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Mario Van Peebles Joins 2024 San Francisco Black Film Festival With Screenings

The San Francisco Black Film Festival has announced the participation of acclaimed filmmaker and actor Mario Van Peebles in its 2024 edition.

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER Sets February 16 Episode Lineup

Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max.

What's New On Max This January 2024

Find out what's new on Max this January, including the Debut of HBO Original “True Detective: Night Country” and Max Original “On the Roam,” New Seasons Of Max Original “Sort Of,' HBO Original “Real Time with Bill Maher,” And Adult Swim's “Rick and Morty,” And Debut of HBO Original Documentary “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.'

Matisyahu Announces Hold The Fire Tour 2024

The 34-date outing, with special guest Cydeways, launches January 31st in Pensacola, Florida and will make its way across the U.S. stopping in St. Petersburg, Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Austin, Las Vegas, Berkeley, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, and more.

Exclusive: Billy Crudup Uncovers His Past in FINDING YOUR ROOTS

Watch an exclusive video from the season finale of Finding Your Roots, in which Billy Crudup reads the baptism record of his ancestor, Kristoff, from 1797 which reveals that Kristoff was an illegitimate child. Dr. Gates also reveals that Billy's fifth great-grandmother never married. Billy and Dr. Gates are amazed at how his family line started.

Photos: Eddie Redmayne, Julia Roberts & More Attend Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which held its second annual gala tonight, raised $10 million to support the museum’s access, education, and programming initiatives. Check out photos of Rebel Wilson, Glenn Close, Tilda Swinton, Colman Domingo, Joe Jonas, Selena Gomez, Julia Roberts, Diana Ross, and more at the event!

Billy Porter, Mariah Carey & More Will Perform on ABC's Global Citizen Festival Broadcast

Presenters will include Berla Mundi, Joselyn Dumas, Michaela Coel, Nomzamo Mbatha and Sabrina Dhowre Elba. Global Citizen Festival: NYC will feature performances by Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, MÅNESKIN, Mariah Carey, Mickey Guyton and Rosalía with Angélique Kidjo and Billy Porter, and be hosted by Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Billy Porter Joins the Lineup For Global Citizen Festival in New York City

Billy Porter has joined the lineup for the 2022 Global Citizen festival. He joins the lineup alongside Angélique Kidjo and the previously announced performers, including Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, MÅNESKIN, Mariah Carey, Mickey Guyton, and Rosalía.

CNN Originals Hub Launches On Discovery+

The CNN Originals hub on discovery+ has debuted in the United States allowing discovery+ subscribers to access a large, curated selection of library CNN content from the network’s prestige brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, and HLN Original Series. Subscribers will be able to enjoy over 800 episodes of current and legacy programming.

Deon Taylor Takes to the Streets of Florida with “This Is Why I Vote” Initiative

Director Deon Taylor (Black & Blue, Fatale) and founder of BE WOKE.VOTE with his partner Roxanne Avent Taylor (producer, Black & Blue, Fatale) is taking to the streets of Florida to encourage the Black and Brown community to go out to the polls via their new “THIS IS WHY I VOTE” initiative ahead of this Tuesday's election.

Meek Mill Releases New Song 'Otherside Of America'

Meek Mill has released a new song titled “Otherside of America.” The song addresses the inequality and racism in the United States.

Theater for the New City Will Present Donald E. Lacy Jr. in COLORSTRUCK

From February 27 to March 15, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present comedian/actor/broadcaster Donald E. Lacy Jr. updating his one man show, 'ColorStruck,' a bittersweet examination of how cultural assumptions drive American society. Since national politics provide a never-ending supply of new material, the piece is continually reshaped. The velocity of change since TNC presented the show's New York debut last year (Feb-March, 2019) has inspired Lacy to initiate a new version that reflects pressing current events.

Sundance Institute Names Latest Nonfiction Grantees

Sundance Institute today named the global cohort of independent nonfiction film projects that comprise its latest Documentary Fund Grantees, including specialized grants administered by The Kendeda Fund and the Stories of Change Fund.

CNN's Van Jones To Kick Off U-M's Month-Long Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Summit

The University of Michigan's 2019 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit begins Oct. 7 and will highlight the university's robust, multiyear and multifaceted commitment to sustaining and improving a welcoming, diverse and inclusive campus environment.

THE REDEMPTION PROJECT, UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA to Premiere on CNN 4/28

It's a big CNN Original Series premiere night on Sunday, April 28 with the series launch of The Redemption Project with Van Jones at 9 p.m. ET/PT and the season four premiere of the Emmy Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

RATINGS: TACOMA FD Premieres as Top New Cable Comedy of the Season with Adults 18-34

It's a big CNN Original Series premiere night on Sunday, April 28 with the series launch of The Redemption Project with Van Jones at 9 p.m. ET/PT and the season four premiere of the Emmy Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Jay-Z Named President's Award Recipient for 50th NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP today announced that globally dominant pop culture icon Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter will receive the prestigious President's Award during the 50th NAACP Image Awards. The President's Award is presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service with previous recipients including Jesse Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Soledad O'Brien, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Muhammad Ali among others. NAACP President Derrick Johnson will present the award to Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter during a LIVE TV special on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Anthony Anderson.

A FIERCE GREEN FIRE Comes to Rice Cinema, 3/20

A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement - grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. Directed and written by Mark Kitchell, Academy Award-nominated director of Berkeley in the Sixties, and narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep.

Donald E. Lacy, Jr. Stars In COLORSTRUCK At Theater for the New City

Comedian/actor/broadcaster Donald E. Lacy Jr. will perform the New York debut of his one man show, 'ColorStruck,' at Theater for the New City February 28 to March 17, 2019. The play was born in California's Bay Area and has been presented on college campuses around the country and at the National Black Theatre Festival. It has been presented twice for the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus.

Lumiere Award Goes To Van Jones' VR Experience; 'Black Panther' Star Shines In Social Justice Project 

The Advanced Imaging Society awarded The Messy Truth VR Experience the Social Justice Award at its annual Lumiere Awards ceremony at the Steve Ross Theater on the Warner Bros. studio lot on January 30th.