African American stars Halle Berry, Corbin Bleu, Penny Johnson Jerald, and more shine bright at a gala fundraiser for the Los Angeles County High School For The Arts held by the LACHSA Foundation. Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman and CEO Channing Dungey who is also the first Black studio head receives the Arts Advocate Award.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today that Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry will receive the sixth annual SeeHer Award at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards.
Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson, and Barry Jenkins were among numerous honorees tonight at the Critics Choice Association’s fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Barry Jenkins will be among numerous honorees tonight at the Critics Choice Association’s fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
The ESPNW: Women + Sports Summit featured several Black women who are breaking barriers in the sports and entertainment industry. Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry was the keynote speaker of the conference.
Anthony “AJ” Johnson — best known for his scene-stealing character, Ezal in the hit “Friday” comedy franchise—has passed away. He was 55 and the news of his passing was confirmed by his rep, LyNea Bell with the performer’s nephew telling TMZ (TMZ ) that his uncle was found unconscious in a Los Angeles store earlier in September. He was rushed to an emergency room where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death has not been disclosed at press time.
Natalie Desselle Reid at 53 years old passes away from colon cancer on December 7, her manager Delores Robinson announced the news Monday afternoon, It was a private battle she was facing with the support of her husband Leonard Reid and three children that she leaves memories of priceless family time with.
Though she directed “Bruised,” Berry and her film’s producers didn’t see her in the director’s chair.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) wrote a letter of commendation to Tyler Perry – the first African American to own a major movie studio – following the grand opening of the Tyler Perry Studios, which Congresswoman Waters attended in Atlanta. The 330-acre major motion picture studio is “one of the largest production facilities in the country” and includes “40 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 sound stages, 200 acres of greenspace, and a diverse backlot.” Her letter follows:
For movies opening May 17, 2019:
The facts don’t lie but it’s only been a recent shift that Hollywood brass has started to really listen. Insiders know the drill. Black has been on trend many times and then it fizzled out as if it never existed at all. Halle Berry spoke her truth; so to speak when former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth interviewed her about her Oscar win (2002 win for “Monster’s Ball”).
Oh! The love of mothers! Bless them! Good mothers don’t come prepackaged, highly educated and rich. One important factor is: these single mothers chose the road to childbirth rather than abortion. They laid aside fear and challenges of childrearing. Let’s applaud them, congratulate them and call them “Blessed!” Just think of great people who never made it through the birth channel. Millions did not. These did.
The 2019 Trumpet Awards kicked off Sunday Feb. 17 on Bounce TV. The show highlights the achievements of African Americans who are positively creating change in the world. Past honorees include Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Muhammad Ali and others. The 2019 Trumpet Awards is currently online on the streaming platform Brown Sugar. Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson and Grammy singer and songwriter Tank hosted this year’s show. Tank, who has an upcoming album, spoke to the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper about hosting the show and the creative process behind his project. LOS ANGELES SENTINEL (LS): Hosting the Trumpet Awards is a
Founder of Meek Ent. & PR has decided to host another live event bringing awareness to social causes. Meek Entertainment & PR is excited to bring you a community event which brings awareness to Menopause over a three day weekend on September 14-16, 2018, at the Inglewood “Willie Agee” Playhouse. The play “Men-O-Pause-Ages of the Colors of Love,” features 9 ladies on stage sharing their different experiences of Menopause and how it has affected their relationships with the Men in their life, their mental, physical and emotional health and their life overall.