CNN Films/OWN Films Luther: Never Too Much, a documentary about late singer/songwriter Luther Vandross, will premiere next year on CNN, OWN and Max, it was announced Wednesday. The film, directed by Dawn Porter, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January. It tells the musician’s story through interviews with his friends and musical collaborators, such […]
Kelsey McNeal/Hulu The 2024 American Black Film Festival is set to feature the world premiere of the second season of Kerry Washington’s show UnPrisoned. The premiere will be part of the festival’s Spotlight Screenings lineup, and will be followed by a fireside chat with Kerry and fellow executive producer Tracy McMillan. In the Hulu series, […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A jury was selected and sworn in Wednesday for the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez. Federal prosecutors in New York have alleged that the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and a luxury convertible […]
An age progression photo from the FBI of what Stephen Gale may look like at age 71. Via Middlesex District Attorney’s Office (NEW YORK) — Massachusetts authorities are searching for a newly identified suspect in two rapes from 1989 — a crime the Framingham police chief said “haunted the Framingham community for decades.” Stephen Paul […]
© Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved A new trailer for the movie version of Wicked has arrived. The new look at the Jon M. Chu-directed film, starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, was released Wednesday. “Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” a voice-over says at the […]
courtesy of Blue Note Jazz Festival John Legend, Jill Scott and André 3000 are set to headline the Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents: The Black Radio Experience, taking place in Napa Valley, California. The festival is happening August 30 through September 1 at The Meritage Resort and Spa, with a lineup that also includes Andra Day, […]
John Lamparski/WireImage Amid his mounting legal troubles, Diddy has posted a cryptic message to Instagram. The post simply reads “time tells truth,” and he captioned it “LOVE.” The comments section remained active with both positive and negative responses. Back in November, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie filed a lawsuit against him accusing him of sex trafficking and […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, are set to face off in an ABC News presidential debate in September. Trump and Biden said they have both agreed to a prime-time debate at ABC News studios on Sept. 10. Before that, they will […]
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s celebrated ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, ending racial segregation in America’s public schools, turns 70 this week, and the anniversary is being marked as a major advance for civil rights. But less well-known is that the landmark case had a crippling impact on […]
Conaco/Max Conan O’Brien better pack his bags. Not only was his hit travelogue comedy series Conan O’Brien Must Go been renewed by Max, it’s been expanded. Nina Rosenstein, the head of HBO Programming’s Late Night & Specials division, said during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation, “Our audience told us in no uncertain terms that four […]
