Hustler’s Ambition
Written by Brandon I. Brooks (Assistant Managing Editor)
03 July 2008
Rap Artist 2 Pistols Exclusive 1 on 1 Interview Rap artist 2 Pistols has taken the music industry by storm with his debut single “She Got It” featuring T-Pain and Tay Dizm. Currently ... read more >>
Tavis Smiley Softens Position on Obama
Written by Bonnie V. Winston, NNPA via Richmond Free Press
26 June 2008
Says Blacks Must Defend Presumptive Nominee Against Attacks Political commentator and national talk show host Tavis Smiley seemingly has softened his position on Democratic presidential candidate ... read more >>
Entertainment 411 (06-26-08 Edition)
Written by Sentinel News Service
26 June 2008
Kelly Rowland To Undergo HIV Test For Charity African American R&B singer Kelly Rowland will be undergoing an HIV and Aids test in Africa, in order to raise awareness of the deadly diseases. Rowland ... read more >>
Journalist Ed Gordon Making News
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
26 June 2008
Turning the Tables on the Emmy-Winning Interviewer Edward Lansing Gordon, III was born in Detroit in 1960. Both his parents, Ed and Jimmie, were schoolteachers, although his father is best remembered ... read more >>
2 Krayze for Hollywood
Written by Brandon I. Brooks (Assistant Managing Editor)
19 June 2008
Entertainer extraordinaire takes Hollywood by storm “You think so therefore you are…you can achieve what ever you believe and just keep reaching for the stars”. These wise words are ... read more >>
D.L. Hughley Set To Host BET Awards ‘08â€
Written by Sentinel News Service
05 June 2008
Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley will take the reins as the host of BET Awards 08. Tagged as “the hottest ticket on television,” producers are raising the stakes as the biggest stars in music, ... read more >>
Entertainment (411) 5-15-08
Written by Sentinel News Service
15 May 2008
Hollywood Black Film Festival Presents Screenwriting Panel and Shorts Program at 2nd Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair Hollywood Insiders Discuss Adapting Books for the Silver Screen The ... read more >>
Entertainment (411) 5-5-08
Written by Lisa Spivey
08 May 2008
Legendary Comedy Act Theatre to Re-open in Los Angeles Historic home to entertainment industry’s best known Black comedians What do comedians Sinbad, Tommy Davidson, Jamie Foxx, Chris ... read more >>
Entertainment (411) 4-24-08
Written by Lisa Spivey, Sentinel Contributing Writer
24 April 2008
Jesse L. Martin Leaves ‘Law & Order’ Guess Who’s ‘Coming to Dinner’ Don’t know about you, but I’m really going to miss handsome hunk Jesse L. Martin ... read more >>
American Black Film Festival Coming Back to Los Angeles This Summer
Written by Sentinel News Service
24 April 2008
Film Life’s 12th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced this week that the popular festival will return to Los Angeles August 7-10, 2008. Festival founder and CEO of Film Life, Inc., ... read more >>
Soul Train Music Awards Reach End of Line
Written by Sentinel Wire Service
17 April 2008
It's the end of the line for the Soul Train Music Awards, which have largely been ignored by the African-American stars the event aims to honor. A spokeswoman said the show would not go ahead with ... read more >>
Kimora Lee Simmons Files for Divorce
Written by Associated Press
26 March 2008
AP - (Los Angeles) Kimora Lee Simmons has already moved on, but she took steps to make it official by filing for divorce from her husband of seven years, entertainment mogul Russell Simmons.Although the ... read more >>
Entertainment (411) 3-20-08
Written by Lisa Spivey, Sentinel Contributing Writer
20 March 2008
Halle Berry has given birth to a baby girl. Halle is “doing great,” her rep said. The 41-year-old Oscar-winning actress gave birth on Sunday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los ... read more >>
Marvel Comics Creator’s First Black Superhero
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
13 March 2008
Marvel Comics Creator’s First Black Superhero Actor Marcus Patrick More Than Ready For His Closeup Most people know him from daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” but after posing ... read more >>
A Star Is Born!
Written by Stephanie Frederic
28 February 2008
A Star Is Born! Eleven-year old prodigy Jamia Simone Nash performs and makes Academy Award History When 11-year old actress and singing sensation Jamia Simone Nash performed at the Oscars Sunday night ... read more >>
Entertainment (411) 2-14-08
Written by Lisa Spivey, Sentinel Contributing Writer
14 February 2008
Music producer Dr. Dre is trying to get Death Row Records to pay him for unpaid royalties he is owed from the sale of his 1992 album “The Chronic.” Dr. Dre who founded the label with Suge ... read more >>
Aretha Franklin; A Lifetime of Achievement
Written by Stephanie Frederic
07 February 2008
I arrive at her swank Beverly Hills hotel room this week and to my surprise a very relaxed and cordial Miss Aretha Franklin answers the doorbell. With a big smile and a warm embrace, she receives ... read more >>
Steve Harvey and Disney's Dream Academy
Written by Stephanie Frederic
24 January 2008
Comedian and actor Steve Harvey joins Mickey Mouse and 100 U.S. high school students Jan. 20, 2008 at the closing ceremony of the “Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey.” The teen-focused ... read more >>
Jackson Lawsuit Dismissed
Written by City News Service
17 January 2008
CNS - A lawsuit filed by a young man who alleged he was molested as a boy by Michael Jackson — and who also claimed he fathered the singer’s two oldest children and saw him dine with Fidel ... read more >>
Rufus Bonds, Jr. Electrifies “The Color Purpleâ€
Written by Brandon I. Brooks (Assistant Managing Editor)
17 January 2008
Bringing in the New Year with a big bang, Los Angeles has been buzzing about Oprah Winfrey’s “The Color Purple”. One of the primary reasons is due to the outstanding performance of ... read more >>
Entertainment (411) 12-27-07
Written by Lisa Spivey, Sentinel Contributing Writer
27 December 2007
ALICIA KEYS TO PLAY LENA HORNE Alicia Keys has officially been cast as the legendary singer/actress Lena Horne in a biopic about Horne's life. Oprah Winfrey has taken over the project and revealed ... read more >>
The Perfect Holiday
Written by Stephanie Frederic
20 December 2007
Steve Harvey, Sentinel, KDAY Bring Christmas to CrenshawFor the second consecutive year, comedian and K-DAY radio personality Steve Harvey helped make this a special Christmas for 1000 families in South ... read more >>