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Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty via elev8 Ava DuVernay has landed a new deal with Oprah Winfrey’s HARPO just as OWN has signed up for another helping of Ava’s hit drama Queen Sugar. With viewers gobbling up every new episode of the current season, OWN has already renewed Queen Sugar for season 3, according to Deadline.com. […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb.com Tracy Morgan has a ready answer when asked about getting a second chance after his near-fatal crash three years ago. “Thank God. That’s all I’ve gotta say,” Morgan told a TV critics’ meeting Thursday, where he was promoting his new TBS comedy “The Last O.G.” In 2014, the former “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb.com Tyler Perry has inked a multi-year deal with Viacom that includes a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures and producing original content for BET. His film agreement is effective immediately, but the television deal will kick in May 2019 after Perry’s exclusive agreement with Oprah Winfrey’s OWN expires. As Perry exits the network, Winfrey […]

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Sgt. Preston Jowers, the oldest surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen, said racial discrimination still "breaks his heart."

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via: rickeysmileymorningshow “I’ve come a long way. Im grateful for every break in my heart,” said K. Michelle after being honored in Houston with ‘K. Michelle Day’ The singer  posted the clip of her receiving the honor in Houston on Instagram today saying: “I am definitely honored to have my very own Kmichelle day in Houston. So many amazing things have […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb Jenifer Lewis received a healthy settlement from LA Fitness. Lewis sued LA Fitness earlier this year accusing them of hiring a con-man who took $50k. When she started going to the West Hollywood location, she met a manager who worked there. They developed a relationship outside of the gym when 3 months into he asked her for […]

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via VIbe: In the forthcoming Showtime documentary “Can I Be Me?’ performance footage and interviews from those who worked closely with Houston, as well as the singer herself are all featured. In the trailer released Wednesday (June 14) a narrator expresses the intentional marketing that was used to make the New Jersey native a star. […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb.com Scheduled to be taped in early August, BET is capping off the summer by bringing back its fan-favorite awards show Black Girls Rock!. The awards, which celebrates the contributions of black women in the fields of music, entertainment, medicine, entrepreneurship and visionary aspects, is now in its 9th year and this year’s ceremony promises to […]

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If you simply can’t get enough of celebrating beautiful, talented and smart black women and all their #BlackGirlMagic, then you’re in luck because BET’s popular annual celebration Black Girls Rock! is about to return and the honorees have just been announced. Scheduled to be taped in early August, BET is capping off the summer by […]

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via getupmornings: Tyler Perry is changing things up when it comes to his creative home. According to The Grio, the mogul has just signed a long-term deal with media conglomerate Viacom The deal has Perry set to produce 90 episodes annually of original drama and comedy series. The projects would be geared towards BET and other Viacom […]

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Let’s just be clear, Insecure is EVERYTHING! If you are one of the few who hasn’t checked out this brilliant HBO comedy series from the ridiculously talented Issa Rae, then we hope you’re binge-watching ahead of tonight’s premiere. This show is so relatable, so well written, so realistically acted and so damn funny, that you […]

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The NAACP appoints Derrick Johnson as the organization’s interim president and CEO.