2020

Couple Charged with Hate Crime for Painting over BLM

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According to TMZ, Nichole Anderson, and David Nelson, the couple in the viral video from last weekend seen painting over a Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez, CA, were recently charged with a hate crime for their actions. The couple is also facing charges that include violating civil rights and committing vandalism along with possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti.

Kanye West No Longer Supports Trump, Elon Musk Guiding his Presidential Run

He says he’s not running as a Democrat or a Republican, but under the “Birthday Party” banner (“because when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday”). He’s been receiving “guidance” from Elon Musk (“I proposed to him to be the head of our space program”), as well as advice from his wife, Kim Kardashian. And evidently he’s already chosen his vice presidential candidate: Michelle Tidball, a preacher from Wyoming. “I would run as a Republican if Trump wasn’t there,” he said. “I will run as an independent if Trump is there.”

 (“I am taking the red hat off, with this interview”), Kanye doesn’t go into much detail on why, saying, “It looks like one big mess to me,” and referencing the controversy of the president

Pending Legislation would Abolish Life without Parole for Juveniles in Ohio


The United States is the only country in the world known to sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Though the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that this sentence may only be imposed in the rarest of cases to people who are “irreparably corrupt,” Ohio still has people serving life who were sentenced as children. That could soon change because of pending legislation that would abolish life without parole as a sentencing option for children and grant parole eligibility to all children who are sentenced to extreme sentences in adult prison in the state.

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Charlie’s Beauty & The Beast Themed Quinceañera (Photos)

Charlie celebrated her 15th birthday this weekend with a Beauty & The Beast themed Quinceañera. This event was amazing! I was greeted by staff that checked our temps and provided masks and sanitizer before we could enter the location. Once inside you enjoyed a Beauty & The Beast Theme Quinceañera provided by Dazzle Me Parties. Check out some photos from Kingsmen Media and video from Charlie’s mom Tammy Rivera.


The Most beautiful Quinceañera I’ve ever seen @tammiesangel … Can’t believe you are 15! To BEST event planner/ designer I know and my dearest friend @dazzlemeparties @noisettejean you always out do yourself for my events Thank you @gleamingeventsatlanta for your beautiful space time and energy you put into my baby Quinces it was STUNNING!! @anthonyburrell you got them kids together in two weeks!!! Unbelievable but I expect nothing else from the best! #SWIPE 

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Snoop Dogg, Bill Ray Cyrus, 2Chainz headlne all star AGAPAO LIVE Streaming Concert with first-ever Global KickBack Vibe Party on July 11

Over 100 artists from the hottest names in music, comedy and crossover entertainment have been set for AGAPAO LIVE, world-wide streaming pay per view event, set for next Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 12 – 6pm PT3-9pm ET.  

This six-hour event will be live-streamed on the hottest new urban online network, Xperienc On Demand, to households around the world and include some of the biggest stars in entertainment coming together from their homes to inspire a locked-down world in a message of Unity through Music & Entertainment as the greatest artists in our time respond to Covid-19 and civil unrest around the globe.  The debut event will be streamed on https://www.xodlive.com/

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Kerry Washington talks diversity in entertainment / “Hollywood, the Sequel” podcast

Kerry Washington appeared on the debut episode of the podcast “Hollywood, the Sequel,” which looks at how the entertainment industry can change for the better following this moment of disruption.

Kerry makes some powerful points about how words like diversity and inclusion are inherently creating a world where there is an us and a them, an in and an out. She also addresses those who have asked how “Olivia Pope” would respond to the pandemic, saying “we can get into trouble when we rely on imaginary characters to save us…I have joked at times that part of how we got into the situation we’re in now is that we had a reality television character swoop into an election and people thought that he could save the day.”

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“SUNDAY BEST” – ANNOUNCES SEASON 10 SET TO PREMIERE ON SUNDAY, JULY 5TH ON BET

KIRK FRANKLIN RETURNS AS HOST & MENTOR, ALONG WITH JUDGESERICA CAMPBELL, JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS AND KELLY PRICE

Returning to BET for season 10 is America’s most inspirational singing competition, “Sunday Best.” Kicking off in Sunday Best fashion, the series returned with a live audience and band from Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. 2020 marks both the 10th anniversary of the show and BET’s 40th anniversary. Season 10 welcomes back GRAMMY®-winning music legend Kirk Franklin as host; returning as judges are GRAMMY® winning songstress & host of “Get Up Mornings,” Erica Campbell, GRAMMY® nominated artist & star of BET’s “American Soul” Kelly Price and GRAMMY® nominated & multiple Stellar award-winning artist Jonathan McReynolds. “Sunday Best” season 10 will premiere Sunday, July 5th at 8PM ET/PT on BET.

