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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is the first Black woman to be featured on a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. The ice cream company announced the release of “Lights! Caramel! Action! directed by Ava DuVernay.” It’ll feature a mix of vanilla ice cream with graham cracker swirls, salted caramel swirls and gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough. […]

Never miss an episode of The Fix with Karen Vaughn weekdays live at 1:15pm or rewind and get the scoop on the latest entertainment update below! Follow Karen on social @KarenVaughn. Kim Kardashian Collaborates With Beats On Skims-Inspired Headphones Kim Kardashian has announced The Beats x Kim Collection. Teaming up with Beats by Dr. Dre […]

Donna’s Weekend Entertainment Wrap- Up- April 23, 2017 We got 100 Woke Women, Janet Jackson going back on tour, Serena is expecting, Oprah Winfrey has a new project, and Time magazine’s Most Influential People of 2017. 100 Woke Women. The May issue of Essence Magazine’s cover features over a dozen women in Stay Woke t-shirts and […]

@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com Entertainment News  —  Tinseltown’s most luxurious award night is fast approaching. The 89th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday night. “La La Land” is the break-out leader with a record 14 nominations, including Best Picture. Other films vying for the coveted award are “Moonlight,” “Lion,” “Hidden Figures,” “Arrival,” “Hell or High Water,” “Manchester by […]

Black History Month is officially underway and Netflix has curated a list of documentaries, movies and mini-series that are educational, thought provoking and entertaining, each of which will keep us informed all month long. Check out a few notable movies to watch on Netflix during this Black History Month. 13th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V66F3WU2CKk Ava DuVernay’s powerful documentary, […]

When the doors to Hollywood are closed tightly shut, marginalized voices often take to independent film to tell their stories. The best place to see those films, and possibly discover the next Spike Lee or Ava DuVernay? The Sundance Film Festival. The nation’s largest and most prestigious film festival has launched the careers of some […]

The 22-year-old star of 'Queen Sugar' is HB's pick for sexiest man of the year.

Say it isn’t so. Two of our favorite shows Queen Sugar and Insecure on HBO have now come to and end. That’s the bad news. The good news is that they are both coming back for second seasons and in the case of Queen Sugar, they are shooting three more episodes for Season 2. And […]

It is with teary eyes that I must remind you that the first season of Queen Sugar is coming to an end. This is only good news if you are just now catching up, or if you haven’t watched at all yet, because that means you can just binge-watch the whole season at your leisure. […]

Even though these episodes of Queen Sugar were likely written last year, the themes are timeless. That’s evident in this tenth episode of the show, “So Far.” The episode covers a lot of ground, but like much of Queen Sugar it does so in moving and nuanced ways. Reporter Nova (Rutina Wesley) is going to […]