Tanisha LaVerne Grant a graduate of the nation's oldest HBCU Cheyney University of Pennslvania located in a suburb right outside of Philadelphia, will return to Philadelphia to cover the DNC July 25th-28th. Tanisha is a freelance multi media correspo ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 12:40AM
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Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe who stars in the new $200 million dollar blockbuster film "Independence Day: Resurgence" as "Agent Travis Matthews" chats with media correspondent and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant about Hollywo ...
Posted Saturday, June 25th 2016 at 4:00AM
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SILVER SPRING, MD. – JUNE 15, 2016 – TV One President Brad Siegel formally announced today Tosha Whitten-Griggs as the network’s SVP, Public Relations. Whitten-Griggs joined earlier this year and oversees the full scope of TV One’s communications and ...
Posted Wednesday, June 15th 2016 at 1:13PM
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Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story will premiere on Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. ET (encore presentation at 9 p.m. ET). Starring Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq, Survivor's Remorse) in the title role and featuring a special cameo appearance from ...
Posted Thursday, June 9th 2016 at 4:24AM
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Kathleen N. Cleaver former Black Panther leader was among a host of luminaries honored at the 10th Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Auction and Gala in New York City. The Gordon Parks Foundation honors individuals who have contributed their lives to th ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2016 at 12:54AM
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The Paley Center for Media Brought Together Countless Luminaries in New York to Celebrate Hispanic Achievements in Television
The Paley Center Celebration Continues this Fall with the Hollywood Tribute to Hispanic Achievements in Television
Pal ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2016 at 8:10PM
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Television Content Creators Oppose Proposed FCC Changes
WASHINGTON, DC – When Napster was at the height of its era, it helped approximately 80 million registered users swap MP3 files and illegally download music for free. The service had ...
Posted Tuesday, May 17th 2016 at 1:55PM
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Television Content Creators Oppose Proposed FCC Changes
WASHINGTON, DC – When Napster was at the height of its era, it helped approximately 80 million registered users swap MP3 files and illegally download music for free. The service had a cr ...
Posted Tuesday, May 17th 2016 at 1:28PM
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CYNTHIA ERIVO is an absolute powerhouse in her role as "Celie" in "THE COLOR PURPLE" so it comes as no surprise to those of us who were fortunate enough to see her super spellbinding performance that she receive a Tony nomination for "Best Performa ...
Posted Thursday, May 5th 2016 at 12:49AM
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OPRAH WINFREY TO STAR IN HBO FILMS’
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Directed By George C. Wolfe From His Screenplay;
Based On “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks,” By Rebecca Skloot;
Executive Produced By Oprah Winfrey, Alan ...
Posted Monday, May 2nd 2016 at 4:45PM
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Oprah Winfrey is unstoppable. The media mogul is now bringing a new television series to her OWN network called "GREENLEAF" a drama that will focus on the lives of an affluent African American family and their mega church. The series which premiered ...
Posted Sunday, May 1st 2016 at 7:58PM
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Actress Jurnee Smollett Bell is a born master of her craft. With her "been here before" spirit it was easy for a casting director to drop her on a plantation in 1867 where she gets to inhabit "Rosalee" the beautiful house sservant who has the heart ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2016 at 1:26AM
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Without uttering a sound or saying a word the audience is already mesmerized by the life force we know as Forest Whitaker when he takes the stage as "Erie Smith". It's a bitter cold New York winter night in February's "black history month" when the a ...
Posted Thursday, March 3rd 2016 at 8:07AM
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African-American, Muslim teenagers NAZ & MAALIK are best friends, classmates, and lovers. As the two closeted teens go about their regular daily routine on a Friday afternoon in Brooklyn - from visiting their local Mosque to selling lotto tickets o ...
Posted Monday, January 25th 2016 at 1:24AM
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KEANU
In theaters on April 29 (New Line Cinema)
Director: Peter Atencio
Writers: Jordan Peele & Alex Ruben
Producers: Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Joel Zadak
Executive Producer: Ben Ormand
Cast ...
Posted Monday, January 25th 2016 at 12:48AM
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112 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2015 OSCAR RACE
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 112 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nom ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2015 at 3:22AM
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ACTRESS, SINGER AND AUTHOR DIAHANN CARROLL TO RECEIVE “HOLLYWOOD LEGACY AWARD” AT THE 2016 ABFF HONORS
Annual Awards Gala to Salute Excellence in Motion Pictures and Television
Sunday, February 21, in Los Angeles
Continuing its tradition of ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2015 at 2:46AM
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TELEVISION AND FILM PRODUCER WILL PACKER TO RECEIVE “DISTINGUISHED ABFF ALUMNI AWARD” AT THE 2016 ABFF HONORS!
Annual Awards Gala to Salute Excellence in Motion Pictures and Television
Sunday, February 21, in Los Angeles
The American Bla ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2015 at 1:59AM
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Hannibal Buress is LOL hilarious in the new comedy "DADDY'S HOME" which stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg! The film which opens Christmas day gives audiences the opportunity to see Buress in his first major motion picture as "Griff" a handyman who ...
Posted Thursday, December 24th 2015 at 8:20AM
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The United Nations took a page out of Hollywood during the 70th Anniversary of the U.N General Assembly. Dignitaries, Socialites, and Cultural figures like philanthropist Sharon Bronfman, Producer and Curator Candice Fortin, Film Director Richard C ...
Posted Wednesday, September 30th 2015 at 3:25AM
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