Lady Gaga will perform Super Bowl halftime show

Posted by - September 30, 2016

It’s official: Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL and Pepsi announced Thursday that the pop star will take the stage Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Gaga sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl this year in Santa Clara, California. Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Coldplay headlined the halftime show. Gaga will

Family Time Season Four Premieres Tues. Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m. ET on Bounce TV

Posted by - September 29, 2016

Bounce TV, the fastest-growing African-American network on television, announced today that the fourth season of the popular comedy series Family Time will premiere Tues. Oct. 4, 2016 with new episodes every Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. ET. Family Time comedically chronicles the lives of the Stallworth family, headed by the dad Tony, a struggling general contractor

Africa Creative Agency Shines at 2016 UrbanWorld Film Festival

Posted by - September 28, 2016

Africa Creative Agency (ACA) represented the motherland to the fullest at the 20th annual Urbanworld Film Festival, held in New York City this past weekend. The continent’s first Pan-African Talent, Digital Marketing and Branding firm, premiered the critically acclaimed Nollywood film, Gidi Blues, at the AMC Empire Theater on Saturday afternoon. Written and directed by Femi

SOUL TRAIN WEEKEND 2016 TO TAKE OVER MANDALAY BAY NOVEMBER 3-6 WITH PERFORMANCES BY JILL SCOTT, TYRESE, MONICA, ANTHONY HAMILTON, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, BELL BIV DEVOE, CEDRIC ‘THE ENTERTAINER,’ D.L. HUGHLEY, GEORGE LOPEZ, EDDIE GRIFFIN, CHARLIE MURPHY

Posted by - September 28, 2016

BET Networks revealed its first talent confirmed for Soul Train Weekend 2016. Kicking off Thursday, November 3, 2016 and taking over Mandalay Bay, the celebration will feature soulful experiences including performances by Jill Scott, Tyrese, Monica, Anthony Hamilton, Jazmine Sullivan, Bell Biv DeVoe, Yuna, Tish Hyman, Kid Capri and a special night of comedy with

ICONIC BLACK PANTHER CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF THE BLACK PANTHERS

Posted by - September 28, 2016

Fifty years of an iconic legacy in American history will be celebrated in the group art exhibit ICONIC Black Panther. The exhibit opens October 7, 2016 at the American Steel Studios in Oakland, California and closes November 6, 2016. The Black Panther Party was a catalyst for a nationwide ground swell in the 1960s in the

Kevin Hart Tops Forbes’ List of Highest-Paid Comedians

Posted by - September 28, 2016

Kevin Hart is literally laughing all the way to the bank. The funnyman tops the Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid comedians with earnings of $87.5 million. Hart, who had roles in the films Central Intelligence and Secret Life of Pets as well as his lucrative “What Now?” comedy tour, dethrones longtime earnings leader Jerry Seinfeld, who made $43.5 million. The magazine compiled

R&B Songwriter/Producer/Artist Kashif Dies at 59

Posted by - September 27, 2016

Multifaceted R&B-Pop musician Kashif passed away from undetermined causes in his Playa del Rey, California home on Sunday, September 25. He was 59 years of age. Family members Mike and Pam Stitt state, “We are saddened by the passing of our brother. We ask for your thoughts and prayers to be with us at this time.” Kashif

Donald Trump’s Debate Performance Was His Most Racist Speech Yet

Posted by - September 27, 2016

Donald Trump had many controversial moments during last night’s Presidential Debate, but few could match his comments during the section about race in America. After moderator Lester Holt posed the question about what can be done to improve race relations in this country — a subject foremost on the minds of many African Americans, particularly in the wake of the deaths of Terence Crutcher and Keith