Entertainment

By Malaika Jabali, essence.com What’s the French word for “Columbusing?” The late Canadian poet Pierre DesRuisseaux — who once held the post as Canada’s Poet Laureate — was caught plagiarizing the work of a handful […]

Lena Waithe and Donald Glover By Elahe Izadi, washingtonpost.com While the movie industry has come under increasing pressure over lack of diversity and questions around representation, television has provided a somewhat more diverse landscape for […]

By Christina Palladino, fox32chicago.com The Super Bowl is only a few months away and the halftime performer has still not been announced. Around this time last year, Lady Gaga announced she would perform in the […]

By Kam Williams | The Skanner News. In the spring of 1980, Colin Warner (Lakeith Stanfield) was wrongfully accused of murder on the streets of Brooklyn by a 15 year-old juvenile delinquent (Skylan Brooks) who […]

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson According to Entertainment Tonight, Texas native Jamie Foxx announced on Instagram that there will be a telethon on Sept. 12 to raise money for those in need from the devastation of […]

By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributor) During a star-studded showcase of social activism, creativity and courage, BET celebrated the achievements of Black women and girls at the “Black Girls Rock! 2017” awards show. Taraji P. […]

Written By Adrian Moore, GlobalGrind Staff Jay-Z‘s “4:44″ album is arguably his most personal project to date. Along with music, Hov has released music videos, short documentaries called “footnotes,” as well as a detailed interview on Rap Radar’s podcast. […]

S By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Bill Cosby has hired former Michael Jackson attorney Tom Mesereau to lead his defense team going into the November retrial of the comedian’s sexual assault case. Mesereau, […]

By pantone.com The Prince Estate, alongside Pantone Color Institute™, the global color authority, announced today the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor international icon, Prince. The (naturally) purple hue, represented by […]

By David Hinckley, nydailynews.com Showtime’s new Whitney Houston documentary is not always fun to watch — and that’s coming from its executive producer. “An accurate portrayal of her life,” says Vinnie Malhotra, “is unfortunately a […]