LOS ANGELES – NAACP recently unveiled the full list of “55th NAACP Image Awards” nominees with Netflix and Amazon leading the pack with 55 and 27 nominations respectively. The winners will be revealed during the two–hour LIVE TV special, airing Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET/ PT on BET and CBS. Colman Domingo […]
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Grammy Award-Winning Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, to Receive Entertainment Icon Award at 2024 Urban One Honors
Urban One recently announced that legendary Grammy Award-winning Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige will be honored at the upcoming “URBAN ONE HONORS.” The Bronx born, OSCAR-nominated actress will receive the Entertainment Icon Honor. The two-hour “URBAN ONE HONORS: Best in Black” event premieres during Black History Month on Sunday, February 25, 2024 […]
American Fiction Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, and Erika Alexander
AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write […]
ORIGIN – Written and Directed by Ava DuVernay
Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft […]
The Color Purple Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.4444
Yusef Salaam, of the Exonerated 5, Wins New York City Council Race
Dr. Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated 5 who were cleared of attacking a jogger in Central Park, won the election to become a member of the New York City Council. In the video above Dr. Salaam speaks with activist rapper, Jasiri X on 1Hood Media before the election. ABOUT DR. SALAAM (https://www.yusefspeaks.com): In […]
NNPA IN MEMORIAM: Richard Roundtree, Trailblazing “Shaft” Actor, Dies at 81
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Richard Roundtree, the iconic actor renowned for portraying the suave private detective in the groundbreaking “Shaft” film series, has died at 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed that Roundtree succumbed to pancreatic cancer at his residence in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The legendary actor […]
Green Team of English Avenue Helps to Revitalize Struggling Neighborhood
English avenue and vine city were once known as the most affluent black neighborhoods in America with the largest concentration of historically black colleges and universities. Major development displaced families and increased flooding, sewage backups, and lead contamination. Annie Moore, founder and director of operations at Green Team of English Avenue Inc, says residents sounded […]
Wide Open: The Andre Rison Story Film Release October 27 on AppleTV, Amazon Prime and Tubi
ATLANTA — NFL great Andre Rison’s biopic film Wide Open: The Andre Rison Story is being released on streaming networks AppleTV, Amazon Prime, and Tubi Friday, December 27, 2023. The film is directed by Jerry D. May, written and executive produced by best-selling author Derrick Handspike and Andre Rison. Wide Open is the story behind […]