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Kendrick Sampson: Prove Black Lives Matter To Hollywood

Kendrick Sampson, BLD PWR founder, and actor, released a firm letter to Hollywood, specifically the people in leadership who perpetuated several negative stereotypes of Black people. Programs like Cops, Live PD, slave narratives, and several other programs that have permeated across entertainment. The letter serves to put Hollywood on notice that the time is NOW to change antiquated processes of operating within entertainment. 
While stating the culture of entertainment is incredibly necessary, the letter also includes a list of demands to Hollywood from the Black community to end the glorification of police violence in our art and prove Black Lives Matter in Hollywood.
The letter serves as a notice to Hollywood and making teams aware that business, as usual, is over. Talent, producers, and representatives are no longer standing idly by. The letter has received overwhelming support from BLACK LIVES MATTER Founder and TV writer Patrisse Cullors, Movement for Black Lives, Color Of Change, People’s Budget LA Coalition, National Black Justice Coalition, and NAACP Hollywood Bureau among many other organizations. The letter has received over 300 signatures from an extensive list of Black talent executives and creatives

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Gabrielle Union claims Simon Cowell doesn’t believe the “rules apply to him”

Speaking to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show (via Metro), Union said: “Day one, Simon Cowell is smoking cigarettes inside. I’ve worked a long time. I’ve worked with all kinds of people. I’ve never experienced that.”

“When your boss — the person who has the ability to determine who gets opportunities and who doesn’t — doesn’t believe that the… rules apply to him,” she continued, before adding that she has a severe allergy to cigarette smoke.

“And he does it in full view of NBC, Fremantle and Syco and no one cares about Simon Cowell exposing all of these employees to second-hand smoke. That’s day one.”

According to Deadline, Union has filed a harassment, discrimination and retaliation complaint with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), naming producers FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s Syco as well as NBC Universal and Simon Cowell himself.

Her complaint detailed allegations of insensitivity and sexism on set, while also making the claim that NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy “threatened Union through her agent” in regards to her speaking out against racism on set.

Hollywood’s New Streaming Device Counts Viewers & Charges Per Ticket

With the buzzed about announcement yesterday from Deadline.comthat this December Hollywood is launching the new streaming device and app called Venue which enables the ability to monitor a living room for people and sell individual tickets to view at home first-run cinematic releases, sporting events, concerts and more, we would love to schedule an interview with you and CEO Cihan Fuat Atkin of XCineX to share the Hollywood, technological & business journey behind launching the first of its kind streaming platform. 

The streaming device is called Venue, and it is like no other product on the market because it holds a detection sensor that counts the number of audience members present in the room, thereby giving content creators the ability to sell tickets on a pay-per-viewer basis. The sensor monitors the room throughout content stream and ensures the ticket-to-audience ratio is equal, giving content creators the ability to charge each viewer just like a movie theater, concert, or sporting venue. With a veteran Hollywood, technology, and media leadership team in place, this patented new breakthrough advancement in reaching consumers is a boom to the studio, concert, and live event marketplaces that will benefit from the at-home ticketing technology. In development for years before the COVID-19 pandemic, it has never been more imperative to bring the world’s most innovative technology directly into your home.


With a veteran Hollywood, technology, and media leadership team in place, this patented new breakthrough advancement in reaching consumers is a boom to the studio, concert, and live event marketplaces that will benefit from the at-home ticketing technology. In development for years before the COVID-19 pandemic, it has never been more imperative to bring the world’s most innovative technology directly into your hom

Usher Calling For Juneteenth To Become A National Holiday

Award-winning R&B/Pop singer Usher is calling for the United States government to formally acknowledge Juneteeth. He wrote an op-ed article for the Washington Post under the headline: “Why it’s so important that Juneteenth become a national holiday.

“We could observe it, as many black Americans already do, by celebrating both our first step toward freedom as black people in America and also the many contributions to this land: the construction of Black Wall Street; the invention of jazz, rock n’ roll, hip-hop and R&B; and all the entrepreneurship and business brilliance, extraordinary cuisine, sports excellence, political power and global cultural influence black Americans have given the world,” wrote Usher.

“And rather than observing Juneteenth as we do other holidays, by taking it off, we can make it a day when black culture, black entrepreneurship, and black business get our support. A national Juneteenth observance can affirm that Black Lives Matter!”

