The lives of immigrants are a dialogue between the memory of what was left behind and the assimilation of new experiences. Perhaps it is their liminality – their sense of simultaneously being ostracized and embraced – that enables these Latin American artists to approach jazz, the most American of art forms, and make it their […]
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Critically Acclaimed Documentary Celebrating Ellis Haizlip, “Mr. SOUL!” Nominated for 3 NAACP Image Awards
CHICAGO – Executive Producer Chaz Ebert announces that “Mr. SOUL!”, the award-winning documentary, has been nominated for Outstanding Documentary (Film), Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) and Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. The ceremony annually celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in […]
Activist Tamika Mallory’s, ‘State of Emergency’ is Debut Book From Charlamagne Tha God’s New Imprint, Black Privilege Publishing
Tamika D. Mallory, the groundbreaking, award winning social justice leader, Time 100 honoree, and co-founder of social justice organization Until Freedom, made her highly anticipated literary debut with the recent release of STATE OF EMERGENCY with BLACK PRIVILEGE PUBLISHING, a new imprint from Atria Books at Simon & Schuster. A searing indictment of America’s historical, […]
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Launch Silly Love Songs on EE1 / BMG Celebrates Black History Month
NEW YORK – “7-time Grammy winners, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. released ‘Silly Love Songs’, first single from their new album, out in Spring, Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons, produced by Nic Mendoza, co-produced by Tim Sonnefeld. The single has rave reviews from Hollywood for McCoo & Davis, founders of The Original 5th Dimension, they have 14 gold & 3 […]
52nd NAACP Image Awards Set to Air on BET on Saturday, March 27th
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Today, the full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreographer Nicco Annan, and actor and singer TC Carson. NAACP Image award-winning […]
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Airs February 16 and 17 on PBS
Two-part series features interviews with Oprah Winfrey, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Bishop Michael Curry, Cornel West, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Rev. Al Sharpton, Yolanda Adams, Rev. William Barber II, BeBe Winans, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie and more PBS and WETA announced today THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG will premiere February 16 and 17, […]
A Moving Highlight of Biden-Harris Inauguration was Amanda Gorman’s Recital of Her Poem, “The Hill We Climb”
Amanda Gorman: (00:00) Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world, when day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry asea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace. In the […]
2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Unity Featuring Pastor Shirley Caesar
The need for unity in this country is more necessary now than ever before. The National Baptist Convention has aligned with producers, Terk Entertainment Group and OCTET Productions, to produce “The 2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Unity”. The two-hour virtual event features performances from inspirational music artists to celebrate the January […]
Zane Hubbard, Creator of Award-Winning Series, Chronicles of Jessica Wu, Airing on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
LOS ANGELES – Zane Hubbard is a Filmmaker, Actor, Scriptwriter, Writer, and the CEO of Ironbeard Films. Everyone enjoys a feel-good story, and Zane has one that he has spun into the success that he is today. Born in Walnut Creek, California, Zane Hubbard has excelled in harnessing his talents of Scriptwriting and content creation. […]