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Blacks In Batman

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Out of 'Dark'ness

Sexy actress Vivica A. Fox, musical genius Prince and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman all have ties to 'Batman.'

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Notable/Quotable

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Not 'Dark' Enough

Pop superstar Rihanna says that she was discriminated against because of her light skin complexion.

Notable/Quotable

Al Reynolds

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No Homo

The ex-husband of TV personality Star Jones clears the air about rumors of him being homosexual.

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Black Entertainment News Blog: BV Newswire

Entertainment News

From fast breaking entertainment news updates, exclusive interviews with celebrity notables to off the cuff commentary and tongue-in-cheek prose, The BV Newswire prides itself on being the factual online source for all things entertainment -- as it pertains to African Americans and people of color, globally.
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Black Movies Blog: It's All Reel

Black Film Coverage

For up to the minute coverage of who's coming up and what's going down on the film circuit, AOL Black Voices contributor Wilson Morales delivers the goods with box-office figures, late breaking casting updates, and engaging interviews.
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Filed under: It's All Reel When it comes to comic book films, there's a certain level of entertainment that's expected to be provided to ensure a box office success. The story should be simple, filled with enough action, and most importantly, it should be kid friendly and crowd pleasing, because... Read More

Filed under: It's All Reel Coming out this week is a hilarious, out of this world adventure the whole family can enjoy, 'Space Chimps' features cutting edge CGI animation and the voice talent of Andy Samberg ('Saturday Night Live'), Cheryl Hines ('Curb Your Enthusiasm'), Patrick Warburton ('Rules... Read More

Filed under: It's All Reel At 6'5 ft, there are that many film roles you can give for a person that tall, since the average height for men in the business is probably between 5'9 and 6'2; but for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, he's been able to establish a film career that has lasted over twenty years thus... Read More

Filed under: It's All Reel In what will hopefully be an emmy nominated perfomance, Tichina Arnold, who's best known for her roles in 'Martin' as well as 'Everyone Hates Chris', does a serious turn in the TV drama, 'The Lena Baker Story'. 'The Lena Baker Story' takes place in the early 1900's... Read More

Filed under: It's All Reel If there was ever a 'farm team' in the film business, like the way baseball teams use the minor leagues to find and bring up good players, you would have to say that the Disney Channel is the farm team for Walt Disney Pictures. After record breaking ratings explosions,... Read More

Black Entertainment Gossip Blog: BV Buzz

Black Entertainment Gossip

Jawn Murray is back and better than ever. With the new refashioned version of his wildly-popular column BV Buzz -- now a blog -- the Washington, D.C. based celebrity journalist is ready to deliver all the scoop we've grown to expect from him, as it revolves around Black Hollywood and beyond.
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Filed under: BV Buzz By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com 'The View' host Sherri Shepherd covers the latest issue of 'Precious Times' magazine. In an eight-page feature story in the Christian women's lifestyle publication, the 41-year-old comedienne shares candid... Read More

Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Singer Kelly Rowland is gearing up for a venture in television. The Destiny's Child member recently shot a TV pilot in place w:st="on"> city w:st="on">Miami, state... Read More

Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com With news headlines declaring that their parent company General Motors is having financial setbacks, it's admirable that Chevrolet, the company's bestselling brand, opted to remain onboard as a sponsor of this year's Essence Music Festival. ... Read More

Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Season two 'American Idol' finalist Trenyce is the latest star from the hit reality series to be cast in the revival of the popular Broadway musical, 'Aint Misbehavin.' The 28-year-old singer (born Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins) will... Read More

Filed under: BV Buzz, Gospel By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Flying always affords me an opportunity to catch up on my magazine reading. During my flight on Wednesday to city w:st="on"> place w:st="on"> London I read 'Ebony' magazine's... Read More

The BoomBox: Beats, Rhymes & Life

Nas

Always controversial, Nas speaks out against news giant FOX and criticizes Bill O'Reilly in the recently leaked track, 'Sly Fox.' The outspoken emcee warns, "Watch what you watching," calling the channel's news programming "propaganda" and "visual cancer" ...
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Filed under: Say What!The Boombox Music Blog: Lupe Fiasco hits the road on 'Coca-Cola Refresh Your Flow Tour' ... [Hip Hop DX]Foxy Brown and Young Jeezy cover XXL magazine's September issue ... [Nah Right]Bobby Valentino signs to Capitol Records ... [Concrete Loop]Pretty Ricky unveil the cover...... Read More

Filed under: Photo of the WeekThe Boombox Music Blog: Who: Kanye WestWhat: The rapper/producer was spotted in Hawaii, where he's said to be recording a new album. Where: HawaiiWhen: July 12, 2008... Read more Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Tours and ConcertsThe Boombox Music Blog: When the Wu-Tang Clan stormed London, fans were prepared to hear all their favorite Wu-bangers. On this side of the pond, we know that Method Man is the Wu's rock star and the eponymous track off '93's 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'... Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop News, What's Beef?The Boombox Music Blog: 50 Cent went toe-to-toe with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins in a Long Island courtroom Thursday in an effort to spend time with his 11-year-old son. The rap star and Tompkins have been in a heated custody battle that began in April... Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop VideosThe Boombox Music Blog: Artist: ClipseSong: 'Fast Life'Why You Should Watch: Malice and Pusha T return with a new sense of freedom, thanks to their Re-Up Gang record label, and rhyme about "the limelight and the car show" in the video for the first single off... Read More

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