The 2019 BET Awards will air next Sunday (June 23rd) and it has been announced that Tyler Perry will receive the Ultimate Icon Award. According to Baller Alert via a press release, Perry’s brand is said to have “authentically spoken to and impacted black culture and helped shape the future of black entertainment.”
According to Billboard, JAY-Z’s mom, Gloria Carter, will appear at the GLAAD Awards in New York to accept a Special Recognition Award for the rapper’s song, “Smile.” On the Grammy-nominated track, which appeared on JAY’s 4:44 album, he rapped, “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian/Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian/Had to hide in the […]
Grammy Award winner Mary J. Blige has been added to the line up for VH1’s Mother’s Day Special, Dear Mama: An Event To Honor Moms, which will air on May 8th at 10 pm ET. The event will take place at Pasadena’s Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in California. The other previously announced acts include Robin […]
Brandy is set to be honored with the second ever Lady of Soul Award at the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards. Teddy Riley will also be honored with this year’s Legend Award. Meanwhile, Drake has earned 12 nominations, including two in the Video of the Year category for “Hotline Bling” and for his appearance on […]
The Honorary Oscar is awarded for extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement and exceptional contribution to the state of motion picture arts and sciences. With that being said many have forgotten all that Spike Lee has accomplished and contributed to the art of film making. Click here for More.
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton received the prestigious Barbara Jordan Leadership Award on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 2:30 pm on the campus of Texas Southern University in the Health and Physical Education Arena located at 3100 Cleburne Street (corners of Blodgett and Ennis). For more details and information please click here. Please check […]
Meet Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses who has been awarded the $625,000 MacArthur “Genius” Award from the MacArthur Foundation. It’s also a great time to learn more about Houston’s Project Row Houses. Click here for More on Rick Lowe and The Genius Award. Click here for Project Row Houses.
She may only be 26 years old, but Rihanna has reached icon status…again! Last year the American Music Awards honored her with the first-ever Icon…
Here is a recap of Gospel Musics 2014 Stellar Award Winners. Click here to READ MORE.
ABC’s Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts will receive the Diane Von Furstenberg Lifetime Achievement Award. Read all about it here.
Atlantic City, are you ready? First the holiday weekend showcased the talents of Beyonce and New Edition, now this weekend its America’s favorite radio host, Tom Joyner. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/atlantic-city-celebrates-tom-joyner
via: news92fm.com A family is searching for the suspect of murder in which an elderly woman was beaten to death. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $10,000 for any information leading to an arrest. Read More
