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LOS ANGELES — Famed director of Star Wars George Lucas has announced he will be producing a movie on the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen are the African American flying brigade that fought in World War II. After delays, the movie called “Red Tails,” has finally been given a release date of January 2012 and […]
Rumor has it that BET has cancelled The Mo’nique Show. We’re not sure what to make of this one as the show wasn’t cancelled due to it’s low ratings, it is one of the highest rated shows on BET. The cancellation reportedly stems from personality disputes between Mo’Nique and BET execs. No word yet from […]
Michael Vick got caught on both sides of the fence. He recently signed a five-year endorsement deal with Fuse Science Inc. to promote its new line of sports nutrition products. But when another company announced a similar contract with the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Fuse terminated Vick. MusclePharm Corp. also signed a deal with him for […]
Last week the U.S. Postal Service previewed a 2012 Black Heritage stamp honoring pioneering publisher John H. Johnson. Johnson was the trailblazing publisher of Ebony, Jet and other magazines as well as an entrepreneur. In 1982, he became the first black person to appear on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the 400 wealthiest people in […]
An interview by RollingOut.com profiles the Emmy Award-winning journalist Mara Schiavocampo. The young, African-American female has become a pioneer in the field of digital reporting. Check out a quick excerpt below: When did you decide that you were going to be a journalist? When I was little, I always loved to write. In high school, […]
Filmmaker and megachurch founder Bishop T.D. Jakes is in New Orleans, and he’s brought actors Blair Underwood, Pam Grier, Shanon Leal and Nicole Beharie with him. Eric Benet Is A Single Dad To Daughter Who Sees Angels In “Trinity Goodheart” [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] They’re all part of the cast of Jakes’ indie drama “On the Seventh […]
Early Saturday morning the legendary boxing promoter and Philadelphian Ronald “Butch” Lewis died. Reports say Lewis was struck by a massive heart attack. He was 65. Lewis grew up being fascinated by boxing. Eventually, Lewis became close friends with Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Lewis made history in 1988 when he negotiated one of the […]
Eric Benet is starring in Trinity Goodheart, the story of a single father who’s daughter sees angels. Elev8.com has your exclusive first look at this heartwarming film. Click Here for the Trailer: http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:610,height:343,p:”9232″,s:1422122,tbid:”225″}); What happens when a 12-year-old girl goes against her father’s wishes and risks everything to find the mother she’s never known […]
With the death of British soul singer Amy Winehouse shocking the music world today, we have decided to take a look at singers and musicians who had their lives cut short — most specifically, at the age of 27. Here is the list: 1. Kurt Cobain The rock star from Seattle who captured the hearts […]
CeCe’s Weekend Rewind! Twin sisters, Tia and Tamera Mowry, are debuting their new reality show, “Tia and Tamera,” on the Style Network August 8th! I can’t believe how big the girls have gotten. They are both married now and starting their own little families. They have come a long way since their first TV series […]
CeCe’s Weekend Rewind! Tyler Perry just finished filming his new movie “Good Deeds.” The movie, starring Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, Brian White, Phylicia Rashad, Beverly Johnson and Eddie Cibrian, opens in theatres February 24th. In other Tyler Perry news, his latest Madea project, A Madea Christmas, will be out on DVD just in time for […]
We all know how celebs love their summer vacation from the royals to the wannabe’s. While the world followed Harry and Kate on their recent US coastal vacation this summer, our very own Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, a/k/a The Duchess of Detroit, is now taking over the east coast: New York City and the […]