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Quarantine and TikTok make for a perfect Storme

zengernews - February 5, 2021

The Chinese video app TikTok has exploded in popularity since the pandemic began. With hours of extra time on their hands, many users have turned...

Jean Lephare and DeeLow Diamond Man create beats for the masters

zengernews - February 3, 2021

Next Sunday, Feb. 7, Leonard Fournette and Tyrann Mathieu will represent their respective teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and defending Super Bowl champions the...

BlaQk House Collections is back

Courier Newsroom - February 2, 2021

NICKY JO DAWSON AND CYNTHIA KENDERSON, the co-founders of BlaQk House Collections, at 440 First Ave., Downtown Pittsburgh. (Photos by Courier photographer J.L. Martello) Co-founders...

Arizona State University renames film school to honor Sidney Poitier

Courier Newsroom - February 2, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Arizona State University has named its new film school after legendary actor Sidney Poitier. According to...

‘Mob James’ No More, James McDonald uses podcast to steer young men right

zengernews - February 1, 2021

In the early ’90s, Death Row Records had a roster that could compete with any label’s top talent, and CEO Suge Knight earned a...

We Got You: Ebony, Jet Magazines bringing it back to Black

Courier Newsroom - January 31, 2021

by Sherri Kolade We want our stories told to us by us and through us, and Michele Ghee, entertainment and media space guru plans to...

IN MEMORIAM: Film and stage legend Cicely Tyson dies at 96

Courier Newsroom - January 31, 2021

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent From her first significant role as Jane Foster in the TV drama “East Side/West Side” to...

Actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96

Courier Newsroom - January 29, 2021

by Sherri Kolade Bold actress Cicely Tyson, known for her roles, her light and life, died January 28 at 96 years old, according to a...

Four beautiful, talented Black men portray four beautiful, talented Black men in ‘One Night in Miami’

Courier Newsroom - January 22, 2021

by Merecedes J. Williams For New Pittsburgh Courier On Feb. 25, 1964, Civil Rights icon Malcolm X, pro football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, singer Sam...

ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ star talks show, music with the Black Press

Courier Newsroom - January 22, 2021

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Will Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen hook up? Can Angela Lopez’s fiancée Wesley Evers be a...

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