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via BCNN1: Paul Bergen/RedfernsMusic legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tina Turner will be honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award this summer. A special awards ceremony and concert to celebrate Tina, along with other honorees including British rockers Queen, country icon Emmylou Harris, New Orleans funk group The Meters, and legendary studio […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: A new jazz conference seeks to determine what role jazz can play in today’s society, and it has tapped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as its keynote speaker. Jazz Congress will hold its inaugural event on Jan. 11 in New York City. While Abdul-Jabbar is best known as a Hall of Fame basketball legend, he’s also […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Anthony Anderson from the hit ABC show black-ish is known for the humor and life he brings to the show. But he’s also living with Type 2 Diabetes, a disease that many African-Americans are affected by. “It’s no secret that I’m a type 2 diabetic. And so we’re dealing with that on the show,” explained Anderson. His character Dre […]
via FirstLadyB: Tonight Show host, Jimmy Fallon has lost his mother, she was 68. “Today I lost my biggest fan,” the comedian said in a statement. Gloria Fallon died ‘peacefully’ on Saturday at New York City‘s NYU Langone Medical Center, a family spokesperson said. Friday’s taping of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was cancelled, due to what was called “a private […]
via FirstLadyB: Dr. Jamal Bryant is checking the culture! Jamal Bryant, who is known for speaking up for what’s right, shared an article on Instagram of singer Tyrese child abuse investigation being dropped, with a caption explaining that we as a culture are quick to laugh at someone else’s pain, but not quick to celebrate when something […]
Multiple Grammy Award Winner Pastor Shirley Caesar is one of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees by the Recording Academy. In collaboration with the Recording Academy, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2017, the second annual All-Star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy’s 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature […]
Kevin Hart has been in the limelight recently when he apologized for his infidelities on his IG page after a woman threatened to send his family photos of him cheating. Scripture has a lot to say about cheating and we wanted to share 5 Bibles verses with Kevin that he should hang on his dressing […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: When Thursday’s take comes in tomorrow, Universal’s Girls Trip will have crossed the $100M mark domestically, making it the first film to be produced (Will Packer, Malcolm D. Lee), directed (Malcolm D. Lee), written (Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver) and starring (Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Tiffany Haddish) African-Americans. At a time when articles are […]
via FirstLadyB: Anthony Brown will be adding actor to his resume, the gospel recording artist has joined the stage play Momma’s Boy. Brown will be joining an all star cast that includes, Johnny Gill, Robin Givens, Jakee’, Nephew Tommy, Dawn Robinson, Lil G (from the group Silk), and Shirley Murdock. Brown can be seen in the play from September until December 2017. […]
via BCNN1: Priscilla Shirer, Bible teacher and star of the faith-based 2015 box-office hit “War Room,” is returning to the big screen. This time she’ll be acting in the new film, “I Can Only Imagine,” based on the popular song by “Mercy Me” band member Bart Millard. “Bart Millard really made a decision to discover […]