BET has scheduled a half-hour special Shoot First: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin hosted by Emmett Miller, which will break down key elements of the case through...
Yvette Marie Stevens, better known as Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi Khan (acquiring that name when she joined the Black Panther Party), was born on this da...
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The life of Wu-Tang Clan member, Ol’ Dirty Bastard (born Russell Jones) will be played out in a biopic starring Michael K. Williams. ...
The autopsy report of singing-sensation Whitney Houston revealed that the singer died from drowning in a hotel bathtub and that traces of marijuana, Xanax, Bena...
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Stephanie Dorthea Mills was born in Brooklyn, New York on this day in 1957. Mills is an American R&B, gospel and soul singer, an...
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On February 26, Trayvon Martin was watching the NBA All-Star game at his father’s house in a gated-community of Sanford, FL when he w...
2012 seems to be shaping up very nicely for singer-songwriter Kenny Lattimore.
The “For You” singer announced this week that he is launching a new record lab...
Grammy-winning vocalist and American Idol alum, Fantasia has been busy these days with the birth of her new baby boy. But not too busy to do what she does best…...
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TVOne has done it again! The network confirmed earlier this week the newest addition to its stellar music programming…The Ladies o...
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In her first regular gig on television, Meagan Good has been cast as the lead in the new NBC drama, Notorious!
According to Deadline, ...
Earlier this month, raycornelius.com wrote about a new project from BET and husband-and-wife duo Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil entitled Single Black Female. ...
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More installments are on the horizon for R. Kelly's video drama series Trapped in the Closet!
The first twelve installments of Tra...
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Today Jada Pinkett Smith released a new video for her ballad 'BURN', the video features herself and her band Wicked Wisdom.
The...
First Lady, Michelle Obama received a standing ovation as she made her way to the Letterman sofa for her first guest appearance on his show this past Monday nig...
Ray Cornelius is an entertainment news blogger and media personality. He is also the host of Jazz 91.9 WCLK's arts and entertainment show "UPFRONT." He lives in Atlanta.
