American Legend Aretha Franklin Laid to Rest in Epic Funeral filled with...
via ap.com Today was Aretha Franklin‘s homegoing service at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, MI. Some may have questioned why…
View ArticleDenzel Washington Headlines Event in Pittsburgh Marking Renovation of August...
by Wes Venteicher via triblive.com Actor Denzel Washington headlined a rainy ceremony Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Hill District to mark…
View ArticleHistory-Making Tyler Perry Studios Has Grand Opening Gala in Atlanta with...
Actors, directors, musical artists, filmmakers and politicians such as Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Stacey Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Samuel L.…
View ArticleTyler Perry to Build Compound for Displaced Women, Children and LGBTQ Youth...
Filmmaker and entrepreneur Tyler Perry told Gayle King on CBS This Morning this week that his eponymous film studio in Atlanta…
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Oprah Winfrey's OWN Delivers Its Most-Watched Year in the Network's History
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network closed out 2015 as its most-watched year in the network’s history, achieving its fourth consecutive year of double-digit prime growth in total viewers (up +13% with 487,000...
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OWN is Now the Highest-Rated Cable Network among African-American Women
Oprah Winfrey on stage during her An Evening With Oprah tour on December 12, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) article via thegrio.com Since the OWN cable network debuted...
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Jerald Gary, 30, Buys Historic Regal Theater in Chicago to Restore and Use...
Jerald Gary (Photo credit: Melanie L. Brown for Steed Media Service) article by Melanie L. Brown via rollingout.com Rolling out interviewed Jerald Gary, the new owner of the New Regal Theater in...
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Tyler Perry's "Boo! A Madea Halloween" Tops Tom Cruise's ‘Jack Reacher 2’ at...
Tyler Perry in “Boo! A Madea Halloween” (PHOTO COURTESY OF LIONSGATE) article by Brent Lang via Variety.com It was a battle of the sequels at the multiplexes this weekend, as “Boo! A Madea Halloween”...
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'Hidden Figures' Tops 'Rogue One,' With $22.8M #1 Debut at Box Office
(PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX 2000) article by Scott Mendelson via forbes.com With the always present caveat that “rank doesn’t matter,” it turns out that Hidden Figures was the top movie of the weekend, not...
View ArticleFilmmaker Tyler Perry Donates $500,000 to New York’s Famed Apollo Theater
According to variety.com, filmmaker Tyler Perry announced he’s donating $500,000 to New York’s famed Apollo Theater during the venue’s annual spring benefit gala yesterday. Perry made the offer during...
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