The NAACP and BET Networks announced a broadcast partnership to air the 51st NAACP Image Awards. The telecast will take place from Pasadena, California and will air on BET Networks for the first time ever. The announcement was made today by NAACP National Board of Directors Chairman Leon W. Russell, NAACP President and CEO Derrick… Continue reading NAACP Partners With BET Networks to Broadcast the 51st NAACP Image Awards
Category: Entertainment
Blake Griffin Will Host Comedy Central’s ’31 Days of Holiday Survival’
Comedy Central today announced that Blake Griffin, professional basketball star and accomplished Roaster, will host “31 Days of Holiday Survival,” a month of programming dedicated to getting you through the holidays with your sanity intact. As host, Griffin will star in interstitial sketches complementing “31 Days” programming on Comedy Central, with additional content rolling out… Continue reading Blake Griffin Will Host Comedy Central’s ’31 Days of Holiday Survival’
UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present A HOUSE DIVIDED: Season 1
Urban Movie Channel (UMC) and RLJ Entertainment will release Season 1 of the UMC Original Series A HOUSE DIVIDED on DVD and on Digital on December 3, 2019. The 6-episode first season of the popular family drama/thriller, starring Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (The Jacksons: An American Dream), Demetria McKinney (“House of Payne,” “Saints & Sinners”), Paula… Continue reading UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present A HOUSE DIVIDED: Season 1
Oprah Winfrey And WW Announce All-Star Lineup To Join Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour
Additional Details Revealed For Full Day Wellness Event Nationwide Arena Tour Kicks Off January 4, 2020 in Ft. Lauderdale Tickets On Sale Now at Ticketmaster.com Today global media leader Oprah Winfrey revealed details of her upcoming tour with WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined), including special guests for all nine arena shows. Oprah will sit down for… Continue reading Oprah Winfrey And WW Announce All-Star Lineup To Join Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour
Bounce Announces Two Original Holiday Movies
Bounce, the nation’s fastest-growing television network designed for African American audiences, is getting into the Holiday spirit this season by producing and premiering two original movies: Every Day But Christmas, debuting Sunday, December 1 at 9:00 p.m. EST, and Greyson Family Christmas airing Sunday, December 8 at 9:00 p.m. EST. In Every Day But Christmas,… Continue reading Bounce Announces Two Original Holiday Movies
AEG Presents The LIT AF Tour Hosted by Martin Lawrence
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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