Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe cover ESSENCE [PHOTOS]
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The stars of "Hidden Figures," Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe look absolutely "out of this world" for the upc...
BOUNCE TV acquires ‘The Trumpet Awards’ & airs on Jan. 29 at 9 p.m.
Posted by | Ray Cornelius
CONGRATS to Bounce TV and "The Trumpet Awards." The Atlanta based-network has acquired all assets of the prestigious award show in...
BET/Centric presents ‘Queen Boss’ hosted by Tracey Edmonds
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TV personality and media mogul Tracey Edmonds is teaming up with BET/Centric for its first business competition-reality series, "Qu...
WATCH Sneak Peek of ’24 Legacy’ starring Corey Hawkins (VIDEO)
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Check out a new promotional trailer featuring "Straight Outta Compton" star Corey Hawkins as Eric Carter in Fox's "24 Legacy." As p...
Viola Davis to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame #YAY
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Congrats to superstar actress Viola Davis! She will receive the 2,597th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month in the cat...
Issa Rae, Donald Glover and others talk creativity with ‘THR’ (VIDEO)
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"Insecure" actress Issa Rae and "Atlanta" actor Donald Glover sit down with "Hamilton" star Lin-Manuel Miranda and "La La Land" wri...
WATCH FLOTUS talk to Oprah Winfrey about ‘Hope’ in Tonight’s TV Special (VIDEO)
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Here's a clip from tonight's Oprah Winfrey Special featuring First Lady Michelle Obama. The show is titled, "First Lady Michelle ...
Usher, Future, Tyrese Gibson, Young Jeezy and more attend Mayor’s Masked Ball [PHOTOS]
Written by | Ray Cornelius
Usher, Tyrese Gibson, Future and Young Jeezy were just a few of the A-List celebrities who came out for Saturday night's UNCF May...
‘UPFRONT’ talks to MAJOR., AAFCA’s Gil Robertson & stars from ‘Hidden Figures’ (AUDIO)
Written by | Ray Cornelius
Just in case you missed it, here is link to this morning's edition of "UPFRONT." This week's show featured NAACP Image Award nomi...
Beyoncé up for 7 NAACP Image Awards + Full List of Nominees
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Beyoncé has done it again! The Grammy winning music icon has earned seven nominations for the 2017 NAACP Image Awards. The histoic ...
Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, John Legend & Solange to play ESSENCE FEST
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The BOSS is coming to the BAYOU!
ESSENCE has announced today that legendary music and film icon Diana Ross is coming to the 2017 ES...
Taraji P. Henson & Keegan-Michael Key to star in One Hour Episode of ‘The Simpsons’
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Cookie is coming to "Springfield!"
"Empire" actress Taraji P. Henson is guest starring on the first ever one-hour episode of "The Si...
WATCH Rosario Dawson in romantic thriller ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ (VIDEO)
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Check out Warner Bros. Pictures new dramatic thriller "Unforgettable" starring Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawnson. This is the fi...
“You have to be proven…” says Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali to GQ
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Critics' Choice Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Mahershala Ali is looking rather dapper for GQ Magazine. The 42-year-old act...