Former NBA star Ray Allen is getting into the restaurant business. Allen and his wife, Shannon, are opening an organic fast-food restaurant called Grown, the Miami Herald reports. Opening in March in Miami, where Allen played his final two seasons…
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Feb 10 2016
Serena Williams lends her hand to build a school in Jamaica
Never mind the fact that Serena Williams has 21 Grand Slam titles. Or that she’s the greatest athlete ever. It’s the work that she does in her spare time off the tennis court that should be highlighted. Over the last…
Read moreJan 22 2016
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Acquires First Feature Film
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, Inc., has announced the independent producer/distributor's first motion picture acquisition - "Friend Request" - for North American distribution through its recently-purchased theatrical distribution company Freestyle Releasing.
The horror/thriller film "Friend Request" marks the first official acquisition…
Jan 12 2016
NFL football is back in Los Angeles, the deal is officially approved
NFL owners voted on Jan 12 to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to a new stadium just outside Los Angeles, and the San Diego Chargers will have an option to share the facility. The Oakland Raiders, who also…
Read moreDec 29 2015
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios’ will be carried on AT&T and DirecTV after Bias Suit settlement
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has a carriage deal with AT&T and DirecTV a little more than a year after it joined in a $10 billion lawsuit that accused the distributors of carrying too few minority-owned services.
The telco’s DirecTV picked…
Dec 27 2015
Chinese Medicinal Herbs may help US Farmers gain a new income stream
Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who plant the varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought by practitioners. While almost all practitioners still rely on imports…
Read moreDec 9 2015
Future Football Mouthguards will detect dehydration and Head injuries
The humble mouthguard that C-shaped piece of plastic that protects an athlete’s teeth has remained relatively unchanged for the past 60 years. But today, the most unassuming part of a football player’s gear is poised for a technological makeover that…
Read moreDec 8 2015
Most American colleges and universities are producing failing students
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) released the 2015–16 edition of What Will They Learn?,
a review of more than 1,100 institutions across the country. The results show that most colleges and universities
are failing students by allowing…Read more
Dec 2 2015
TV show "My Friend 50" being developed by 50 Cent and Will Packer
50 Cent is reportedly developing a new comedy TV series based on the day-to-day of a member
of his crew. The veteran rapper (real name Curtis Jackson) is teaming with Will Packer to produce
the My Friend 50 comedy for…Read more
Nov 21 2015
Peter Boyce founded a VC that's helped college kids raise over $130M
Startups founded by college students that turned into billion dollar companies is the tech industry's dream.
Think Dell, Google, Facebook ...
Venture capitalists would like to prowl college campuses to find the projects that could be the next hit.
Unfortunately,…Read more
Nov 4 2015
Queen Latifah, Jermaine Dupri launching unscripted series "The Rap Game"
Lifetime is getting into the hip-hop game. Following the success of Fox's Empire, the female-skewing
cable network is teaming with Queen Latifah and Jermaine Dupri for a new unscripted series called
The Rap Game. The eight-episode series, set to premiere…Read more
Nov 2 2015
TIDAL is expanding to original TV programming with Money & Violence plus more
Tidal, the streaming-music subscription service launched by Jay Z, is expanding its content mix to include
original scripted and unscripted programming. The company has ordered two new series: Brooklyn street-life
drama “Money & Violence” season 2, with new episodes slated…Read more
original scripted and unscripted programming. The company has ordered two new series: Brooklyn street-life
drama “Money & Violence” season 2, with new episodes slated…Read more
Oct 30 2015
AKON to release his new albums on his own Stadium app
Akon, a hip-hop star who's collaborated with everyone from Eminem to Andy Samberg, is about to release
his first albums in seven years but you won't find them in stores or on streaming services like Spotify.
Instead, he plans to…Read more
his first albums in seven years but you won't find them in stores or on streaming services like Spotify.
Instead, he plans to…Read more
Oct 21 2015
Fusion Partners with news Site The Root to Develop TV Content
Fusion has made a TV development deal with The Root, the number one African-American news
and commentary site, Variety has learned exclusively. The Root will make its debut on the cable
net in 2016. With the new partnership, the cabler…Read more
Oct 21 2015
Marshawn Lynch creates a drink to help underprivileged youth
Lynch and Starbucks have created a new drink, called a "Beast Mode Frappuccino." Twenty-four
cents from every drink sold in Washington state and Oakland, Calif., Lynch's hometown, will aid
Lynch's Fam 1st Family Foundation, which he founded with Bills quarterback…Read more
Sep 25 2015
David Banner puts historical perspective to music business of today
David Banner puts historical perspective to business of today.
He sums up business deals, contracts, natural resources,
intellectual property and so much more. Professor Banner is
rarely off point and this is no exception. He did all of this
promoting…Read more
Sep 1 2015
Styles P and Jadakiss move Juices for Life
Styles P and Jadakiss of the Lox, D-Block, and Ruff Ryders fame are known as two of
the deadliest lyricist around. They have now taken that passion from the mic and have
brought it to neighborhoods that need to better…Read more
Aug 10 2015
Prince warns artists not to sign away their rights to the music industry
The music industry is modern-day “slavery.” Record labels are running a “shell game.” Music streaming
is sucking artists dry. And rights-management groups are nothing more than “collection agencies” that fail
to pass along any real money to artists. At least,…Read more
Aug 4 2015
Yannick Noah remembers tennis legend Arthur Ashe
Many tend to forget the accomplishments and achievements that Arthur Ashe has
won in his years as a man, athlete, philanthropist. Ashe remains the only black man
to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, or Australian Open.…Read more
Jul 22 2015
NBA to offer single-game pay-per-view telecasts for $6.99
NBA fans who want to watch out-of-market games that are not on national television can now do so by the
game. The league will announce July 22 that, for the first time, fans can pay $6.99 to buy any NBA…Read more
Jul 19 2015
50 Cent Calls AT&T Racist tells "Power" viewers to switch Providers
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is alleging that AT&T is "racist." In three separate Instagram posts on 7/18, the rapper
and Southpaw actor made the claims in response to the ongoing negotiations between Starz and AT&T U-verse,
which puts half a…Read more
Jul 17 2015
Afrostream is Netflix For African And African-American Movies
Streaming services like Netflix are great, but you often end up watching the same blockbuster movies showing
how a white man will save the world. Meet Afrostream, a niche movie streaming service that only features African
and African-American content. Launching…Read more
Jul 16 2015
The Halal Guys of New York food cart fame are coming to Toronto
The Halal Guys, famous Middle Eastern street food vendors from New York City, will be coming to Toronto. The halal-certified
restaurant will have five franchises in the city, adding to 200 franchises across the United States and the Philippines, Malaysia…Read more
Jul 15 2015
Judge reduces Blurred Lines verdict, gives Marvin Gaye's family 50% of future earnings
U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled that the copyright infringement verdict a jury reached in March should
be cut from nearly $7.4 million to $5.3 million. The judge's ruling, however, gives Gaye's family 50 percent of the
song's future…Read more
Jul 15 2015
Amazon Studios 1st original movie will be Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq"
Amazon has now confirmed that Spike Lee’s Chi-raq will be its first original movie. Chi-Raq will feature
Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Basset
with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. Teyonah Parris…Read more