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A Jack of many trades, rap artist and music mogul, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, has recently decided to add another notch in his belt, and join forces with one of the biggest names in sports. Carter is making his way into the sports-agent business through his partnership with the leading sports and entertainment agency CAA and [...]

Golden Globe Award-winning actor Idris Elba takes on the lead role in “Only the Name Remains,” a dramatic, spy-themed advertising campaign for the 2013 Toyota Avalon.  The highly-anticipated campaign– and first-ever TV commercial for Elba – was created in collaboration with Burrell Communications and premiered on Monday, April 1 across broadcast, digital and print platforms. Directed by award-winning [...]

Giving fans nationwide ring-side seats from the comfort of their local movie theaters, NCM Fathom Events, Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions, SHOWTIME Sports and O’Reilly Auto Parts bring undefeated, Eight-Time and Five Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather to the big screen once again as he takes on Six-Time and Four Division World Champion Robert [...]

A modern approach to teaching music to children has bee implemented at a Brooklyn elementary school. Three times a week, students at P.S. 38 in Boerum Hill are learning to craft their own songs in a digital music class; students are learning to layer beats and manipulate sounds. Parent Coordinator and professional music producer Hassan [...]

Taking on the Broadway stage is probably terrifying for any new entertainer, but imagine how nerve racking it must be for a 12-year-old debuting his career in not only one, but three iconic roles! For Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry this is their reality. They’re alternating with each other in portraying a preteen Michael Jackson, a [...]

Calling the shots is nothing new to CEO of Family Tree Entertainment, Michael “Blue” Williams, when it comes to managing successful rappers careers; however, he’s been putting his executive skills in action for a greater cause these days. In collaboration with the NYPD and numerous entities, Guns 4 Greatness, a gun buyback initiative implemented by [...]

For the ninth year, Spelman College will host its annual Leadership and Women of Color Conference featuring actress/entrepreneur Nicole Ari Parker and famed crisis communications expert/author Judy Smith — the real-life inspiration for ABC’s hit series “Scandal” — as two of its honorees and keynote speakers. The two-day event will be held at the Georgia [...]

All African-American male student body continues to outperform peers in college acceptance and persistence. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel congratulates seniors from Englewood and West Campuses. Urban Prep has accomplished what some thought would be impossible—especially in Chicago, which has been in the national spotlight recently for tragic news about its youth. All the seniors from Urban [...]

An unlikely pair has decided to join forces once again. Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and the WWE have established a partnership. Combs previously appeared and performed on WWE’s Tribute for the Troops show in 2010. Combs will be performing during Wrestlemania29, as well as co-hosting the Superstars for Sandy Relief party, which is an [...]

On April 6, 2013, WVON will celebrate 50 successful years of unwavering airtime and historical commentating that will take place at The Chicago Theatre at 7:00pm. From 1963 to 2013, WVON has evolved from the Voice of the Negro to the Voice of a Nation. Lead by the efforts of President & Chairman, Melody Spann [...]