Entertainment

At the request of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, gospel singer Donnie McClurkin, who has said God delivered him from “the curse” of homosexuality, withdrew as a performer at a city-sponsored concert on  Saturday night, Aug. 10, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

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The twists and turns of the American political system have long been turned into storied tales of deception, turmoil and mystery chronicling the dark underbelly of American culture. This year’s hottest political thriller, ABC’s “Scandal,” is a vivid example.

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Bounce TV announced via press release this morning that the fledgling black TV network has started production in Los Angeles on the network’s first original scripted sitcom, My Crazy Roommate.  

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Lee Daniels is best known for directing and producing the Academy Award-winning film Precious which was nominated for a half-dozen Oscars in 2010, including his two for Best Picture and Best Director. Mo’Nique won for Best Supporting Actress.

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I think what Lee Daniels did with this film is pretty powerful because he dealt with the civil rights movement through the characters of me (Cecil) and my son (Louis). My son’s an activist first in college, and then working with Martin Luther King and eventually Malcolm X.

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Inspiring original spoken word and music showcase Verses and Flow is set to return for a third season with back-to-back new episodes premiering on Wednesday, September 11, at 9 PM ET and 9:30 PM ET on TV One.

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Terrence Howard, who is set to appear in the upcoming film, The Butler is in big trouble with the authorities.  The actor is accused of beating his ex-wife during a recent trip to Costa Rica, according to TMZ.  Howard was divorced from his ex-wife, Michelle Ghent, back in May, but…

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If you ask different people where they first saw Arsenio Hall, you’d probably get a number of different answers.  But, it was the success of his Emmy Award-winning late night talk show “The Arsenio Hall Show” that made Arsenio a household name.

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A veteran publicist is the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization’s board of governors elected Cheryl Boone Isaacs to the position Tuesday evening. She is the first woman to hold the post in three decades and the first African American president in the academy’s history.

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Starz announced the U.S. television premiere of the musical drama “Dancing on the Edge,” an original miniseries from the multi-award winning writer/director Stephen Poliakoff (Glorious 39, “Gideon’s Daughter,” “The Lost Prince”), is set to premiere on STARZ in October 2013. 

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