14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (411+ words) EURweb previously reported that Shepherd will begin her limited Broadway engagement Oct. 16 at New York’s New Amsterdam Theatre and remain through Jan. 3, 2027. The casting makes her the first woman to play the Genie in a Disney-produced stage production of “Aladdin....

16+ hour, 5+ min ago   (489+ words) Slocumb, a veteran clean comic who had a recurring role on “The Steve Harvey Show,” recalled helping connect Harvey with the world of Bishop T.D. Jakes by explaining Jakes’ stature in the church community. Harvey’s subsequent success in that…...

20+ hour, 54+ min ago   (310+ words) “That’s my normal focus. That’s the kind of man I am,” said Duane Curry, new general manager of the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia, when I asked about his history with community outreach – something he seeks to highlight…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (598+ words) *The Wallis opens its 2026/27 season with one of the most acclaimed and influential saxophonists in contemporary jazz, Joshua Redman. For more than three decades, Redman has distinguished himself through his commanding musicianship, adventurous spirit and unmistakably expressive sound, earning recognition…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (461+ words) In a deeply personal Newsweek essay, Powell reflects on three years spent interviewing and writing about Shakur for Vibe magazine and the emotional weight he has carried since the rapper’s death on Sept. 13, 1996. The remembrance comes shortly after Duane “Keffe…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (415+ words) A Los Angeles federal jury cleared Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, on Friday after three days of deliberations. The verdict ended a high-stakes trial over prosecutors’ allegations that he ordered and financed a 2022 attack targeting rapper Quando Rondo,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (475+ words) The latest salvo follows N.O.R.E.’s Sept. 3 appearance on Hot 97’s “Mornings With Mero,” where he offered to pay for a lie-detector test asking whether Vlad has ever used the N-word. N.O.R.E. also argued that Vlad’s media business…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (435+ words) During a Sept. 9 discussion on “Roland Martin Unfiltered,” the veteran journalist and commentator rejected the increasingly complicated arguments over race, ethnicity, upbringing and cultural proximity surrounding the Bronx rapper. Martin’s position cuts through a controversy that has already moved from…...