Entertainment

By Stacy Brown | Russell Simmons is accusing HBO and its partners of ignoring civil rights leaders, burying evidence, and turning his name into a global spectacle, and he’s putting it before a Manhattan court. […]

The 2026 Jacksonville Jazz Festival will return to Downtown Jacksonville over Memorial Day weekend, May 21- 24, this year. With an impressive lineup of award-winning performers, the festival will bring music lovers from across the […]

Director Ryan Coogler (L) and actor Michael B. Jordan took home Oscars Sunday night for their film, Sinners. (Image via Wikimedia commons.) by N.C. Green When Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler each walked onto the Oscars stage Sunday […]

By Lynn Jones – The feature film Polar, written and directed by Angel Terron, premiered March 12 at the historic Ritz Theatre and Museum, drawing filmmakers, cast, and community members for an evening centered on […]

by Tannnista Sinha (Houston Defender) Before we ever paid a bill or worked a full week, movies had already shown us what adulthood was supposed to look like…stylish apartments and exciting careers with minor inconveniences […]

By Elle Michelle – There is a particular kind of magic that happens when a voice carries more than melody. When it carries memory. When it carries lineage. Rainere Martin the internationally celebrated Donna Summer […]

Through events like this, UNCF is changing the HBCU narrative across the nation by helping underrepresented students to get to and through college —UNCF will host its 5th annual Mayor’s Masked Ball benefiting Edward Waters University […]

by Andrewa Bossi | Essence Gayle King is officially staying at CBS and fresh off renewing her contract, cementing her spot. Rumors have swirled for months that King may be leaving CBS as the media giant undergoes an overhaul under its new owners […]

Fans across the country are flocking to see R&B icons New Edition, Boyz II Men, and Toni Braxton, but Florida audiences have been largely left out of the loop, prompting frustration among music lovers and […]

For 54 years, The Price Is Right has permeated the airwaves with its iconic game show antics. Premiering on September 4, 1972, legendary media personality Bob Barker hosted the show for 35 years, guiding contestants through bidding […]