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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nefertite Nguvu Interview with Kam Williams Nefertite Nguvu is a graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, where she obtained a B.F.A in Film. Her thesis project at SVA won the award for outstanding screenplay. Nguvu has written, produced and directed two short films: a uniquely stylized black and white romance entitled…

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From Fox 5 LOS ANGELES – R&B singer Brandy Norwood fell into unconsciousness on a Delta flight preparing to take off early Friday morning, according to TMZ. TMZ said Brandy was on a flight from LAX to JFK when she lost consciousness before the plane pulled out of the gate. Paramedics reportedly removed Brandy from…

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From Power 99 Lil Kim is facing foreclose on her New Jersey estate according to Hip Hollywood. A New Jersey Judge ordered her sprawling estate Alpine, NJ, home foreclosed on according to court documents. Kim had been fighting a foreclosure lawsuit since 2010 when HSBC bank sued her for failing to pay her $10,000 per…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Amandla Stenberg and co-star Nick Robinson. By Kam Williams It’s Maddy Whittier’s (Amandla Stenburg) 18th birthday, but she won’t be celebrating the occasion at a party or restaurant. In fact, she won’t be leaving the house or even having friends over anytime soon. That’s because she has SCID, a rare genetic disorder that…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Amandla Stenberg as Maddy in the Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures romantic drama “Everything,Everything,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.  (Photo by Doane Gregory) Interview with Kam Williams Amandla Stenberg first gained recognition for her role as Rue in “The Hunger Games,” alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson. After the success…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Summertime calls for great food and drink, scorching temps, and music festivals all over the country.  The last weekend in April gave us a taste of what music festivals will be like for the season to come. If you’re unfamiliar with the wave of music being termed “new jazz,” allow me…

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From ABC News–Sir Roger Moore, who starred in the iconic “James Bond” franchise in the 1970s and 1980s, has died. He was 89 years old. “With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated,” his family posted on his official…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  C-Murder associated press GRETNA, La.  — A judge in Louisiana has ordered Corey Miller, the rapper known as “C-Murder” who is serving a life sentence for killing a teenager at a nightclub, to pay the victim’s family more than $1.1 million. The New Orleans Advocate reports Jefferson Parish Judge Glenn Ansardi of the…

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This summer’s concert series will include performances from Erykah Badu, Kem, Fantasia, Dave Koz, Sheila E., Monica, and Frankie Beverly and Maze The Dell Music Center’s 2017 Essence of Entertainment Concert Season opens Thursday, July 6th with three platinum-selling music sensations: R&B singers Jaheim, Johnny Gill and After 7. Tickets for the 2017 Essence of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Black-ish Cast (ABC/Craig Sjodin) By Leanne Aguilera Entertainment Tonight Brace yourselves, TV fans — it’s time to discover the fate of your favorite shows! Each May, the TV powers-that-be decide which series will continue on for another season, and which ones will be cast aside into the small screen abyss. To help you sort…

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