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April 4, 2011
The Black History Showcase, the nation’s premier celebration of African American achievement and history, will take place during Easter Weekend, April 23rd and 24th, 2011, 11 AM to 7 PM at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, 13th and Arch Street
April 4, 2011
At a kickoff event outside of City Hall, organizers of Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month launched a local celebration citywide, which will begin on April 1. The theme is adopted from National Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) observed by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
March 27, 2011
Hudson says that the CD’s title comes from a poem that she wrote, which was turned into a song by One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder. The song, which is also on the record, is a reflection of the artist’s last few years, she said.
March 27, 2011
The Comedy Awards,” the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, has announced that, Eddie Murphy will be honored as the recipient of the inaugural “Comedy Icon Award.”
March 27, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the classic movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79.
March 20, 2011
Anthony Mackie adds to his growing list of top-notch performances as a member of the Adjustment Bureau in George Nolfi’s romantic mystery-thriller ‘The Adjustment Bureau,’ further establishing himself as one of the finest young talents working in film today.
March 20, 2011
The screenwriters behind the all-Beatles musical “Across the Universe” have finished their adaptation of Peter Guralnick’s definitive biography of Sam Cooke for ABKCO, which owns Cooke’s publishing and the bulk of his master recordings.
March 20, 2011
BlackVoices.com is reporting that longtime DC radio vet Donnie Simpson, the former host of BET’s “Video Soul,” is preparing for a big return to radio in Washington… and perhaps beyond.
March 20, 2011
It’s no wonder that Battle: L.A. is being touted as the first summer blockbuster of 2011. Forget the fact that it’s still winter, from the breathtaking panoramas to the bombastic pyrotechnics to the eye-popping special effects to the mob scenes of mass hysteria…
March 13, 2011
The students protest in the center of campus under the watchful eye of skittish National Guard troops sent by the state to keep order. A guardsman hears what he thinks is a shot and before anyone knows it, shots are ringing out everywhere.
October 23, 2020
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ABOVE PHOTO: Voters line up at an early voting satellite location at the A. B. Day elementary...
October 23, 2020
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October 23, 2020
BPT Uncertainty continues into the 2020 holiday season, with limited travel, canceled events and strict budgets changing...
