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‘Focus’ Expected to Smack ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Out of Top Spot

*Will Smith’s con-movie “Focus” opened in the U.S. Thursday pulling $900,000, but estimates have it on track to earn in the $22 million range...

NBAer Daniel ‘Booby’ Gibson Celebrates Bday & Debuts New Career

*We all know Daniel Gibson aka “Booby” as a professional basketball player who helped the Cleveland Cavalier’s make their way to the 2007 Eastern...

Bruce Haneef Welch’s ‘They Made Me an Addict’ Offers Raw View of Street Life

*Neward, NJ  —Acclaimed author and motivational speaker Bruce Haneef Welch is on a mission to divert urban youth and young adults from the lures...

Hurry! Don’t Let Black History Month End Without Seeing ‘The Whipping Man!’ at Pasadena Playhouse

*If you're wondering what you should do this weekend to ring out Black History Month - we'll give you a clue: Run, don't walk, to the...

Lee Daniels Describes How Taraji P. Henson Landed Cookie Role

*“The way the ‘Empire’ cast came together was complete serendipity,” admits Lee Daniels, creator and executive producer of the hit series that is setting...

Gina Prince-Bythewood Talks Candidly About ‘Beyond the Lights’ (Watch)

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have come back gone, with Selma being nominated for Best Motion Picture and Common and John Legend winning an...

Taraji P. Henson on Cookie’s Outfits: ‘She’s 17 Years Behind the Curve’

*You can’t tell Cookie she ain't fly. And that term "fly" goes right along with the “Empire” character’s dated ensembles, according to the actress who...

‘Freeway: Crack in the System’: Must See Exploration into Rebuilding the Human Condition

*Spending the weekend with the cast and crew of "Freeway Crack in the System" at the recent Pan African Film Festival was in one...

Queen Latifah’s ‘Bessie’ to Premiere May 16 on HBO (New Pics)

*HBO has finally set a date for its Bessie Smith biopic starring Queen Latifah. The film, which follows America's "Empress of the Blues" from her beginning...

EUR Exclusive: Michel’le Opens Up About Men, Reclaiming Her Power and Triumphing Over Loss and Abuse

*R&B songstress Michel’le may be known for her squeaky voice, but the sexy vocalist is 100% woman and is set to dominate the entertainment...

Dr. Ron Hall: The Colorism Conversation … Still an Issue in the African-American Community

“Light Girls,” the sequel to Bill Duke’s 2011 documentary “Dark Girls” has sparked ongoing conversation in the African-American community.  Both films examine "colorism," or discrimination...

Will Smith Says ‘Focus’ Came at the Right Point In His Life

  *In “Focus,” Will Smith plays a con-man who falls for a woman, puts her up on game, ends their budding relationship before he gets...

PBS Documentary Shows America in Denial About Racism (Listen)

*A provocative PBS documentary, "American Denial," examines racism partly through the prism of Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrdal’s 1944 groundbreaking research of Jim Crow racism...

Wisdom, Sacrifice and Merit Honored at All Star Tribute for Dick Gregory (Watch)

*Celebrities, friends and family of the legendary Dick Gregory showed to the historical Ricardo Montalban Theater earlier this month to honor the comedian and civil rights...

‘Dear White Peope’ Wins Independent Spirit Awards; ‘Selma’ Honored

*30 years ago in a tent on the beach of Santa Monica, the Independent Spirit Awards, the first awards show to honor independent film...

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