Entertainment

Entertainment

via BlackAmericaWeb: The Western-inspired revenge tale “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” swept the female-focused and led Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday with wins for best ensemble, best actress for Frances McDormand and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell. It was almost an exact repeat of the major Golden Globe Awards wins with Gary Oldman also […]

NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps has been abruptly grounded. Epps was on track to become the first African-American to travel through space and live on the International Space Station for an extended six-month assignment. But now that Epps has been abruptly pulled from the NASA mission, Epps’ brother says “racism” is the reason why his […]

Entertainment

Ginther joins many who are placing blame on the GOP. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther didn’t hold back any punches when discussing who’s to blame for the current government shutdown. In a statement released over the weekend, Ginther puts the blame on President Donald Trump and the Republican party. “Let’s be clear: The federal government shutdown […]

Entertainment

via ew: Tracee Ellis Ross is speaking out about her contract renegotiation for Black-ish and the fight for equal pay in Hollywood. In a Jan. 18 story in The Hollywood Reporter about how actresses are combating the gender pay gap, the publication cites several sources who attended a Time’s Up meeting in which Ross’ salary talks were discussed. Ross is reportedly […]

Entertainment

People get in fights all of the time but this might be a first…. a fan got into a fight with comedian Steve Brown at the Comedy House in Columbia, South Carolina. The fan named Marvin, last name hasn’t been released yet, jumped on the stage while Brown was doing his set and began swinging on […]

As of January 18, 2017 President Donald Trump finished a full year in the oval office. As we look back at the year we turn to senator Bernie Sanders for a review of the Presidents year. In a round table discussion, Sybil Wilkes, Roland Martin and Jacque Reid ask talk with Sanders about how Trump […]

Entertainment

The city made the Top 20 list to host Amazon’s second HQ space. Columbus is the only city in Ohio competing to host Amazon’s new headquarters. If the online retailer chooses Columbus they can bring 50,000 new jobs and a $5 billion investment. https://twitter.com/CNET/status/954313770532311040 Ohio Gov. John Kasich said, “it’s good that we’re making these […]

We know her from Dream Girls, For Colored Girls and the BET hit show The Quad, actress Anika Noni Rose is in everything and we love it! Now she’s featured as the voice of Lorraine Hansberry in the documentary American Masters-Lorriane Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart on PBS. “Yes I’m doing Lorraine’s voice in the documentary. It’s a pretty phenomenal piece because it […]

Entertainment

If you are like most of us you love your Amazon Prime account and have no issue paying that $10.99 fee.  Well you might have to adjust your budget a little bit because Amazon is now going to cost 18% more per month. The online retail tycoon has announced that the new rate for monthly […]

Entertainment

There’s been movement this week on the untitled drama series based on Gabrielle Union’s “Bad Boys” character. Variety reports that the project has been ordered to pilot at NBC. As previously reported, the network gave it a pilot production commitment back in October. Union will star as Syd Burnett, her character from “Bad Boys 2.” […]