Entertainment

By David Wright – This past Sunday, the 16th annual Jacksonville Beach jazz festival opened with musician and trumpeter Isaac Byrd. Isaac has produced three CD’s with his music group Beginnings and Meek by Isaac […]

A judge in Pennsylvania has denied a last-ditch effort by Bill Cosby’s lawyers to have criminal sexual assault charges dismissed. That means Cosby will face the charges in court. Cosby’s attorneys were back in court […]

From left: Whitney Houston toured so much that her passport had to have pages added to it; A pair of game-worn shoes that Michael Jordan presented to Whitney Houston; and leather jacket personalized with Whitney […]

Clockwise from top left: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. (Credit Photographs by Sara Krulwich/The New York Times) By Michael Paulson, nytimes.com “Hamilton,” an improbable hip-hop musical about America’s first […]

Kirk Franklins 20 Years in One Night Tour stop in Jacksonville was a musical odyssey of songs written and performed over the gospel artist 20 year career. Christian hip hop, contemporary gospel artist Kirk Franklin entered […]

Listed as one of the best rappers of 2000, Andre Lauren Benjamin, better known as Andre’ 3000 or Andre’ Three Stacks, is a father, songwriter, actor and even an entrepreneur. He started a clothing line […]

ACTOR MALACHI KIRBY stars as Kunta Kinte in the remake of the miniseries “Roots,” which will air Memorial Day on the History channel. Alex Haley When it debuted on ABC in 1977, Alex Haley’s “Roots” […]

Comedian Bruce Bruce held court at the Comedy Zone this past weekend churning out jokes and laughter to the sold out audience. The former BET Comic View host bought the house down with jokes about […]

On April 21, 2016 the world lost another cultural icon. Prince was an unparalleled musician and artist who blurred the lines of sound and identity in way that inspired many and will not be forgotten. […]

By Joan H. Allen Two Black productions, “Hamilton” with 16 nominations and “Shuffle Along” with 10 nominations, lead the pack for the prestigious Tony awards for 2016. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” has not only been the […]