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Leaders like Detavio Samuels (Revolt), Roland Martin (Black Star Network), and Robert Johnson (BET founder) discussed the state of Black-owned media in a recent Variety feature. With Revolt transitioning to employee ownership and Martin growing his YouTube-based network, each expressed concern over media bias, lack of ad revenue, and the threat posed by anti-DEI political […]
Mega Millions will roll out several changes next month, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning, the multistate lottery game announced. Players will need more than $2 and a dream to play. After the April 4 drawing, tickets will cost $5 each, Mega Millions said in a statement Tuesday. An […]
Hosted by Emmy-nominated actress and comedian Yvonne Orji (Insecure), Pop the Balloon LIVE will stream exclusively on Netflix and take fans inside an unfiltered, high-stakes dating experience—where every connection is real-time, and every balloon pop could mean a goodbye. This isn’t just your typical dating experiment. Contestants—many of them familiar faces from reality TV—must form connections while guarding […]
4X NBA champion Stephen Curry is teaming up with former first lady Michelle Obama to release a healthier sports drink option. Curry and Obama on Wednesday announced the launch of Plezi Hydration, through Obama’s public benefit company, Plezi Nutrition. The drink adds to Curry’s growing portfolio of off-court ventures as the 37-year-old nears the final […]
Nelly made sure Ashanti wasn’t a “baby mama” by marrying her shortly after she got pregnant with their first child together. Months after the birth of their 10-month-old son, Kenkaide “KK” Haynes, it was reported that Ashanti and Nelly married in 2023. But on a new episode of The Bootleg Kev Podcast, posted on Monday (March 25), the three-time Grammy […]
YouTube hit a record 11.6% of all TV viewing in February, according to the latest edition of Nielsen‘s Media Distributor Gauge Report. That put the Google-owned video giant in the No. 1 spot, ahead of Disney. The 11.6% stat had been released as part of a prior February recap by Nielsen, but Tuesday’s rankings measure viewing by […]
Netflix’s The Residence is a witty, stylish whodunit set in the White House, blending comedy and classic murder mystery tropes. The eight-episode series kicks off with the murder of the head usher, A.B. Wynter, during a state dinner. Detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) is called in to investigate, questioning a colorful cast of characters, including […]
Two months after a batch of unreleased Eminem songs mysteriously surfaced online, a former employee of the Detroit rapper has been charged by the FBI with leaking the music. Joseph Strange, 46, of Holly, could face up to 10 years in prison after being charged Wednesday with criminal copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen […]
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good Are Married. A source tells PEOPLE “They truly care for one another.” A second source added: “They are very much in love. At Paige Hurd and Royce O’Neale’s engagement party in Studio City this past Saturday, they were smiling and happy. They were both glowing. She was introducing him to […]
Jaleel White is working on a Family Matters reboot, but with a unique twist inspired by his own childhood. In a recent appearance on David Duchovny’s Fail Better podcast, the 48-year-old actor explained his vision for the revival. Unlike past attempts, his concept isn’t centered on an Urkel Jr. Instead, the story follows a child […]
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