The Board of Trustees of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Executive Director Bennett Rink today announced that more than $40 million has been raised to date to cap the tremendous legacy of retiring Chairman of the Board Joan H. Weill. The unprecedented gift, led by the generosity of Sanford I. Weill, inaugurates the Campaign for Ailey's Future to support the expansion of Ailey's building and the extension of Ailey's artistic and educational initiatives.
The Paley Center for Media today announced that the 2014 Paley International Council (IC) Summit will conclude with a special keynote conversation on November 21 between Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie and Tom Brokaw about Jolie's experience adapting the beloved book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption into an epic drama for Universal Pictures, ahead of its December 25 release. The director will explore how her deeply personal connection with the subject of the book, the late Louis 'Louie' Zamperini,and the retelling of his remarkable story, influenced her filmmaking approach.
It's ladies night at SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014! Today, CENTRIC announced that the Grammy Award-winning Queen Bee herself, Lil' Kim; Grammy Award-winning double platinum artist, Missy Elliott; and the first female solo rapper to ever go platinum, Da Brat, will join the list of all-star performers and presenters at this year's awards show.
Films representing the United States, Africa and South America comprise the 22 films nominated for BronzeLens Awards. “Our 2014 nominated films represent the art of movie making at its best in all platforms and genres”, said Deidre McDonald, BronzeLens Film Festival Artistic Director.
BET Networks will dominate Tuesday night primetime television this fall with a gigantic premiere night of stars featuring Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey, Uncle Snoop, T.I., Queen Latifah and many more tonight, October 14, 2014.
CENTRIC today announced the nominees for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014, which will celebrate and honor R&B's finest and most soulful artists on November 7, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
BET "Hip Hop Awards" 2014 hosted by Uncle Snoop at 8 p.m./ET and concludes with the season three premiere of Kevin Hart's hit comedy "REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOOD" featuring two hilarious back-to-back episodes at 10 p.m./ET.
The statistics are undeniable, African American women are disproportionately affected by breast cancer. Under age 45, African American women have the highest incidences of breast cancer and African American women of all ages are more often diagnosed with highly aggressive forms of breast cancer and are more likely to die from breast cancer than any other race.
The 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), presented by BET Networks with founding sponsor HBO, announced the addition of an exclusive look at scenes
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized as a vital "American Cultural Ambassador" to the world and New York City Center's Principal Dance Company, returns to the New York City Center stage for the 43rd consecutive year from December 3, 2014 - January 4, 2015. The Company will present 39 performances during an exciting annual season that has become a joyous holiday tradition.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized as a vital "American Cultural Ambassador" to the world and New York City Center's Principal Dance Company, returns to the New York City Center stage for the 43rd consecutive year from December 3, 2014 - January 4, 2015. The Company will present 39 performances during an exciting annual season that has become a joyous holiday tradition.
The live premiere of the “BET Awards”14 on Sunday, June 29, is cable's #1 award show this season, drawing 7.9 million viewers and dominating Twitter with 11 million tweets.
BET Networks and AEG today announce GRAMMY® Award winning group OUTKAST as this year's headlining act for the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE, taking place in Los Angeles, CA, June 27 - 29, 2014.
Comedian Chris Rock will host the 2014 BET Awards, which will air live Sunday, June 29 at 8 p.m. ET on BET Networks from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, and will premiere around the world on BET's international network July 1, 8:00 p.m. GMT.
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame will honor hip hop legends, during Hip Hop Appreciation Week, at their awards show to take place at Stage 48 in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, May 19th, 2014.
BET Networks, the #1 network for the African-American audience and a top 20 cable network among all adults 18-49, announced its upcoming programming schedule for BET and Centric at its annual Upfront presentation.
BET Networks and AEG today announce GRAMMY® Award winning group OUTKAST as this year's headlining act for the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE, taking place in Los Angeles, CA, June 27 - 29, 2014.
