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Soul Train Awards 2020: H.E.R., Chris Brown, Beyoncé and Young Thug Lead Nominations
This year has been a lot of things (stressful, frustrating, shocking, depressing, anxiety-inducing…to name a few), but 2020 will be bowing out in the last quarter with some love, peace and souuuuuul! The Soul Train Awards is back and on Wednesday, BET announced the host and nominees for the beloved Black-ass awards ceremony. Sitcom icons…
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On the 15th Anniversary of Everybody Hates Chris, Everybody Found Out About Its Original Theme Song
Everybody Hates Chris, and everybody is talking about it these days. Why? Because the show, created by Chris Rock and Ali Leroi, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month! Premiering in September 2005 on UPN (after FOX passed on it), the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated TV series followed the dysfunctional real-life shenanigans of Rock’s teenage…
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The Neighborhood: Cedric the Entertainer and That Time He Experienced His Own Neighbor Drama
Cedric the Entertainer, one of the “Original Kings of Comedy,” is still living up to his name. He’s had quite the steady career, recently starring in TBS’ The Last O.G. and appearing in ABC’s Black-ish. Now, he’s enjoying working on CBS’ The Neighborhood, which is a couple of episodes into its second season. CBS breaks…
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco Remembers the Heart of the City
Reading the script for The Last Black Man in San Francisco was like experiencing an earthquake, actor Johnathan Majors says. Strange at first, even surreal. “The whole ground is shifting. If you look at it…it actually seems impossible,” Majors tells me over the phone. “At the end of the script. It was like, things have…
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Watch: Sundance Darling The Last Black Man in San Francisco Trailer Is a Must-See
Perhaps no other city in America is as synonymous with gentrification as San Francisco. In 1970, around 96,000 black people lived in the city—about 13 percent of the San Francisco’s total population, according to the Census (h/t Huffington Post). In that past 40 years, that percentage has been halved. Now, as real estate prices and the…
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Love, Peace and Soul (and a Little Faith): The 2018 Soul Train Awards Was a Night of '90s Nostalgia
All eyes and (marketing strategies) may be on millennials and Gen Z, but despite artists from those generations leading the pack in nominations, by all appearances, it was “grown folks music” that dominated the 2018 Soul Train Awards. For those of us of a certain age, Saturday night’s annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas was…
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The Soul Train Music Awards Will Be Hosted By Besties Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold
The 2018 Soul Train Music Awards will be a throwback to the ’90s—at least as far as its hosts are concerned. Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold—real-life best friends who also played besties on the hit comedy series Martin—will host the event BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards, which will air on BET in late November.…
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Watch: The Gina and Pam Takeover
Twenty-five years ago, Martin hit the airwaves. The sitcom showcased comedian Martin Lawrence and was a cult classic. The show was centered on a smart-ass radio show host-turned-TV personality, Martin Payne, and his relationships with his partner, Gina (Tisha Campbell-Martin); his boys, Tommy (Tommy Ford) and Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II); and Gina’s best friend,…
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2016 Triumph Awards Honor Spike Lee, Benjamin Crump and Sean 'Diddy' Combs
It’s become one of the most anticipated civil rights awards programs of the year. Even the Rev. Al Sharpton smiled for the cameras as he and his girlfriend, Aisha McShaw, made their way along the red carpet. They weren’t alone. A litany of stars gathered Sept. 18 at the Tabernacle Theater in Atlanta for the…