MOMS OF BLACK BOYS UNITED FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, INC. CALLS THOUSANDS OF MOMS TO ACTION

Moms of Black Boys United for Social Change, Inc. (M.O.B.B. United for Social Change), an online community of more than 170,000 moms with 15 local chapters nationwide advocating for fair and just treatment of Black boys and men in American society, remains on the front lines of the fight against racial injustice. From recent activities, such as participating in protests for policing and criminal justice reform, to hosting a National Day of Prayer uplifting the George Floyd family and others devastated by police violence, or rallying its thousands of members for outreach campaigns pressuring local and national elected officials to adopt new policies, MOBB United is actively working to ensure that Black sons survive and thrive.

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Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge? Nearly 100k, celebs, back campaign for ‘John Lewis Bridge’

new Change.org petition started over the weekend soared close to 100,000 signatures, calling for Alabama leaders to rename an historic bridge currently named after a KKK grand wizard and Confederate soldier. 

The petition – which you can view at www.change.org/RenameTheBridge – calls on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, the site of the Bloody Sunday beatings of civil rights marchers in 1965, after civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis (D-GA, 5th District). Rep. Lewis was one of the marchers on the bridge in 1965.

The petition, started by podcast host Michael Starr Hopkins, notes that Edmund Pettus was a “bitter racist” and that as the country reckons with a history of landmarks named after racist historical figures, the name of the bridge should be reconsidered. Starr Hopkins thinks the bridge should be renamed after Rep. Lewis since he was born in Troy, Alabama, and he marched in Selma has become a civil rights icon. 

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Magic Johnson’s Documentary Announced

THE MAGIC JOHNSON STILL UP TO HIS TRICKS

Andre Cleveland Entertainment & David Arquette’s XTR Productions to co-produce documentary on Magic Johnson’s life on and off the basketball courts

LOS ANGELES, CA -Sports & Entertainment impresarios Andre’ Cleveland Entertainment (ACE) Network recently persuaded five-time NBA World Champion Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson to partner with David Arquette’s XTR Productions to co-produce a full-length documentary based on Magic’s extraordinary life on and off the basketball courts.

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Lil Baby’s New Song “The Bigger Picture”

Lil Baby has returned with a politically charged song that touches on the killing of George Floyd, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter protests that have been ongoing across the nation. The track, which is titled “The Bigger Picture,” begins with news clips of reports about the protests and also features demonstrators chanting “I Cant’ Breath.” 

Lil Baby also notified fans that proceeds from the song will go to three organizations. 

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Security Guard Says Derek Chauvin Knew George Floyd Pretty Well (Video)

David Pinney told CBS News that it “has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue.” Pinney then added that Chauvin knew Floyd “pretty well,” and he’s fairly certain that their encounter on May 25, where Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes until he was unresponsive, was personal. 

Saints & Sinners Returns For Summer Run

The saints and the sinners will be going at it again this summer. Bounce will encore its mega-hit drama series Saints & Sinners with two episodes back-to-back every Sunday night at 9:00 pm (ET)starting June 7.Saints & Sinners centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs and murder – all set against the backdrop of a large southern church. Cliffhangers and twists abound in the series, which is set in the sleepy southern town of Cypress, Georgia, outside Atlanta. 

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CeeLo Green “Doing It All Together” Music Video Campaign

CeeLo Green has had one busy week after returning to The Voice last night for the final supergroup performance of the season and the release of his 2ndsingle “Doing It All Together” off his new album “CeeLo Green is… Thomas Callaway”, which is now available for pre-order and will be released on June 26th, 2020

Additionally, today CeeLo launched a campaign for his fans to star in his new music video for “Doing It All Together” by submitting videos of themselves doing things all together with their family and friends during quarantine. Whether it’s exercising, Zooming, school, art projects, cooking, or playing games, fans can upload their content by CLICKING HERE and following the instructions. The final music video will be released later this month.

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ANDRE HARRELL TRIBUTE FEATURING CHRIS ROCK, MARIAH CAREY, JAMIE FOXX, NAOMI CAMPBELL, and MORE

This Sunday, May 24, 2020, at 7pm ET 4 pm PT some of entertainment, music, and fashion’s biggest stars will come together to memorialize one of the cultural architects for black media and the founder of Uptown Records, the late Andre Harrell, also known endearingly by close family and friends as “Mr. Champagne and Bubbles.” Fans will be able to watch commercial-free on BET, BET Jams, BET Soul and REVOLT TV while streaming on all iONE digital brands, and on Fox Soul (www.foxsoul.tv) or via the Fox Soul App.

