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Veteran MSNBC analyst and anchor Joy Reid will return to regular hosting duties on the NBCUniversal-owned network, reports Variety. The journalist, who had hosted an hour Monday through Friday for parts of 2014 and 2015, will steer a new show that airs between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday and Sunday on MSNBC. This timeslots […]

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Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto (“Homeland”) and Jimmy Smits (“Sons of Anarchy”) star in “24: Legacy,” described by Fox as “the next chapter” in its “24” franchise.   “24 Legacy” chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil – in the same real-time format that has propelled […]

  Besides the juicy story lines, the hilarious one-liners and Cookie’s epic wardrobe, one of the best things about Empire is the incredible original music the show debuts week after week. After seeing the success of the music’s popularity grow from season one to season two, Empire has released the original soundtrack from season two! […]

  Actor and comedian Slink Johnson stars as Black Jesus on Adult Swim. Best known for his hilarious comedy on Russell Simmons’ All Def Digital and the widely popular gaming experience on Grand Theft Auto, he talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his start in the business and if the controversial show where […]

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Kerry Washington now has a seat at the table at ABC. The star of “Scandal” has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios and its cable/digital division ABC Signature Studios, for her recently launched production company Simpson Street – named after the address where Washington’s mother grew up in the Bronx. Under the two-year pact, Simpson Street […]

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Michael Strahan won’t have to wait until September to film his last episode of “Live with Kelly and Michael.” Instead, the former NFL star will exit the show on Friday, May 13. “After meeting with the producers of both Live and Good Morning America, and after speaking with Kelly and Michael, we have decided on […]

Celebrity cameos are nothing new for 'The Simpsons.' But a Prince appearance? That's something to get excited about.

  Michael Rainey Jr. is best known for his role on the hit Starz series, Power and for his role in The Butler as a young Forest Whitaker. As if the 15-year-old actor needed anything else to add to his accomplished resume, he can be seen in Orange Is The New Black and he currently stars as Ice Cube’s […]

  WeTV’s Sisters-In-Law follows a group of black female lawyers in Houston as they fight for justice and try to keep their friendships in tact. Jolanda Jones talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the new show, why she was a bit nervous about stepping into the world of reality television and her Hall […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is making a cameo appearance in support of military families on an upcoming episode of the CBS hit drama “NCIS.” The network says the episode, airing May 3, features the first lady welcoming NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Mark Harmon, and the wife of a Marine to […]

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Season 5 of “Braxton Family Values” will see the sisters divided over the importance of their geographic locations – with Tamar and Toni on the West coast; and Traci, Towanda and Trina in the South. WE tv is hyping this so-called “Atlanta vs. LA beef” as akin to hip hop’s East Coast/West Coast drama. The […]

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New York (AP) — Kelly Ripa was absent from her daytime talk show the day after the announcement that co-host Michael Strahan is leaving, and she won’t be back for the next few days, either. ABC said Wednesday that Ripa won’t host the next three editions of “Live with Kelly and Michael.” Ripa’s unexplained absence […]