Entertainment

Philly was front and center at this year’s Coca-Cola Presents Essence Music Festival. Hot super star comedian Kevin Hart was the only comedian to command the attention of thousands on the main stage of the New Orleans Mercedes Benz Super Dome…

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Willis Edwards, a civil rights and political activist in Los Angeles’ African American community and the former leader of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP who was a controversial force behind its entertainment industry Image Awards, has died of cancer. He was 66.

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It’s not every day that your 11-year-old wants to have a conversation about human trafficking and sex slavery. But that’s exactly what happened to Jada Pinkett Smith when daughter Willow broached the topic after watching the KONY 2012 video…

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As schoolchildren, we learned that Abraham Lincoln freed slaves in the United States. And we learned that the elimination of slavery, in combination with the Civil Rights Movement that would come a century later, was a fulfillment of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which states that all men are created equal.

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A judge ordered an audit of Chris Brown’s community service progress Tuesday after a prosecutor handling his felony assault case cited a possible discrepancy in the amount of work he has performed.

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Missy Elliott says her new Lamborghini is being held captive by an Illinois car dealership after she paid a lot of money for the ride, and she’s suing the business to get it back. The rapper filed the lawsuit in Florida against Fox Valley Motor Cars, claiming she entered into an agreement with the dealership…

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With all the star power at the BET Awards, the most stirring moment came not from a superstar, but from the mother of one. Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy, provided the emotional highlight of Sunday’s ceremony as she sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in tribute to her late daughter…

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Grammy award-winning R&B singer Brandy, is the most recent performer added to an already stellar lineup for Philadelphia’s 6th annual Global Fusion Festival (GFF). Brandy’s latest album Two Eleven, is her first release since the death of her friend and mentor, Whitney Houston.

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Rel Dowdell is a very gifted screenwriter and director. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he received his Bachelor’s degree in English with magna cum laude honors from Fisk University and a Master’s Degree in Film with highest distinction from Boston University.

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Legendary West Coast rapper and actor, Ice Cube, is on a search for the “Coldest” MC in America. The contest, sponsored by Coors Light made its way to the Electric Factory with DJ Drama and Cube as judges.

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