Entertainment

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – ESSENCE Communications, Inc., the leading media, technology, and commerce company dedicated to serving Black women and their communities deeply, has announced the 100% physical return of the ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE™ to New Orleans with extended virtual experiences and a commitment to creating opportunities that will economically benefit, invest and […]

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that Mariah Carey will teach a class on how to use the voice as an instrument. For the first time ever, Carey will bring members into the Butterfly Lounge, her mobile studio, to show how they […]

NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BLACK ENTERPRISE, the nation’s No. 1 Black digital media brand, will bring back its national Entrepreneurs Summit as an in-person event in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, May 18–20. The Entrepreneurs Summit is well established as the premier annual event dedicated to the success of Black entrepreneurs and the growth, profitability, and wealth-creation potential of Black-owned businesses. In partnership […]

(Los Angeles, CA) — Lisa Collins, publisher of L.A. Focus and founder of the First Ladies High Tea hosted the L.A. Focus 24th Annual First Ladies High Tea with presenting sponsor the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the County of Los Angeles, on Saturday, May 7, 2022, ¡at the Beverly Hilton Hotel was a grand time!   Co-hosts,  Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game, […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — T.D. Jakes’ annual International Leadership Summit, held at the Charlotte Convention Center on March 31-April 2, brought fireworks and some 10,000 attendees to their feet as guests like Denzel Washington, Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo, Van Jones, Janice Bryant Howroyd and more shared their advice on how to revolutionize the future of leadership. Numbers just finalized calculated that the event […]

CHICAGO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 7th Annual Black Music Honors announces its incredible roster of performers for a star-studded celebration of influential music legends with a live studio audience taping at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Ga. on Thursday, May 19 (tickets available at BlackMusicHonors.com and Ticketmaster.com). There will be a special Juneteenth highlight recognizing the national federal holiday. […]

Richmond, VA — In a city that has been known for its mixture of Traditional and Quartet sounds from Sunday morning church services to evening Gospel concerts, the stage is once again being set for a larger sound from a wider range of people for one of the largest Gospel gatherings in the city’s history.  […]

JUST ADDED JOKIA! Richmond, VA — In a city that has been known for its mixture of Traditional and Quartet sounds from Sunday morning church services to evening Gospel concerts, the stage is once again being set for a larger sound from a wider range of people for one of the largest Gospel gatherings in […]

Los Angeles, April 4, 2022 — When Emcee N.I.C.E. is not on the road reppin’ the rock and keeping it real, he’s behind the stove and grill with scrumptious meals; giving you that sweet, that savory, and definitely that hip hop! Multi-Platinum, Billboard Chart Topper and Stellar award winner Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton also known as […]

The legendary gospel duo of  Ted & Sheri – Ted Winn and Sheri Jones-Moffet, are back on the road again with their first joint project in years. The Stellar Gospel Music Award winning pair will release a six-track EP, Again (Ted & Sheri, LLC / Black Smoke), on May 6th. It’s their first project since […]

(ATLANTA, GA) May 4, 2022 – Urban inspirational star and 5x Stellar Award-winner Pastor Mike Jr. just scored his third consecutive Billboard #1 song, with the hit single, “Amazing”. “Amazing” is an inspirational cover of the Gnarles Barkley classic, “Crazy”, that talks about the “amazing” goodness of God. The song was created during a performance […]

Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Tony Evans, Bishop Charles E. Blake, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Dr. A.R. Bernard, Bishop Vashti McKenzie and Dr. John Perkins are inaugural honorees WASHINGTON —Museum of the Bible will premiere a one-night gala experience entitled “Blessing of the Elders” in the museum’s World Stage Theater from 7–10 p.m. ET on June 23.  Blessing […]