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Oprah Winfrey to Play Civil Rights Protester Annie Lee Cooper in Ava...
Oprah Winfrey has joined the cast of Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.” She is also producing the film. Winfrey will play Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman who tried to register to vote and was unfairly denied...
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J Dilla Recording Equipment Headed to the Smithsonian
J Dilla was only 32 years old when he died in 2006, but in his too-short life, the prolific producer worked with hip-hop icons including Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, De la Soul, Common, and A...
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“Selma” Earns 4 Golden Globe Nominations; Viola Davis, Don Cheadle Also Honored
Film and television awards season continued ramping up as the nominations for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Martin Luther King Jr. biopic “Selma” scored big with...
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“Selma” Cast, Director Ava DuVernay Wear “I Can’t Breathe” Shirts at N.Y....
Parties and protests don’t typically overlap, but the “Selma” cast made an exception and a statement on Sunday night following the film’s Manhattan premiere. At one point during the otherwise splashy...
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Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum to Open in NYC in 2017
Decades after hip hop music hit the streets of New York, and later, became an cultural phenomenon enjoyed by listeners around the world, it’s all coming back to the Big Apple, as a Hip Hop Hall of Fame...
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“Selma” Earns Two Academy Award Nominations, Including Best Picture
The nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and among them were two for “Selma”, for Best Picture and its Original Song “Glory” by Common and John Legend. The only...
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“Selma” Cast Marches in Alabama; Free Screenings in 25 Cities Planned
“Selma” director Ava DuVernay and producer Oprah Winfrey joined their cast and crew to march alongside local residents of Selma, Ala., on Sunday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Selma”...
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‘Selma,’‘Blackish,’ Taraji P. Henson Win Big at NAACP Image Awards
Last night’s NAACP Image Awards was nothing but pure glam. Celebrities slayed on the red carpet while host Anthony Anderson kept the crowd laughing all night. But it was the winners who had us buzzing....
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Academy Award Winner Common Joins “Barbershop 3″ Cast
Common has committed to star in the ensemble cast of Barbershop 3, the MGM sequel that New Line will distribute. He joins Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer, who are reprising their roles from the...
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Common Delivers Commencement Speech, Receives Honorary Doctorate at...
WINSTON-SALEM — Award-winning hip-hop recording artist and actor Common encouraged nearly 1,000 graduating students from Winston-Salem State University to follow and trust in their paths to achieve...
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John Legend to Handle Music For WGN Slavery Drama “Underground”
John Legend is bringing his talents to a TV drama about Southern slaves fighting for freedom. WGN America says Legend and his production company will be in charge of the score and soundtrack for...
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Common Set to Produce Black Coming-Of-Age Drama For Showtime
Common has been acting for a while (“Selma”, “Now You See Me”, “Just Wright”, “Single Ladies”, “American Gangster”) , and now he’s starting to get in the game behind the scenes too. According to...
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John Legend’s Scripted Drama “Underground” Releases First-Look Trailer (VIDEO)
WGN America just released a chilling first-look teaser for Underground, the upcoming original scripted series scheduled to debut early next year. The drama takes center stage as plantation slaves band...
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“The Wiz Live!” Airs Tonight on NBC, to be 1st Live TV Program to Provide...
NEW YORK — When “The Wiz Live!” airs on NBC this Thursday, it will come alive for the blind with a voiced description of the broadcast’s sights and action integrated into its soundtrack. NBC parent...
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“The Wiz Live” Ratings Strong: NBC Musical Draws 11.5 Million Viewers
It’s Also the Most-Tweeted Live Special Program on Record Two years after NBC stunned the industry with huge ratings for its live presentation of “The Sound of Music,” the network was back at it...
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Common to Star in ‘Black Samurai’ TV Series Executive Produced by RZA
article by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (follow @lakinhutcherson) According to Variety.com, Academy Award-winning rapper and actor Common is set to star in a television adaptation of “Black Samurai.” The TV...
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VH1 Taps Ashanti, Keke Palmer, Amber Rose & More for Salt-N-Pepa Tribute...
article by Adelle Platon via billboard.com VH1 is pushing out another stellar tribute for Salt-N-Pepa at this year’s Hip Hop Honors. The network announced on Friday (July 8) that Ashanti, Amber Rose,...
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Ava DuVernay’s Mass Incarceration Documentary “13th” Opens to Standing...
article by Gordon Cox via Variety.com Ava DuVernay’s “13th” opened the 54th New York Film Festival with a jolt of topical urgency, shaking up tradition as the first documentary to kick off the festival...
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Alex Hibbert and Jacob Piner, Youth Stars of Oscar-winning “Moonlight,” to...
article by Kimberly Wilson via thegrio.com The boys of “Moonlight” will be getting their moment. Both 13-year-old Alex Hibbert and 12-year-old Jaden Piner, are slated to receive keys to the city of...
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LL Cool J to Become Kennedy Center’s First Hip-Hop Honoree
by Rodney Carmichael via npr.org Thirty years after becoming rap’s first sex symbol, LL Cool J will be the first hip-hop artist to receive Kennedy Center Honors in its 40-year history. The...
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