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By Okla Jones ·Updated February 22, 2023
Today, Netflix announced Grammy-nominated, Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique is back with a new stand-up special titled My Name is Mo’Nique, which will hit the digital streaming platform in April.
This highly anticipated special was filmed last October at Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta. “My sweet babies thanks to everyone that came out
Essence Magazine:
By Rivea Ruff ·Updated February 22, 2023
The NAACP Image Awards will return to in-person programming this year, promising a star-studded night featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment, from Issa Rae to Jonathan Majors and host Queen Latifah.
However, as NAACP leadership reveals, this year marks significant milestones in the organization’s involvement and recent expansion to include a breadth of creators of color across entertainment platforms.
“The goal of the
Essence Magazine:
By Okla Jones ·Updated February 22, 2023
The NAACP commenced night two of the 54th NAACP Image Awards yesterday; announcing the second round of winners in the non-televised award categories, which included outstanding literary, variety show, reality program, news information awards and more.
Last night’s winners included Jennifer Hudson for Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information, Tabitha Brown for Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Trevor Noah for Outstanding Variety
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By Okla Jones ·Updated February 21, 2023
On August 11, 1973, the 102-unit apartment complex at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the New York City borough of The Bronx became more than just a residential building. It became the birthplace of a new and exciting genre of music called hip-hop, and the start of a cultural revolution that continues to evolve, even 50 years after its inception.
When Cindy Campbell
Essence Magazine:
By Rivea Ruff ·Updated February 21, 2023
ESSENCE will once again honor Black women who are groundbreakers and pioneers in the film and television industry at our 16th annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon.
This year’s event will highlight the contributions and accomplishments of actresses Sheryl Lee Ralph, Danielle Deadwyler, and Dominique Thorne, Director Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Freeform and Onyx Collective President Tara Duncan.
“For more than a decade and
Essence Magazine:
By Okla Jones ·Updated February 21, 2023
Today, BET and NAACP announced that award-winning entertainer Queen Latifah will host the 54TH NAACP Image Awards on February 25.
“It’s an honor to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, especially in the year we are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop,” said Queen Latifiah in a press release. “This is a night to celebrate Black excellence and Black contribution to our industry
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By Avon Dorsey ·Updated February 20, 2023
For more than 15 years, singer and songwriter Priscilla Renea – best known as Muni Long – has written hit songs for artists, including this year’s Big Game Halftime performer Rihanna, as well as Ariana Grande, H.E.R., Mariah Carey and more. Throughout her career, she’s released several critically-acclaimed projects as a solo artist, but it’s her recent studio effort, Public Displays
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated February 17, 2023
The year 1998 has long been noted as a pivotal one in music history due to the release of Hip-Hop defining albums like DMX‘s It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, Lauryn Hill‘s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and Outkast‘s Aquemini. But when Beyoncé Knowles, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and LeToya Luckett hit the scene on February 17 as the now-iconic R&B
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Photo credit:Rich Polk and Michael Tran By Avon Dorsey ·Updated February 16, 2023
Fresh off the heels of the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony – the historic event where Beyoncé became the most awarded recipient in Grammy history – a group of pioneering women gathered together to examine the current state of Hip Hop music and discuss the importance of Black female empowerment.
The star-studded roster was formed by Heather