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It’s the last holiday weekend of the year so if you haven’t done your Back To School shopping, well, we feel sorry for ya! There’s still a little time if you can get past all the entertianment offerings this weekend. HBCU Football Classic season kicks off this weekend and fans in Houston and Orlando will be celebrating as their cities host two big classics.

Mos Def, now being credited as Yasiin Bey, appears in the new Elmore Leonard flick Life of Crime and Patti Labelle and Maze head out on their joint tour. And of course, the AllState Tom Joyner Family Reunion 2014 is going on over the weekend in Orlando at the Gaylord Palms Resort.

Here’s what else is happening this weekend.

HOT ON TV:

All Times Eastern

Friday, August 29

DVR ALERT: Being Mary Jane

BET, 2 p.m.

The movie that started it all

2 Guns

HBO, 9 p.m.

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star in a comedic action movie

Saturday, August 30

Beloved

OWN, 8 p.m.

Oprah Winfrey,Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise and Danny Glover star in this adaptation of the Toni Morrison novel

Sunday, August 31

Superfly

Sundance 8 p.m.

The Blaxploitation classic starring Ron O’Neal as a drug dealer who wants out of the game

READ IT:

Hiding in Plain Sight by Nurddin Farah

An African woman must decide if she can take on her niece and nephew when her brother is killed

SEE IT:

Life of Crime

Yasiin Bey, better known as Mos Def is part of a cast that includes Jennifer Aniston, Isla Fisher and Tim Robbins. When two criminals decide to kidnap the wife of a corrupt real estate mogul, they don’t expect that he won’t want to pay the ransom.

The November Man

Pierce Brosnan is enjoying his retirement from the spy game when he’s asked to use his special set of skills to protect a witness

IN CONCERT/EVENTS:

Friday, August 29

ORLANDO, FL

2014 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion

Gaylord Palms Hotel (through Sunday)

Concerts Every Night: f/ Babyface, The Jacksons, Chubb Rock, The Gospel Explosion with James Fortune, Kierra Sheard, Smokie Norful and appearances by G. Garvin, Michael Baisden, Porsha Williams and more

Bid Whist Tournament

Empowerment Seminars

Family Expo and more!

NEW ORLEANS, LA

Will Downing with Gerald Albright and Regina Belle

Saenger Theater New Orleans

7 p.m.

DALLAS, TX

Maze f/ Frankie Beverly and Patti Labelle

Geza Energy Center

7 p.m.

Saturday, August 30