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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sean “Diddy” Combs  (Featureflash/ Shutterstock.com) associated press LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after being accused of assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs,…

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Power 99 FM (WUSL) announced last week a new long-term deal with “MuthaKnows” from  “Rise and Grind Morning Show.” The quick-witted, sharp-tongued Mutha Knows is a fan favorite. His ‘The Tea’ segment airs four times daily during morning drive and is a can’t miss feature, with its juicy gossip delivered in a manner that only…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bobbi Kristina Brown  (Photo: JStone/Shutterstock.com)   Brown has currently been placed in a hospice associated press ATLANTA — Police in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell say they’ve turned over their investigative file on Bobbi Kristina Brown to the district attorney, who will determine whether any charges will be filed. The 22-year-old Brown was…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons By Kendall Alexander From the monent that the  film opens with the Naughty by Nature classic “Hip Hop Hurray”, the new movie Dope, from writer/director Rick Famuyiwa (Our Family Wedding) shows us that it’s wearing its old-school heart on its sleeve. The hip-hop classic serves as…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ornette Coleman, seen here at the Warsaw Summer Jazz Festval in 2007, died on June 11 2015 aged 85.  (Photo: EPA) The alto saxophonist and composer was a controversial jazz innovator, died in New York By Martin Chilton, Culture Editor online Ornette Coleman, a self-taught alto saxophone player who was feted as an…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sanaa Latham  (s_bukley / Shutterstock.com) By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act While it hasn’t been officially announced yet, the Tracking Board website is reporting “exclusively” that Codeblack Films’ adaptation of author Omar Tyree’s best selling trilogy “Flyy Girl,” will star Sanaa Lathan. I immediately searched the web for any other mention of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  John Ridley  (Photo: Helga Esteb/Shutterstock.com) By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act John Ridley has sold a new crime drama pilot to ABC titled “Presence,” which will follow a former Army Counter Insurgency Operative named Presence Foster, beginning a new career as a private investigator in Los Angeles. Ridley, who recently inked an…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Dell Music Center (visitphilly.com) This summer’s cultural and community programming at the Dell will include performances from Philadanco, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, Divas Simply Singing, and free movie nights! Philadelphia’s own Diva, living legend Patti LaBelle, will light up the stage at the Dell Music Center on July 9 to kick off…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Taraji P. Heson as Cookie. eurweb.com Mad tea was spilled regarding “Empire” Season 2 during a TV Academy event on Friday, including revelations about Cookie’s main story line, Chris Rock’s guest role and Jamal Lyon’s reign as the new head of Empire Records. “He’s going to be a very passionate leader,” Jussie Smollett,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Anita Hill (Everett Collection/Shutterstock.com) and Kerry Washington. By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Jennifer Hudson and Jeffrey Wright have joined the cast of HBO’s scripted movie based on the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas Supreme Court hearings, titled “Confirmation.” Hudson will play witness Angela Wright, and Wright will be Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree. As reviously…

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