Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-Winning Erivo will portray Grammy Award holding/musical icon, Aretha Franklin, in the next installment of the Emmy-Winning anthology series, GENIUS: ARETHA. The new season… Continue reading Aretha Franklin to be Played by Cynthia Erivo
