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*EURweb associate Cherise (CNikky) Nicole chatted with Oscar Award winner, Jamie Foxx at the NAACP Image Awards, where he was being honored as Entertainer of the Year. Jamie spoke to us about the fan reaction to his Oscar nominated film, “Django Unchained.” Since he was the recipient of an Image Award and he chose to [...]
*Gospel artist Le’Andria Johnson leads on Billboard’s magazine year-end gospel charts. She was named the No. 3 Gospel Albums Artist (with LeCrea at No. 1 and Marvin Sapp at No. 2). Le’Andria also has three albums that charted in the Top 50, including her debut project, The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson at #8, The Evolution of Le’Andria Johnson at #18 [...]
*”Flight,” “Django Unchained,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Red Tails” and “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds” will battle for the outstanding motion picture trophy at the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced the nominations Tuesday for the awards that honor diversity in the arts. The ceremony will [...]
* “This story is very personal to Tyler,” said actor Brian White about the new Tyler Perry film Good Deeds, which arrives at theaters February 24, 2012. “He wants to get across to the audience the question, ‘Does success equal happiness?’.” Good Deeds was written, directed and produced by Perry. It is an emotional, yet inspiring, [...]
*Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie are set to host the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, live from the historical Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles tomorrow, Feb. 17. The evening is expected to be a spectacular one with appearances by LL Cool J, Paula Patton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Jordin Sparks and lots more. And this [...]
*“I hope the album makes an impact on people…reintroduce beauty to another generation,” said Grammy Award winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum about his newest album, “Romance Language.” The project is due to be released on Valentines’ Day on the Mack Avenue/Rendevous imprint. “Romance Language” is basically a remake of the John Coltrane/Johnny Hartmen romantic song collection [...]
*Mary Mary has got “Something Big.” Their latest album debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart with 42,390 units sold. The sisters’ fourth studio album received rave reviews from USA Today and New York Times. Mary Mary performed an outstanding show at the 42nd annual NAACP Image awards as well as on CBS’s [...]
*In the wake of Idris Elba’s best actor win at the NAACP Awards on Friday night, BBC America has today confirmed it will co-produce the mini-series sequel of his critically-acclaimed drama, “Luther.” Perry Simon, General Manager, Channels, BBC Worldwide America says: “It’s great to be involved once again with such a critically-acclaimed series and to [...]
*Los Angeles – This week “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” returned to Los Angeles for its second annual West Coast visit in conjunction with the NAACP Image Awards. The newsmaker guest for the episode airing on TV One Sunday, March 6 at 11 AM is former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, the recipient of [...]
*The NAACP is being called on the carpet by critics who question the inclusion of rappers in tonight’s Image Awards ceremony. Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Diddy and Dirty Money, B.o.B. and others are set to perform, present or have been nominated to be honored in a variety of categories — including music, film, television [...]
*LOS ANGELES – Ford Motor Company Fund recently announced its continued support of the 42nd NAACP Image Awards week by sponsoring the 7th Annual NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium and Reception. The symposium will be held on Monday, February 28, 2011 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre, 5230 Lankershim Blvd, North [...]
*“This is a celebration…and a form of advocacy. People in the press are saying there is a sort of ‘white wash’ going on in film and television, as far as recognition of young talent in the industry,” said Vic Bulluck, executive producer of the 42nd NAACP Image Awards about why there is a need for [...]
*The 42nd NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today during a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA — and Tyler Perry received a whopping 19. Two of his movies, “For Colored Girls” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?,’ will compete against each other in the best film [...]
*Held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the 41st NAACP Image Awards was just as entertaining backstage as it was live onstage because of all the winners that were there mingling. Hosted by actress/singer Anika Noni Rose (Princess and the Frog) and actor/author Hill Harper, who won Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, the [...]
*The oldest and most revered U.S. civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), established the prestigious Image Awards to celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (motion picture, television, recording, and literature), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice [...]
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