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Photo: Frederick M. Brown (Getty Images) Biz Markie, the rapper best known for his iconic wail over the ’80s classic “Just a Friend,” died at the tragically young age of 57. Markie’s manager, Jenni Izumi, confirmed he died on Friday in a statement sent to USA Today. “It is with …

If you want a preview of next year’s Emmy Awards, just take a walk past your local bookstore. According to data drawn from Publishers Marketplace, the industry’s clearinghouse for news and self-reported book deals, literary adaptations to television have been on a steady climb. The site has listed nearly 4,000 …

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has inducted a new class of honorary members, all of whom have made significant accomplishments in business, sports, media and entertainment. The sorority founded by Black women students at Howard University in 1908, whose membership includes Vice President Kamala Harris, activist Bernice King, actress Phylicia …

Roland Martin has confirmed that legendary rapper, and DJ, Biz Markie had died. He was 57. BREAKING NEWS: Biz Markie has died. His wife has confirmed to me in a text message. #RolandMartinUnfiltered — rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) July 17, 2021 Biz had hits in the late 80’s, early 90’s with “Make …

My face upon realizing Space Jam: A New Legacy was not good. Image: Warner Bros Disclaimer: Mild spoilers for Space Jam: A New Legacy  My expectations were tempered going into Space Jam: A New Legacy. I’m not part of the “Space Jam was bad, actually” crowd. I enjoyed the first …

Jussie Smollett returned to a Chicago court for the first time in over a year due to a possible conflict of interest with his lawyer. According to USA Today, Nenye Uche, Smollett’s attorney, is accused of previously talking to Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, the brothers who are accusing Smollett of …

The summer wasn’t meant to be like this. By April, Greene County, in southwestern Missouri, seemed to be past the worst of the pandemic. Intensive-care units that once overflowed had emptied. Vaccinations were rising. Health-care workers who had been fighting the coronavirus for months felt relieved—perhaps even hopeful. Then, in …

Bill Cosby reportedly believes that he deserves compensation for his three years in jail. Cosby’s representative, Andrew Wyatt, told NewsNation Now, ““Mr. Cosby was given an unwanted two-year and ten-month vacation that he never ask for. His constitutional rights were abolished, his due process was stripped away from him.” Wyatt …

Television megaproducer Shonda Rhimes is moving out of her L.A. home. Rhimes has listed her seven-bedroom, 12-bathroom estate in L.A.’s Hancock Park neighborhood for $25 million, People reports. The three-level, 11,749-square-foot mansion, which sits on 1.14 acres of land, is listed with Ed Solórzano of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. …

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has inducted a new class of honorary members, all of whom have made significant accomplishments in business, sports, media and entertainment. The sorority founded by Black women students at Howard University in 1908, whose membership includes Vice President Kamala Harris, activist Bernice King, actress Phylicia …