Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO:  Bryshere ‘Yazz the Greatest’ Gray, Steve Harvey, and Charlie Mack on the set of “The Steve Harvey Show.”  (Courtesy of Kharisma McIlwaine) By Kharisma McIlwaine Charles Alston, better known to the masses as Charlie Mack, has been a fixture in the Philadelphia community for well over three decades. If there is an event…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  April Ryan  (Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com) associated press NEW YORK — April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks has become one of the most visible White House correspondents since President Donald Trump took over, and she’s now been hired as a political contributor for CNN. CNN wouldn’t say Monday when it began negotiating…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Paula Peebles (in olive green suit with speakerphone) of the Philadelphia National Action Network (NAN) and Phila. Chapter NAACP President Min.  (Photo: K-Len Anderson) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK–The founder of Fox News Channel was forced out in a sexual harassment scandal last summer. The network’s No. 1 star, Bill O’Reilly,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Crowds at the Alex Aiono concert at the Electric Factory Wednesday evening. By Kharisma McIlwaine YouTube has become a never-ending source of talent in recent years. If used correctly, it can launch a music career — particularly for unsigned music artist. Singer, songwriter, and musician Alex Aiono is a true testament to the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Derek Walcott (Credit: Nigel Parry from Faber) Saint Lucian poet and playwright Derek Walcott, who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, died March 17 at age 87. The Nobel laureate – best known for his collections “In A Green Night: Poems 1948 – 1960” and the epic “Omeros,” inspired by Homer’s “Iliad”…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Jim Kenney speaks at the recent press conference for the 2017 NFL Draft in Philadelphia.  (Photo: Bill Z. Foster) The City of Philadelphia released details for the 2017 NFL Draft Experience, an exciting, three-day festival taking place Thursday, April 27th through Saturday, April 29th on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Eakins Oval and…

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David & Tamela Mann star in popular comedy series ATLANTA–David Mann, Tamela Mann and company bring a new assortment of hysterical family situations and laughs in the third season of their hit Bounce comedy series “Mann & Wife.” Bounce will double the fun by kicking off season three with two new original episodes back-to-back 9:00-10:00…

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ABOVE POPTO:  Courtesy of the Kimmel Center By Anne Ewers, President and CEO, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Not all cultures have a unique word for art. What we in this country consider art is well woven into the fabric of many other countries and is not an amenity able to be removed with budget…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan.   (Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS) LOS ANGELES — Shemar Moore is set to return to “Criminal Minds” for the season finale of the CBS drama, a year after leaving the series. Moore starred as FBI agent Derek Morgan for 11 seasons before stepping away last year. CBS announced Thursday that…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tupac Shakur associated press NEW YORK — Snoop Dogg will induct the late rapper Tupac Shakur into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, while Pharrell Williams will induct Nile Rodgers during the ceremony in Brooklyn next month. The Rock & Roll Hall announced Wednesday additional guests who’ll be on hand April 7…

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