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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com Paul Robeson would’ve been 116 years old this year, if he were still alive (April 9, 1898, is his birthday). With all the talk of N.W.A, Tupac, Aaliyah, and other biopics of black public figures, I’d say that a Paul Robeson biopic is long overdue, given the man…

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By Mesfin Fekadu ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Queen of Soul says don’t waste your money – or soul – on the recently released unauthorized biography about her. In a statement, Aretha Franklin called David Ritz’s “Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin,” a “trashy book.” The two have a history of collaborating: Franklin and…

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By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act .com FOX has announced a winter premiere date for it new drama “Empire.” The “epic family battle,” as the press release states, begins, with limited commercial interruption, on Wednesday, January 7, from 9-10 PM ET/PT, following “American Idol XIV.” From Lee Daniels, Danny Strong (“Game Change,” “Lee Daniels’…

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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com When it rains… It was just yesterday when Fox announced that the TV network is developing an American version of the hit BBC detective drama series “Luther,” which Idris Elba starred in. Creator Neil Cross will work with Fox on the USA adaptation, with the network already giving…

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By Tambay A. Obenson  Shadow and Act.com So that’s it then; the party’s over! CBS has canceled “The Queen Latifah Show,” although the rest of the season will play out through March of next year. “We want to thank Dana, the producers and the entire staff of ‘The Queen Latifah Show’ for creating a program…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby (Photo: Randy Miramontez / Shutterstock.com) By Frazier Moore associated press [UPDATE: Cable network TV Land has cancelled reruns of The Cosby Show indefinitely amid sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.  NBC has also pulled the plug on development of a new sitcom starring Cosby as the patriarch of a multigenerational comedy…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Stevie Wonder performs in concert during his “Songs in the Key of Life Tour 2014” at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP) By Kendall Alexander Stevie Wonder made The City of Brotherly Love a stop on his “Songs in the Key of Life Tour,” and…

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By David Porter Associated Press TRENTON, N.J.  — Tracy Morgan is fighting to recover from a severe brain injury suffered in a highway crash more than five months ago, and it’s uncertain if he will be “the Tracy Morgan he once was,” his lawyer said Tuesday. Benedict Morelli said the former “Saturday Night Live” and…

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By Kendall Alexander Gina Prince Bythewood has been missed in the love story genre since her timeless classic romance on the hardwood, Love and Basketball.  She proves that she hasn’t lost her touch in the relativity flick Beyond the Lights. Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle) is an up-and-coming vixen in the music industry—dripping with sex…

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By Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist/indiewire “It’s never just a movie,” says Chris Rock’s Andre Allen in Top Five, and that sentiment definitely applies to the comedy veteran’s latest directorial effort. While on the surface it’s an incisive and playful look at celebrity, media and fame, it’s also about the difficulty, fear and risk of stepping…

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