PUMA has announced that they hired Jay-Z as President of Basketball Operations. This comes on the heels of Puma signing several projected first-round NBA picks […]
Shawn Carter, Uh, Jay-Z, Named President of Basketball Operations for PUMA
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Queen Latifah Presents ‘Ladies First’ at the 2018 Essence Festival
The ESSENCE Festival® is excited to announce that Queen Latifah will feature special guest multi-GRAMMY Award-winning rapper, singer, songwriter and producer Missy Elliott as part […]
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RLJ Entertainment Total Digital Channel Subscribers Surpass 800,000 Mark
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (“RLJ Entertainment,” “RLJE” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: RLJE) today announced that combined subscribers to its two proprietary digital channels, Acorn TV and […]
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Mass Appeal and Universal Music Group Announce Exclusive Global Distribution Agreement
Mass Appeal, the urban culture-focused media and entertainment company, and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced the companies have […]
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Brown Sugar to Debut First Original Short Film ‘Blackstar Warrior’ on June 24
Brown Sugar, the popular subscription video-on-demand service from Bounce featuring the biggest collection of the baddest African-American movies of all-time, will premiere its first-ever original […]
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Lil Wayne Victorious in Legal Dispute with Cash Money Records
According to various reports, Young Money CEO, Lil Wayne, has emerged victorious in his lawsuit against Cash Money Records, his home since starting his career. […]
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Soul Food Sessions Announces Four-City Tour Served With A Coke
Soul Food Sessions, a nonprofit started in 2017 to break stereotypes and enhance opportunities for African American chefs, today unveils plans for The Table is […]
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Pam Grier to Host ‘Brown Sugar Week on Bounce’ June 11-15
Legendary actress Pam Grier returns to Bounce to host a week-long series of classic blaxploitation films pulled straight from Brown Sugar, Bounce’s popular subscription video-on-demand […]
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Mona Scott-Young Announces Monami Direct and the Release of ‘BLURRED LINES’
Mona Scott Young, Executive Producer of VH1’s hit franchise “Love & Hip Hop” and CEO of Monami Entertainment (monamient.com), announces the launch of straight-to-consumer digital […]
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Anthony Evans Preps Release of Memoir ‘Unexpected Places’ August 21
ANTHONY EVANS IMPRESSED AS TITULAR ROLE IN BEAUTY And THE BEAST AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL Evans Preps For The Release of Memoir ‘Unexpected Places’ August […]
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AfroLife.TV Partners With Sweet Blackberry
AfroLife.TV has partnered with Sweet Blackberry to bring animated content for children on important African American historical figures to its streaming platform. Sweet Blackberry founder […]
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Michael Jackson’s Estate Files Suit Against The Walt Disney Company
The Estate of Michael Jackson filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles against The Walt Disney Company and ABC for their willful and intentional infringements […]
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Comedy Central Expands its Annual Up Next Showcase
Comedy Central builds on its success of last year’s Up Next showcase at Clusterfest, featuring the network’s rising stars, by including another stand-up showcase and […]
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Melvin Williams Receives First EMMY Award Nomination
Gospel Music Legend Melvin Williams Receives First EMMY Award Nomination New Documentary on PBS Follows Williams’ Journey from Mississippi Cotton Fields through Five-Decade Career […]
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Joa Macnalie Releases ‘The Hero In The Helmet: Colin Kaepernick’
First-time author Joa Macnalie has just released The Hero In The Helmet: Colin Kaepernick, through Melanin Origins, LLC. The book, which is written in a […]
