Former NBA Champion Now Collegiate Golfer J.R. Smith Signs NIL deal With Apparel Company Lululemon NBA Champion and now collegiate golfer J. R. Smith has recently signed a NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal with an apparel company, Lululemon. According to ESPN, the ex-basketball player who is now enrolled as a golfer at North Carolina AT&T… Continue reading Former NBA Champion Now Collegiate Golfer J.R. Smith Signs NIL deal With Apparel Company Lululemon
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NeNe Leakes Files Lawsuit Alleging Executives on ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Tolerated Racist Comments and Behavior on Set
NeNe Leakes Files Lawsuit Alleging Executives on ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Tolerated Racist Comments and Behavior on Set An Atlanta Housewife is filing a lawsuit alleging executives allowed racial comments and innuendos that created a hostile work environment while filming the television series. According to Page Six, reality TV star, NeNe Leakes, who is no… Continue reading NeNe Leakes Files Lawsuit Alleging Executives on ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Tolerated Racist Comments and Behavior on Set
The ‘Origins of Hip Hop’ Explores the Stories of Hip Hop Luminaries
The ‘Origins of Hip Hop’ Explores the Stories of Hip Hop Luminaries A new docuseries exploring the “Origins of Hip Hop” will debut late next month on the A&E Network. Various Hip-Hop artists’ stories and where they came from will be explored in the new series, according to A&E Network. The documentary series Origins of Hip… Continue reading The ‘Origins of Hip Hop’ Explores the Stories of Hip Hop Luminaries
Snoop Dogg Plans Launch of a Death Row Records App As He Removes Catalog From Low-Paying Streaming Platforms
Snoop Dogg Plans Launch of a Death Row Records App As He Removes Catalog From Low-Paying Streaming Platforms Hip-Hop stalwart Snoop Dogg is ready to reclaim the rights for artists making more money for their art than traditional labels and now streaming services payout. The new owner of Death Row Records stated that he has… Continue reading Snoop Dogg Plans Launch of a Death Row Records App As He Removes Catalog From Low-Paying Streaming Platforms
Nia DaCosta On Board to Direct Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Adaptation of his Novel, ‘The Water Dancer’
Candyman director Nia DaCosta, who became the first Black female director to debut a weekend movie at the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office has been tapped for her next project. According to Deadline, DaCosta is being brought on board to direct an adaptation of the 2019 novel The Water Dancer. The work was… Continue reading Nia DaCosta On Board to Direct Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Adaptation of his Novel, ‘The Water Dancer’
The Saga Continues: Tasha K Purportedly Defies Court Order To Remove Defamatory Videos of Cardi B
The battle between blogger Tasha K and Hip-Hop artist Cardi B has taken another turn that may lead the two combatants back to court. Earlier this month, according to Billboard, a federal judge ordered YouTube personality Tasha K to remove 21 defamatory videos about Cardi B by the end of that week. She has also… Continue reading The Saga Continues: Tasha K Purportedly Defies Court Order To Remove Defamatory Videos of Cardi B
Reel Sisters Presents $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives
Reel Sisters Gives $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives from their Micro Budget Film Fellowship Each fellow will receive $5,000 to produce a project from script to screen! New York, NY- Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, the first Academy qualifying festival devoted to women filmmakers, recently announced their winners for… Continue reading Reel Sisters Presents $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives
ESPN Partners With Black Sports Business Symposium, Inaugural Event to Take Place in Atlanta
ESPN has recently announced a partnership that will create better opportunities for Black professionals in several creative areas of business. The sports network has become a founding partner and title sponsor for the newly created Black Sports Business Symposium. It was created to develop new and broader chances for more diverse professionals within the sports… Continue reading ESPN Partners With Black Sports Business Symposium, Inaugural Event to Take Place in Atlanta
DJ Kay Slay Loses Battle With COVID-19
The coronavirus has taken a well-respected and long-time member of the Hip-Hop community. New York City former graffiti artist, DJ, and recording artist DJ Kay Slay has been battling the dread coronavirus for four months and finally succumbed to it on Easter Sunday. According to the New York Post, the 55-year-old died after being inflicted… Continue reading DJ Kay Slay Loses Battle With COVID-19
‘P-Valley’ Season Two Premieres June 3 on STARZ
STARZ releases the new teaser trailer for season two of its critically acclaimed series “P-Valley,” a kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could located down deep in the Mississippi Delta, and the big characters who enter its doors. The hit drama from creator and executive producer Katori Hall, premieres Friday, June 3 at midnight on the STARZ… Continue reading ‘P-Valley’ Season Two Premieres June 3 on STARZ
Amanda Seales’ ‘Smart Funny & Black Radio’ Debuts April 18
SiriusXM and Laugh Out Loud announced today the launch of Amanda Seales‘ Smart Funny & Black Radio, a new morning show on Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Radio Channel 96. The weekly program will kick off on Monday, April 18, at 10:00 am ET. On her new SiriusXM show, Seales and co-hosts Taj Rani and… Continue reading Amanda Seales’ ‘Smart Funny & Black Radio’ Debuts April 18
Charlamagne Tha God Introduces New Graphic Fiction Projects
Multimedia mogul and best-selling author Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” Mckelvey, has announced the strategic expansion of his media empire with plans to develop new lines of graphic novels and comic books series. Charlamagne Tha God has tapped renowned creator and comic book professional Kevin Grevioux as writer for an original graphic novel project, Darkstorm, to… Continue reading Charlamagne Tha God Introduces New Graphic Fiction Projects
Gucci Mane and Alison Wonderland to Headline Milk + Cookies Atlanta
GUCCI MANE AND ALISON WONDERLAND TO HEADLINE MILK + COOKIES ATLANTA AT CENTENNIAL YARDS WERC CREW AND PERREO404 DJs ALSO SET TO HIT THE STAGE OVER 5,000 ATTENDEES ANTICIPATED TO ATTEND ATLANTA’S DESSERT-THEMED MUSIC FESTIVAL ATLANTA, GA – Milk + Cookies is thrilled to announce Atlanta-based rap artist and record executive Gucci… Continue reading Gucci Mane and Alison Wonderland to Headline Milk + Cookies Atlanta
Young M.A Launches Herstory In The Making NFT Capsule
Young M.A NFT Capsule announced Herstory in The Making NFT Capsule will Give Young M.A Fans a Chance to Own Unique Digital Collectibles and Unlock Exclusive Perks New York & London, April 13th 2022 –NYC-based entertainer, Young M.A, has teamed up with eco-friendly NFT platform Serenade to release an exclusive NFT capsule focused on milestones… Continue reading Young M.A Launches Herstory In The Making NFT Capsule
Disney+ Releases Trailer for ‘Sneakerella’ Premiering May 13
LACE UP AND DREAM BIG WITH THE NEW TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR THE DISNEY+ ORIGINAL MOVIE “SNEAKERELLA” New High-Energy, Music-Driven Film “Sneakerella” Premieres May 13, Exclusively on Disney+ Burbank, Calif. (April 8, 2022) – Disney+ has released a new trailer for the upcoming original movie “Sneakerella,” premiering May 13 on the streaming service. From the studio… Continue reading Disney+ Releases Trailer for ‘Sneakerella’ Premiering May 13