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Chris Brown and Usher are officially hitting the road together, setting the stage for one of the year’s biggest R&B tours. The co-headlining run, titled the R&B Tour (short for Raymond & Brown), was announced April 10 through a joint social media post, immediately sparking excitement across both artists’ fanbases.
The rollout came with
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Courtesy of American Black Film Festival By Okla Jones ·Updated April 9, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The American Black Film Festival is marking a major milestone this year, unveiling an exciting lineup for its 30th anniversary. Set to return to Miami Beach from May 27 through May 31, the festival is leaning into a “Homecoming” theme, bringing together projects from across the diaspora while continuing its focus
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By the time Zazie Beetz and Myha’la arrived in Austin for the world premiere of They Will Kill You, the energy around the film had reached a fever pitch. Kirill Sokolov’s latest project is a blood-soaked, fast-moving story set inside a luxury New York high-rise where something is clearly wrong.
The film centers on
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Photo Credit: Rick Kern By Okla Jones ·Updated April 9, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
By the time Zazie Beetz and Myha’la arrived in Austin for the world premiere of They Will Kill You, the energy around the film had reached a fever pitch. Kirill Sokolov’s latest project is a blood-soaked, fast-moving story set inside a luxury New York high-rise where something is clearly wrong.
The film centers on
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Photo Credit: Amanda Lencina By Okla Jones ·Updated April 8, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
In rooms where the clock is always working against the conversation, Not About Sports, her new podcast, gives her room to do what those formats often don’t allow. The idea had been sitting with her for years before she acted on it, something she kept returning to as her career progressed. “I was
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By Okla Jones ·Updated April 8, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
If there’s one thing that Skye P. Marshall knows how to do, it’s to make a moment count. Last year, when she stopped on the Golden Globes red carpet for a brief conversation, she made a choice to tell her story. She had planned to hold parts of it for a bigger stage, but the connection she felt
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Photo Credit: Kevin Kwan/Netflix By Okla Jones ·Updated April 7, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Today, Netflix released the official trailer and contestant lineup for Funny AF with Kevin Hart, a new stand-up comedy competition. The series brings together a group of rising comedians from across the country, all competing for a shot at becoming the next breakout name in comedy under LeClerc Andre – Queens, NYEva Evans
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‘Imperfect Women.’ Courtesy of AppleTV+ By Okla Jones ·Updated April 7, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Apple TV+’s Imperfect Women opens with an unfortunate premise—a group of close friends fractured by tragedy. The murder of Nancy, played by Kate Mara, sends shockwaves through a decades-long friendship, forcing the two women left behind to confront not only what happened, but who they have been to one another. Starring Kerry
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Angel Reese is on the move. The Chicago Sky have traded the two-time WNBA All-Star to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028, along with a 2028 second-round pick swap. The deal marks a significant shift for both franchises, with Atlanta adding one of the league’s most