*(CNN) — US basketball star Brittney Griner — who has been held in Russia since February on accusations of drug smuggling — will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, after a Russian court extended her detention, Russian state news agency TASS reported Tuesday. Griner, 31, has been officially classified as “wrongfully detained,”…
*Mehcad Brooks has been cast as a series regular for the 2022-23 season of NBC’s “Law & Order” revival. The long-running series is coming up on its 22nd season. Brooks will play a detective but details about his role are being kept under wraps for now. His casting comes amid reports that Anthony Anderson is once…
*In this candid conversation with entertainment journalist and podcaster, Allison Kugel for the newest episode of the Allison Interviews podcast, comedian Chaunté Wayans opens up about growing up with her uncles Keenen, Damon, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, and her Aunt Kim Wayans. Chaunté recounts how the Wayans family writes and develops their comedy as a…
*Tyler Perry is speaking out about what happened immediately following Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in March. Speaking to Gayle King as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Directors Series in New York City on Monday, Perry, who attended the Oscars ceremony, explained that he deescalated the situation after the smack, PEOPLE…
The music that trumpeter/vocalist Sonny Singh presents on his debut Chardi Kala is vibrant, ebullient, and energized. That’s by design, of course, with the album’s … Read More “Sonny Singh: Chardi Kala (Self-released)” The post Sonny Singh: Chardi Kala (Self-released) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Maxwell has announced the second leg of The Night Tour. The 15-date trek begins July 27 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Maxwell will perform for three nights at Wynn Las Vegas. After that, he will travel across the country, hitting cities such as Orlando, Jacksonville, Raleigh and Wilmington. The tour will conclude Oct. 23 in Mobile,…
Givēon has announced the dates for his 2022 North American Tour in support of his debut album, Give Or Take. His headlining tour kicks off Aug. 16 at The Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From there, he will play in New York, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Houston and Los Angeles. The tour concludes Oct. 19 at…
Jade Novah is joining the summer tour mix. The multifaceted entertainer has announced dates for her Moon in Pisces Tour. The 14-date trek kicks off on Aug. 4 at Songbyrd in Washington, D.C. Novah will also perform in other major cities, including Boston, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Houston, before concluding in Charleston, South Carolina on…
Meta Quest is celebrating Black Music Month and Juneteenth with the help of a few R&B acts. The company has announced its 3D 180˚ VR concert series, Soul Sessions, with performances by Lucky Daye UMI and serpentwithfeet. The performances launch June 16 at 10 a.m. PT on Oculus TV for the Quest Platform. Fans in…
By Jay Reeves, The Associated Press For almost 40 years starting in the 1930s, as government researchers purposely let hundreds of Black men die of syphilis in Alabama so they […] The post New York fund apologizes forrole in Tuskegee syphilis study appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .