Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO:  Phila. City Council members are surrounded by UniverSoul Circus acts during last week’s press conference welcoming their visit to the City.  UniverSoul was also presented a proclamation in their honor.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster)   By Kendall Alexander City Hall was a circus last Thursday. That’s because the Universoul Circus was in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Navas Wheel  (Photo: Boon Vong) Next to the Mann Music Center, Oct 22-Nov.15   Three reasons you HAVE to come to the UniverSoul Circus! 1. INTERACTIVE FUN If you’ve never been to the show, then you have NO IDEA what you have been missing. At the UniverSoul Circus, you do more than see…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eddie Murphy is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in Washington.  (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)   By Stacy A. Anderson Associated Press WASHINGTON–A star-studded lineup of comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Kathy Griffin and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cast of “Truth Be Told”   By Kharisma McIlwaine Everyone has heard the name Will Packer.  His name has become synonymous with comedic films, and blockbuster successes like Think Like A Man, Think Like A Man Too, Ride Along, About Last Night, The Wedding Ringer and most recently Straight Outta Compton. Although Packer…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Gabrielle Union Next week, the third season of BET’s hit original drama series, “Being Mary Jane,” premieres on it’s new time slot, Tuesday, October 20 at 9 pm ET. Loretta Devine and Jill Scott have both joined the series as guest stars for the season. Devine will play a character named Cecilia, a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Wesley Snipes Interview with Kam Williams Wesley Snipes is perhaps best known for his role as Blade, the human with vampire genes in the movies based on from the comic book trilogy of the same name. The veteran thespian has an impressive pedigree and a resume’ with movies which have grossed over $415…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom (Featureflash / shutterstock) By Greg Beacham and Sally Ho ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Lamar Odom didn’t last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity. Cut loose by his beloved Los Angeles Lakers, followed everywhere by reality television crews, the humble kid from Queens…

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Festival announces its full schedule Tickets are now on sale for the 14th Annual First Person Arts Festival, happening November 4-15, 2015 at venues across Philadelphia. A 2013 Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Award nominee, the First Person Arts Festival is the only festival of its kind, dedicated to presenting art based on real life…

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Featuring live performances by Jill Scott, New Edition, Tyrese, SWV and Jazmine Sullivan WDAS 105.3 FM, Philly’s Best R&B and Old School, announced today the second annual “WDAS-FM Holiday Jam” presented by Gwynedd Mercy University and Soul Train Music will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Wells Fargo Center at 7:00 p.m….

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WASHINGTON—The commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, the “Justice Or Else!” gathering, will take place October 10, 2015 on the National Mall, beginning at the West Steps of the U.S. Capitol. The planned program will include a sunrise prayer service with the official program beginning at 10 AM EST. The Honorable…

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