TV and Film Producer Louis Arriola Inks Netflix Deal For Romantic Drama “Boy Bye” Starring Wendy Raquel Robinson
— “Boy Bye” is a romantic drama that teaches every hopeless romantic that they can find true love starring Black
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Arts and Entertainment
Entertainment Industry Leaders Partner with MPAC to Cultivate Opportunities in Television in Houston
— MPAC welcomes representatives from WeTV, TVOne, Warner Bros. Worldwide Television, Will Packer Television, some of television’s most popular shows,
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Why Chance The Rapper Is Turning Down Million-Dollar Advances From Labels
The last year has been a great one for Chicago-born Chance The Rapper. The good times started with his feature
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LINCOLN THEATRE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS SERIES TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT “ALL THINGS LINCOLN” ON MARCH 22
The Lincoln Theatre’s Community Conversations is a free series designed to generate community discussion on a variety of interesting questions
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“ESSENCE BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD AWARDS & GALA” PRIMETIME SPECIAL TO AIR ON OWN SUNDAY, MARCH 5
Star-Studded 10TH Anniversary Event Celebrates Hollywood’s “Next Generation,” Janelle Monáe, Issa Rae, Aja Naomi King and Yara Shahidi Los Angeles –
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Michelle Obama is giving 20th Century Fox’s new film Hidden Figures two thumbs up.
As part of the “Hidden Figures in Space Exploration” summit, Thursday afternoon the movie’s director Ted Melfi, producer Mimi Valdes, and
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Black people: Embracing whiteness won’t save us.
So stop trying BY: JONATHAN P. HIGGINS ED.D. / The Root / December 18, 2016 Last week Lee Daniels went
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‘Birth of a Nation” Flops at the Box Office Opening Weekend
Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ opened in theaters this weekend and it was expected to bring in $10
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‘Luke Cage” Star Mike Colter Reacts to critics of his interracial marriage
By now I’m sure most of you have seen the new Netflix series, Luke Cage, starring Mike Colter. Instead of
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Jay-Z Says The War On Drugs Is An Epic Fail
Earlier this week, the #DrugPolicyAlliance teamed up with #JayZ and illustrator #MollyCrabapple to produce a short film that gives a quick,
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