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ABOVE PHOTO:  W. Carter Merbreier as Captain Noah PHILADELPHIA (AP) — W. Carter Merbreier, who helmed the beloved local children’s TV show “Captain Noah and his Magical Ark,” died Tuesday after a short illness. He was 90. He died at his home in Audubon, located in suburban Philadelphia, said his former station, WPVI-TV. The station…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mariah Carey  (Photo by Joe Seer/shutterstock) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — After two seasons of teasing viewers about whether it would happen, Mariah Carey has set a date to guest star on Fox’s “Empire.” Carey will appear on the Oct. 5 episode, the network confirmed at a TV critics bi-annual press tour. She will…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby  (Photo by Randy Miramontez/shutterstock) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for the woman Bill Cosby is charged with sexually assaulting in 2004 say his request to have his attorney attend her deposition in a Pennsylvania civil case is “a continuation of his campaign to harass and intimidate.” Andrea Constand asked the court last week…

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Fox’s new series, “The Exorcist” isn’t just an opportunity to tell a demonic horror story. It’s also providing an opportunity for diversity in television. One of the series’ stars is Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera, who plays a priest on the show. “I’m very, very happy to portray a Mexican who…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Colson Whitehead By Hillel Italie associated press NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick, Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad,” a historical novel that imagines the network of safe houses and passages that helped slaves escape to free territory is an actual train. Winfrey told The Associated Press during a…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Disney is really brewing a lot of diversity magic in their chambers lately with their first Latina princess set to conquer the small screen, and now it seems they’ve returned to the Motherland to crown another member of the royal court in upcoming film “Queen of Katwe.” The “Queen of Katwe”…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie “My love is too sanctified to have thrown back on my face/My love is too magic to have thrown back on my face.”  These are only a couple lines from one of the most profound theatrical displays ever to come to the stage.  If you in all your blackness are not…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The cast of OWN television show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” includes founder Robbie Montgomery (second from right) and son Tim Norman, far right. bizjournals.com The St. Louis Business Journal reported last week that Robbie Montgomery, reality TV star and founder of St. Louis restaurant Sweetie Pie’s, has accused her son of stealing money…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Meet the cast of the new Showtime Limited Series, “Guerrilla,” set to air in 2017. shadowandact.com Babou Ceesay, Rory Kinnear and Daniel Mays have joined the cast of the new six-part Showtime drama thriller “Guerrilla.” Also joining the cast are Nathaniel Martello-White, Denise Gough, Brandon Scott, Zawe Ashton and Nicholas Pinnock. Previously announced,…

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shadowandact.com Investigation Discovery (ID) announced today it has greenlit a new one hour special, “Black and Blue,” described as an urgent and timely exploration of the current state of police affairs and race relations. As the tragic shootings by and against police continue to drive headlines, Harris will travel the country to reveal how these…

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