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COMMENTARY: First Lady of Writing — Camille Tucker Talks Clark Sisters Biopic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tucker has been in and around Hollywood since college (UCLA). A chance meeting at a barbeque produced…

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COMMENTARY: The Essence and Beauty of Black Women in America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black women have always understood that there was racial discrimination, but they also were discriminated against because…

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‘Dangerously in Love’ Beyoncé and Jay-Z are Hollywood’s Most Powerful Couple

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I believe Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been successfully married as a Hollywood power couple for so long…

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40 Years of Cathy Hughes’ Leadership at Urban One

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The media company that for decades was known as Radio One Inc. for its stable of radio…

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Many Say #MeToo is Bigger than Harvey Weinstein, Trial Outcome Doesn’t Matter

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Weinstein case has been categorized by some as one of the most significant #MeToo cases in…

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TIFF 2019: In ‘Dolemite Is My Name,’ Eddie Murphy makes a way out of no way

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Directed by Craig Brewer, Dolemite Is My Name shares some familiar beats with your typical film about…

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‘Hair Love’ is Now in Theaters

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — “Hair Love,” a new animated short showing the love between a Black father and daughter, is…

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Memphis native adds to ‘Hicksters’ and its healing-through-laughter focus

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Jeremy Steven Walker, a rising Hollywood star, is taking on the big leagues by learning to…

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The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) TV Honors Winners Announced

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” earned four wins from the African American Film Critics Association, who…

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