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ICE-T, TREACH, MAURICE BERNARD, SYLEENA JOHNSON, AND FREDRO STARR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FEATURE “EQUAL STANDARD”

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY ICE T, EQUAL STANDARD IS PRODUCED BY ANTHONY “TREACH” CRISS, AND DIRECTED BY TAHEIM BRYAN AND BRENDEN KYLE COCHRANE
Bryan’s First Born Productions Teams With Darren D. Dickerson’s COD For Digital Press Tour, Red Carpet and Virtual Box Office Premiere, Equal Standard To Stream at equalstandardmovie.com For $9.99

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Tye Tribbett Releases “We Gon’ Be Alright” From His Upcoming New Album

Motown Gospel recording artist Tye Tribbett’s new song, “We Gon’ Be Alright” is available today. The record is a follow-up to his latest hit release “Work It Out,” off his critically acclaimed album The Bloody Win. The release is an uplifting powerful declaration of positivity in light of the tragic pandemic that’s still gripping the nation. “We Gon’ Be Alright,” is available now.

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TYLER PERRY’S NEW COMEDY SERIES ‘BRUH’ HAS MAY 7 LAUNCH DATE!!

Today, BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios announced that the new original series TYLER PERRY’S BRUH  will launch on ThursdayMay 7 exclusively across all platforms. The first three episodes of the 24-episode season will be available to stream at launch, with a new episode dropping each subsequent week. Perry’s second original series for BET+, the dramedy follows four longtime friends as they navigate life and relationships through the strength of their brother-like bondIn a society where relationships between men of color are often misjudged and misrepresented, TYLER PERRY’S BRUH, embraces male vulnerability versus hypermasculinity.

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TV ONE’S UNSUNG WITH LEGENDARY RAP GROUP GOODIE MOB THIS SUNDAY

 Atlanta hip hop quartet Goodie Mob changed the rap game in the mid-90s. With distinctive flows backed by dope beats, they helped create a new lane for Southern rappers in a time when New York and LA dominated hip hop. Instead of boasting about what they had or what they did in the streets, the group focused its lyrics on messages of inspiration and social justice. With multiple gold albums and irresistible hits, like “Dirty South”, “Black Ice”, and “Cell Therapy”, Goodie Mob cemented their place in hip hop. When group member CeeLo left to pursue a solo career and found huge success, it threatened to end the group for good.  In this episode of Unsung, all four members of Goodie Mob, along with friends and family, including Big Boi, T.I., and Killer Mike, come together to tell their story.  

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KIERRA SHEARD RELEASES NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM KIERRA

GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning artist, actress and entrepreneur, Kierra Sheard, released her highly anticipated album KIERRA (Karew Entertainment / RCA Inspiration). Marking her sixth studio album and first project with RCA Inspiration. KIERRA includes the songstress’ latest single “It Keeps Happening,” and the popular anthem “Don’t Judge Me,” featuring Missy Elliott. Also, the album is accompanied by the release of a new video for another single, the atmosphere moving, “Something Has To Break (Live)” featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard. The video will debut exclusively via YouTube Premiere today at 1pm EST.

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Future Announces New Album ‘Life Is Good’

“It’s about life and being good and just enjoying life,” Future said. “So many tragedies and catastrophes and everything is going on in the world. And you want to enjoy life, as long as you have it.”

The album will be the eighth solo effort for the FBG leader and is a signal to where he currently is in his life. 

“Mentally, life is good, it’s just a state of mind. It’s just about being, whatever is going on good or bad, life is good, but life is precious,” he added.

The ATL legend detailed what the album will sound like in his new cover story with XXL. 

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Tasha Cobbs Leonard Re-signs With Motown Gospel and Launches Imprint

Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG proudly announces the re-signing of GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard. The platinum-selling artist, recently named the Top Female Gospel Artist by Billboard, extends her long-standing relationships with the label and with its best-in-class publishing company, Capitol CMG Publishing.
“Tasha is undeniably one of the most impactful gospel and worship artists and writers of our time,” shares EJ Gaines, Co-Executive Director, Motown Gospel. “Her accomplishments are surpassed only by her inspiring vision and passion to be a bridge that connects people to God.”

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Meek Mill sends 100,000 masks to prisons

Meek Mill teamed up with Sixers partner Michale Rubin and their criminal justice system to send 100,000 surgical masks to prisons to protect inmates from the coronavirus.

It plans to deliver 2,500 to a Rikers’ medical facility; 40,000 to the Tennessee Department of Corrections; and 5,000 to the Mississippi State Penitentiary, the organization said in a statement.

Season Three of TBS’s The Last O.G. Trailer

After serving his time at the halfway house and having his food truck go up in flames, season three finds Tray (Morgan) searching for a new place to live and new forms of income. He lands in gentrified Brooklyn, where he begins giving “hood legend” walking tours of the city that is forever changing around him. Meanwhile, Tray’s ex-girlfriend Shay (Haddish) is presented with the business opportunity of a lifetime, which could mean big changes for the whole family.

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