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Singer Teena Marie dead at 54
Teena Marie, a celebrated R&B singer-songwriter, was found dead Sunday at her California home, her manager said.
Born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, California,...
‘Avatar’ most pirated film of 2010
Sci-fi epic Avatar was the most pirated film of 2010, according to data released by a file-sharing blog.
James Cameron's blockbuster was downloaded 16.6m times...
Producer sues Jennifer Lopez for $10 million
A Mexican soap opera actress who is producing a movie on Jennifer Lopez's early life has sued the singer, claiming she has tried to...
Will Smith develops China-based crime drama
American actor Will Smith is headed back to China but this time for a crime drama he's developing for Fox. Smith's Overbrook Entertainment has...
Broadway ‘Spider-Man’ claims fourth injury
Yet another performer has been injured on the set of the trouble-plagued Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Monday's night performance was stopped short...
Sofia Coppola discusses new film, ‘Somewhere’
To hear Sofia Coppola explain it, the genesis for her drama "Somewhere" — an episodic tone poem about celebrity and fatherhood in modern Hollywood...
Google TV delayed over poor previews
Google TV has just enacted its first programming cancellation.
The Consumer Electronics Show next month in Las Vegas was meant to be the great coming-out...
‘Iron Man’ franchise loses director
The Golden Globe Awards are so yesterday. The big news is that Jon Favreau is not going to direct Iron Man 3 for Marvel...
Tiger Woods pays pornstar to keep quiet over sex tapes
The porn star, selling a purported sex tape of herself with Tiger Woods, has claimed that the golfer paid her off to not release...
Wesley Snipes goes to prison
Actor Wesley Snipes heads to a Pennsylvania prison Thursday to begin a three-year sentence for failing to file tax returns.
The 48-year-old actor has until...
Aretha Franklin, Queen of soul, battles with cancer
Aretha Franklin, music's Queen of Soul, is battling cancer, several news sources confirmed Wednesday.
The National Enquirer reported Wednesday that Franklin was diagnosed recently with...
‘Matrix’ directors plan urban Robin Hood opus
Andy and Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski are returning to the Warner Bros. fold with Hood, a modern, urban take on the Robin Hood myth....
Kele Okereke — The Beauty of the Writing, the Strength of the Performance
British rock singer Kele Okereke, on hiatus from the alternative rock band Bloc Party, hit the road for his first Solo European tour. After...
Aloe Blacc, a soul-music treasure
In the wake of his hit song “I Need a Dollar”—a track made newly famous by this year’s HBO comedy-drama series How to Make...
When Alicia Keys morphs into a “Chameleon”
African American singer-songwriter, actress, Alicia Keys, who gave birth to her first son, Egypt, last month, posed for the November 2010 edition of Vogue...
African-Americans top forbes’ most powerful
The 2010 Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful celebrities gives pride of place to diversity. Of the top five celebrities on the...
Johnson Products Announces Winners of The Great Model Search®
Johnson Products Company (JPC), one of the nation's most trusted names in African American hair care, culminated two days of Hollywood-style events with the...
ESSENCE Kicks Off Its Summer Fiction Series With an Exclusive Preview of Terry McMillan’s ‘Waiting To Exhale’ Sequel
ESSENCE kicks off its Summer Fiction Series with an unprecedented exclusive. Nationally acclaimed author Terry McMillan will feature a four-part preview to Getting To...
CoverGirl Spokesperson Queen Latifah Attends White House Correspondents Association Dinner as a Guest of ESSENCE Magazine and CoverGirl Queen
CoverGirl spokesperson Queen Latifah was the esteemed guest of ESSENCE magazine for the White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington, D.C. this weekend, courtesy...
FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment Select ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ by Shakira Featuring Freshlyground as FIFA World Cup 2010(TM) Official Song
FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment today announced that Waka Waka (This Time For Africa), written and co-produced by global superstar Shakira, has been chosen...
HBO Takes Top Honors at 2010 NAMIC Vision Awards Honoring Achievements in Television Programming Diversity
NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) has announced the winners of the 16th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards. Awards were presented on Thursday,...
Signiant and LaserNet Power the News for e.tv
Signiant®, Inc., the pioneering software developer of content supply chain management solutions, announced today that LaserNet, a leading South African provider of multimedia services,...
Zimbabwe: Oscar winning Prudence Mabhena’s runaway parents reappear
A Zimbabwe man who fathered but abandoned a Oscar Award winning disabled woman for a decade is now begging for forgiveness.
Mkhokheli Mabhena, on...
Harking back to the ghosts of District Six
On the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela Stefan Simanowitz reports on the opening of a new theatre rising from the ashes...
Shakespeare goes black!
The African-American Shakespeare Company (AASC) operates on a simple premise with a big goal: bring classic works of theater to diverse audiences by folding...
Lady Gaga Glams Up Grammys; Beyonce, Taylor Swift Sweep Awards
She may not have beat Beyonce or Taylor Swift in terms of trophies, but with her irreverent fashion and fearless performance Lady Gaga dominated...
Movies: The Male Domination or The Time Traveler’s Wife?
What film are you planning on seeing this weekend? You may be thinking of seeing either The Male Domination or The Time Traveler’s Wife.
Using...
The Oprah Winfrey Show: An uncertain future?
Oprah fans are concerned over the future of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The show, which is expected to reach its epilogue in 2011 under...
WiMax: Revolutionizing mobile phones and internet access in Africa
“Africa Com”, the largest communications event in Africa, was held this November in Cape Town. Among the many conferences and technical demonstrations, one in...
Beyonce, Maxwell and Keri Hilson Lead the Nominations for the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS SHOW
Hosted by Academy Award-nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the CENTRIC Special Will Also Feature Performances by Toni Braxton, Erykah Badu, Trey...