entertainment

Black American Music Association (BAM) Founders Michael Mauldin and Demmette Guidry Named Among Billboard’s 2020 R&B/Hip-Hop Powers Players

November 19, 2020

Every year the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list highlights the year’s most influential music executives and leaders in the industry. ... read more »

Producer/Director Winter Dunn – Making Her Way In Hollywood

November 12, 2020

The Dunn Way and Ready to Shadow a Hollywood Director ... read more »

‘The Witches’ Transplanted to the American South, A Perfect New Version of Roald Dahl’s Witch Tale

November 5, 2020

Directed by Robert Zemeckis with a screenplay by Zemeckis and Kenya Barris. ... read more »

Free Screening & Panel of Atlanta Black Tech Mecca Film Continues to Spotlight Excellence of Emerging Filmmakers in 2020 BHERC TV Virtual Film Festival

November 5, 2020

One of the best short film festivals featuring emerging and veteran filmmakers continues through November 29, 2020. ... read more »

The 15th Annual Taste of Soul Reveals Virtual Concert and Community Food Distribution

October 15, 2020

Despite COVID-19 Taste of Soul is still delivering food and music to the community. ... read more »

KEEP AN EYE ON ACTOR AARON COBHAM — OVIEDO — in Starz’s “THE SPANISH PRINCESS”

October 1, 2020

Aaron Cobham who is knocking it out of the park in the Starz series ... read more »

Bakewell Media Announces Taste of Soul Goes Virtual: On Line and On Time

September 24, 2020

Participants can access the Taste of Soul event live at www.lasentinel.net and on our Instagram @tasteofsoulla and Facebook.com/tasteofsoulla accounts. ... read more »

Motion Picture Academy Unveils Diversity Rules for Best-Picture Contenders

September 10, 2020

Academy officials billed the new eligibility requirement as a move to ensure ``equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.'' ... read more »

BHERC Announces The 26th Annual African American Film Marketplace And S. E. Manly Short Film Festival

September 3, 2020

This popular film festival will make its online streaming debut in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... read more »

Actor and Cultural Icon, Chadwick Boseman, Passes at 43

September 3, 2020

The talented and beloved actor leaves iconic movies and life for everyone to admire. ... read more »

2nd Annual ‘AAFCA TV Honors’ Highlights Frontline Heroes Risking Their Lives in the Battle Against COVID-19

August 25, 2020

This virtual celebration was made possible through the sponsorship of Morgan Stanley. The award categories included: TV Icon, Inclusion Award, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Drama, Best Comedy, Best TV Movie, Breakout Performers, Best YA, Best Animated, Best Documentary, and Best Short film. A range of front-line essential workers joined Celebrities like John Legend, Rashida Jones, and William Jackson Harper to hand out 11 awards and two honorary awards on Saturday. A portion of the proceeds from the event has gone to the National Association of Black Journalists’ COVID-19 Relief fund. ... read more »

Los Angeles Philharmonic Partners with KCET For New PBS Television Series “In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl”

August 20, 2020

Hosted by Gustavo Dudamel — running through September ... read more »

Actor Jaime Callica has a plan to retire his mother and live his life, to the fullest

August 13, 2020

Here is what businessman turned actor Jaime Callica had to share about the price of fame and his desire to retire his hard-working mother. ... read more »

AspireTV’s General Manager, Melissa M. Ingram goes one-on-one

July 30, 2020

“At Aspire we have these pillars which is a lens of how to look at content. I like to say that we look at how the Black audiences do these five things, eat, live, shop, dream, and play.” – Melissa M. Ingram ... read more »

Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney, Award-Winning Husband and Wife Children Authors, Believe a Vote Can Save Your Child’s Life