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Lamar Odom Working on Tell-All Book – Safaree Samuels Snags His Own Show

*Lamar Odom recently visited the Wendy Williams show where he spoke candidly about his drug addiction drama, his near death experience in Las Vegas...

Bob Johnson’s RLJE Films Acquires ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Starring Vince Vaughn

*RLJE Films, a brand of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE), has acquired all North American rights to the highly anticipated film "Brawl in Cell Block 99." After the successful...

Mathew Knowles Sells ‘Music World Entertainment’ Property Where Destiny’s Child Was Launched

*Mathew Knowles has sold his Houston-based Music World Entertainment property, rekindling talk that the father of Beyonce and Solange is broke and estranged from his daughters, according to Page...

Café Mocha Radio Show Salute Her: Beauty of Diversity Tour Launches In Washington, DC August 25th

*Washington, DC - Café Mocha Radio kicks off its 2017 Salute Her: Beauty of Diversity Tour on Friday, August 25 at the Marriott Marquis...

The Pulse of Entertainment: The Movie ‘Detroit’ is the Brutal Truth of Reality Unrestrained

*The Annapurna/MGM Pictures presentation of "Detroit," based on a 1967 police raid, is the brutal truth of reality unrestrained. Directed by Academy Award winner...

Byron Allen Released the Highest-Grossing Indie of the Year

*The surprise success of "47 Meters Down" has the founder and chairman of Entertainment Studios, Byron Allen, on a mission to become the next...

Olakunle Akinboboye 1st Black Chair of Cardiovascular Disease Board

*The American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM, has announced the appointment of the first Black American, Olakunle Akinboboye, MD as chair of the Cardiovascular...

Beyonce Reportedly Looking to Buy Stake in Houston Rockets

*Word has it that Beyoncé is interested in becoming an NBA owner. Bloomberg reports that Queen Bee is looking to buy a stake in her...

Serena Williams Fighting to Close Pay Gap for Black Women

*Black women make 63 cents for every dollar a white man earns, according to research from the National Women’s Law Center. It’s a statistic...

Angela Yee: Radio Personality Opens ‘Juice For Life’ Bar In Bed-Stuy

*The Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee recently debuted her Juice For Life juice bar in New York City's Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed-Stuy) as a way to...

11-Year-Old Boy’s ‘Oasis’ Invention Aims to Prevent Hot Car Deaths (WATCH)

*11-year-old Texas fifth grader Bishop Curry has invented a device that would help children and their parents prevent hot car deaths, reports NBC News. Following...

The Pulse of Entertainment: The National Convention of Gospel Choirs & Choruses Celebrate 84 Years

*“Dr. Thomas Dorothy had a vision that came to him in 1932, where lay people had a place to get organized,” said Dr. Marabeth...

Jay Park is the First Asian-American Artist Signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation

*Apparently Jay-Z believes in diversity, too. The rapper/businessman has announced that his Roc Nation label has signed Korean hip-hop artist Jay Park, making him the...

The Inaugural Black Men XCEL Summit from Black Enterprise Happens Aug. 30-Sept. 3

*NEW YORK -- Black Enterprise will host its inaugural Black Men XCEL Summit Wednesday, Aug. 30 through  Sunday, Sept. 3, at the PGA National Resort...

Will Packer on His New Discovery Deal & First Look with Oprah’s OWN [EUR Exclusive]

*Super producer Will Packer has started up a new production company with backing from Discovery Communications and Universal Pictures, called Will Packer Media. As...

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