Entertainment

The 19th annual Essence Music Fest presented by Coca-Cola Company brought a record 540,000 people to New Orleans to enjoy four days of music, empowerment seminars, food and fun over an extended Fourth of July Weekend. 

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TV One will premiere the second season of the network’s original hit sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show on Friday, July 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Loosely inspired by the real-life experiences and antics of lauded comedian, TV, and radio personality Rickey Smiley…

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Jeantel’s testimony and her recent appearance on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”, greatly impacted radio legend Tom Joyner and since he first saw her on the stand, Joyner has been determined to help Jeantel. Tuesday morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Joyner offered an olive branch to the embattled teen…

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In 1952, Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) founded the New England Society for Psychic Research. Back then, the couple also began devoting a wing of their home to a museum of occult artifacts they would collect over the course of their long career.

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This marks Kerry Washington’s first ever Emmy nomination, and the first time a black actress has been nominated in that category (Lead Actress In A Drama Series) since the 1994-95 season when Cicely Tyson was nominated for her work in drama series Sweet Justice.

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Upon the 50th anniversary of pivotal events in the Civil Rights movement, Hallmark Channel is proud to present “The Watsons Go To Birmingham,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere on Friday, September 20 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). 

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Born in Philadelphia on July 6, 1980, Kevin Hart is one of the most versatile comedic actors in both television and film. He’s recently delivered memorable performances in Think Like a Man which grossed over 90 million dollars in theaters, as well as in Judd Apatow’s The Five Year Engagement.

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TV One, which entertains, informs and inspires Black adult viewers, has announced the creation of News One Now, a live one-hour, weekday morning news program slated to premiere September 2013. Roland S. Martin, national award-winning journalist, will serve as host and…

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The dustup over the rights to a film title has turned into a public squabble between Harvey Weinstein and Warner Bros. Disputed is the claim to the title The Butler, which the Weinstein Co. has promoted as the name of an upcoming drama about a White House butler.

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Philadelphia’s own Kevin Hart will return to his hometown this summer to host Wawa Welcome America!’s signature concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Hart will join house band The Roots and numerous other big-name artists.

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