Taraji P. Henson has a memoir in her future.
The Oscar-nominated actress, who stars as Cookie Lyon in the Fox series "Empire," has a deal with the Simon & Schuster imprint 37 Ink. The publisher told The Associated Press that the book is currently untitled with a planned mid-2016 release.
Grammy Award winner-Brandy, is debuting on Broadway this month as a woman behind bars in "Chicago."
By: Lee Edwards - April 8, 2015 2:20 p.m.
The City of Chicago and National Football League (NFL) officials are rolling out the red carpet for the first NFL Draft to commence in the city in 51 years. The 2015 NFL Draft will be held at Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., from April 30 through May 2.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 3, 2015 12:11 p.m.
If you were near the 3800 block of south King Drive in Chicago at some point last Friday, you may have noticed the 30 to 40-person film crew walking about and pushing big carts filled with lighting trees, cameras, small tents and other film equipment. What you saw happening there was the Chicago Fire television film crew setting up to film new episodes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children $7.3 million on Tuesday after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create "Blurred Lines," the biggest hit song of 2013.
Former Chicago White Sox star Minnie Minoso has died.
The White Sox didn't release details of the Minoso's death.
Baseball-reference.com lists Minoso's age as 89.
"Selma" director Ava DuVernay says she's disappointed that star David Oyelowo's performance as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wasn't recognized with an Oscar nod.
Jennifer Hudson will make her Broadway debut in the fall when the musical The Color Purple returns.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kanye West almost pulled another Kanye at the Grammy Awards.
Funk legend Sly Stone was awarded $5 million last week in a breach-of-contract suit that claimed his business partners and his own company cheated him out of royalties.
By: Deborah Bayliss - February 4, 2015 4:51 p.m.
If you are looking for a chance to take part in an off Broadway production of an award-winning play, then the opportunity might be waiting for you at South Suburban College (SSC) as the SSC PLAYHOUSE of South Suburban College recently announced auditions for its production of John Guare’s, Tony and Pulitzer-Prize winning 1990 American classic, Six Degrees of Separation.
By: Deborah Bayliss - January 30, 2015 4:42 p.m.
Given her level of fame and fan adoration, it’s no wonder mega entertainer, Beyoncé, is a case study at some universities, including, the University of Illinois at Chicago where the Gender and Women’s Studies department is offering a new spring semester course titled, “Beyoncé: Critical Feminist Perspectives and U.S. Black Womanhood.”
Willie Nelson, Usher and Coldplay’s Chris Martin will pay tribute to Stevie Wonder at a concert next month.
By: Lee Edwards - January 14, 2015 4:58 p.m.
The Jackson Action Coalition (JAC) in collaboration with other community organizations recently held a private screening of the major motion picture “Selma”, at the ShowPlace ICON movie theater, 1011 South Delano Ct., in Chicago.
Alicia Keys gave birth to son Genesis Ali Dean early on Saturday morning. It’s baby number two for the Grammy-winner and her husband, producer-rapper, Swizz Beatz, who are also parents to 4-year-old Egypt Daoud.
