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Jay-Z and Rep. Maxine Waters to Receive Special 'Public Service' Honors at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards
From hip-hop to the House of Representatives, the NAACP is recognizing two leaders in both music and politics with two of its most prestigious honors. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter will be honored with the organization’s President’s Award, which is “presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service.” Jay recently made history as the…
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#ThemToo: Black Women Break Their Silence in Media
Bullying, Structural Racism With Rose, Hockenberry Detroit Anchor Placed on Leave After Accusation Kimberly Godwin Named VP of News at CBS TV One: ‘NewsOne Now’ to Return in New Format Paper Calls Guilty Verdict for Ex-Cop a Milestone Standing Rock Shows Need to Scrutinize Newsfeeds CUNY Hopes to Fill Gap Left by New America Media…
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TV One Cancels Roland Martin’s Morning Show, NewsOne Now
Roland Martin’s morning show, NewsOne Now, is being canceled because of budget cuts, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. “They called a meeting on Wednesday and told the staff they were canceling the show. They’re having significant financial problems and they have to scale back,” said a source. “There were lots of tears…
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Bobby Brown Sues TV One Over Bobbi Kristina Biopic
Bobby Brown is hoping to put an end to TV One’s upcoming Bobbi Kristina biopic, by any means necessary. The R&B singer has filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York City against TV One over what he calls events in the film that are “defamatory and untrue.” TV One’s Bobbi Kristina biopic focuses…
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Bobbi Kristina Brown Biopic Trailer Released, Leaving Us With 1 Question: ‘Why Does This Exist?’
When it comes to cable television biopics, they’re either a hit or a miss. And with the release of TV One’s biopic about the life of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s only daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, it definitely seems like it’s veering into the realm of “Who even asked for this?” Bobbi Kristina tells the…
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Marvin Sapp’s Life Is More Than the Gospel on TV One’s Unsung
Marvin Sapp is more than a preacher who sings or a singer who preaches. Both singing and preaching represent spiritual experiences for him. On Sunday’s episode of TV One’s Unsung, he and family members outline his personal story—a fully lived story with high highs and particularly low lows—which provides insight into his inspiration for his…
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We Fact-Checked Umar Johnson’s Hotep Tantrum With Roland Martin Because Someone Had To
While everyone is grabbing the popcorn for the Blac Chyna-Rob Kardashian beef, the real donnybrook was happening Monday on TV One’s News One Now, when host Roland Martin had ankh-right leader Umar Abdullah-Johnson on his morning show. Everything seemed cool in the Great Ascot vs. Daishiki War, and then everything exploded. Johnson called a panelist…
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Is Wyclef Jean Really Unsung? There’s More to His Story Than You Know
For ’90s hip-hop heads, Wyclef Jean will always be known as one-third of the legendary group the Fugees. And anyone paying attention over the last few decades probably thinks he or she knows everything about Jean: how he became a sought-after producer, his near-presidential run in his home country and his starring role in a…
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Jagged Edge May Be Unsung, but They Haven’t Stopped Singing Yet
Twins Brian and Brandon Casey, along with their friends Richard Wingo and Kyle Norman, made up the 1990s R&B group Jagged Edge. Unlike boy groups like New Edition or Jodeci, the individual members didn’t become household names or branch out into solo careers, but their sound was so unusual that even traditional R&B balladeers like…
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TV One Announces Future Bobbi Kristina Documentary, Other Standouts
It’s been almost two years since the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of two R&B titans, and TV One is planning a made-for-TV movie about her brief, 22 years of life in the spotlight. The teaser clip from the film Bobbi Kristina, set to debut this summer, was one of the many…