Denzel Washington, Maya Angelou Among Top 10 ‘Most Trusted’ Celebs in...
Denzel Washington and Maya Angelou are ranked in the top 10 on the new Reader’s Digest Trust Poll: The 100 Most Trusted People in America, ranking third and fifth respectively. RD, with the help of The...
View ArticleSteve Harvey-Hosted “Family Feud” Continues Ratings Surge, Tops All Gameshows...
Look out “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy,” because “Family Feud” is on a ratings roll. The Steve Harvey-hosted show, from producer FremantleMedia North America and distributor Debmar Mercury, hit...
View ArticleNAACP Image Awards: Kevin Hart Named Entertainer of the Year, “12 Years A...
Kevin Hart was named Entertainer of the Year while 12 Years a Slave racked up another four awards including for Outstanding Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards, which were held Saturday at the...
View Article“Think Like a Man Too” Tops Box Office with $30 Million Debut
“Think Like a Man Too” raised the roof at multiplexes this weekend, carousing its way to $30 million domestically, according to studio estimates. The Sony Pictures and Screen Gems sequel premiered on...
View ArticleEssence’s 20th Anniversary Festival Largest Ever With 550,000 Attendees
This past weekend’s Essence Festival surpassed its record setting attendance of last year’s 543,000 attendees by 7,000. At the 20th anniversary of the famed festival, more than 550,000 people attended...
View ArticleWalt Disney World Resort, Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine Host 8th Annual...
From March 5-8, Walt Disney World Resort hosted 100 high school students from across the nation at the 2015 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine. The teens, who were chosen...
View ArticleNBC Greenlights “Little Big Shots”, Kids’ Variety Show From Steve Harvey &...
Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres are teaming up for “Little Big Shots,” a children’s comedy variety show, which has landed an eight-episode order from NBC. Harvey will host the series, which showcases...
View ArticleApplications Open for the 2016 Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World...
High school students nationwide can now apply at DisneyDreamersAcademy.com to be among 100 selected to participate in the 2016 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE, the innovative,...
View ArticleSteve Harvey Inks Overall Production Deal with Endemol Shine North America
Endemol Shine North America, which produces the nationally syndicated daytime talk show “Steve Harvey,” has signed an overall production deal with Steve Harvey and his East 112th Street Productions...
View ArticleWalt Disney World Resorts, Essence and Steve Harvey Host 9th Annual Disney...
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Walt Disney World Resorts, in conjunction with Essence Magazine and comedian Steve Harvey, recently hosted its 9th Annual Disney Dreamers Academy in Orlando,...
View Article‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ Special to Be Produced by Netflix to Mark 25th...
via thegrio.com Netflix announced on Thursday that it will produce “Def Comedy Jam 25” to mark the 25th anniversary of the…
View ArticleApplications Now Open for 2019 Disney Dreamers Academy to be Held at Walt...
100 high school students to be selected for all-expenses-paid mentoring experience of a lifetime by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) LAKE BUENA…
View ArticleNAACP Image Awards: Kevin Hart Named Entertainer of the Year, "12 Years A...
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Kevin Hart was named Entertainer of the Year while 12 Years a Slave racked up another four awards including for Outstanding Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards, which...
View Article"Think Like a Man Too" Tops Box Office with $30 Million Debut
“Think Like a Man Too” raised the roof at multiplexes this weekend, carousing its way to $30 million domestically, according to studio estimates. The Sony Pictures and Screen Gems sequel premiered on...
View ArticleEssence’s 20th Anniversary Festival Largest Ever With 550,000 Attendees
This past weekend’s Essence Festival surpassed its record setting attendance of last year’s 543,000 attendees by 7,000. At the 20th anniversary of the famed festival, more than 550,000 people attended...
View ArticleWalt Disney World Resort, Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine Host 8th Annual...
Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Steve Harvey, Disney VP Tracey Powell, Essence Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor and a Dreamer in Magic Kingdom Parade on Disney Dreamers Academy Opening Day (Photo courtesy of...
View ArticleNBC Greenlights "Little Big Shots", Kids’ Variety Show From Steve Harvey &...
JASON KEMPIN/GETTY IMAGES Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres are teaming up for “Little Big Shots,” a children’s comedy variety show, which has landed an eight-episode order from NBC. Harvey will host...
View ArticleApplications Open for the 2016 Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World...
Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2015 (photo via Courtesy Walt Disney) High school students nationwide can now apply at DisneyDreamersAcademy.com to be among 100 selected to participate in the 2016...
View ArticleSteve Harvey Inks Overall Production Deal with Endemol Shine North America
Steve Harvey (PHOTO COURTESY OF ENDEMOL SHINE) Endemol Shine North America, which produces the nationally syndicated daytime talk show “Steve Harvey,” has signed an overall production deal with Steve...
View ArticleWalt Disney World Resorts, Essence and Steve Harvey Host 9th Annual Disney...
Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2016 (photo by Gregg Newton) by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Walt Disney World Resorts, in conjunction with Essence Magazine and comedian Steve Harvey,...
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