Issa Rae Lands Role In Empress of Serenity Our girl Issa Rae is bringing her #BlackGirlMagic to the big screen. The Insecure star landed a role in he forthcoming film Empress of Serenity, Deadline reports. Filming will begin in August. TD Jakes Show Cancelled After six months, ‘The T.D. Jakes Show’ has been cancelled reportedly […]

The cast of 'The New Edition Story' open up about their journey to becoming New Edition.

In between live sets, press conferences and visiting booths in the NOLA Convention Center, we found time to check out the new artists roaming around the 2016 ESSENCE Festival. For this week’s five-track selection, we rounded up videos by the noteworthy up-and-comers we had the chance to meet and see. Get acquainted below.   BJ The Chicago Kid – “Turnin Me Up” (Live) […]

Following Johnny Gill's announcement that the New Edition biopic as well as a reunion tour was forthcoming, the BET miniseries has officially been cast.

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The stars were out in full force for the 10th annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala in New York’s Harlem community. The event, hosted by Extra TV…

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