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Black Rodeo USA Soulful Rodeo Weekend Promotes and Fascinates Cowboy Showmanship

June 12, 2025 Staff 0

By A. Brown | On June 7, 2025, Jacksonville, Florida became the epicenter of Black Western culture as it hosted the Black Rodeo USA at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. Known as “the hottest show on […]

A World of Pure Imagination Awaits as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Opens at the Alhambra Theatre June 26

June 10, 2025 Staff 0

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining is thrilled to announce the opening of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the fantastical musical based on Roald Dahl’s beloved novel. Presented by Atlantic Self Storage, this deliciously entertaining production opens Wednesday, June […]

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

June 4, 2025 Staff 0

By Dwight Brown Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire | If there’s one thing that we’ve learned over the 30-year history of this franchise, it’s that the missions aren’t so impossible when Ethan Hunt […]

DaBrat & Jessica Betts New Music ‘Have U 2 Myself’ – Out Now On all Platforms

June 3, 2025 Staff 0

Just in time for Pride Month 2025, 2x GRAMMY-nominated hip-hop icon Da Brat returns with a heartfelt new single, “Have U 2 Myself,” featuring acclaimed singer-songwriter Jessica Betts – “hersband” of Niecy Nash Betts. This […]

Downtown Vision Announces “The Pop-Out,” a Live Black Music Month Celebration at Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing Park

June 2, 2025 Staff 0

Downtown Vision (DVI), the nonprofit Business Improvement District for Downtown Jacksonville, today unveiled its newest PlacemakingJax initiative: The Pop-Out, curated and hosted by DJ Larry Love. This free, family-friendly concert series—celebrating Black Music Month at […]

Issa Rae Stars in New Thriller ‘Good People, Bad Things’

June 2, 2025 Staff 0

By Jess Sobrevinas | Issa Rae, the multifaceted entertainer behind Insecure, is set to star in and produce the upcoming film Good People, Bad Things. The project represents a new venture for the Emmy-nominated actress, who will work […]

Netflix’s ‘Forever’ — the Fierce Urgency of Black Teenage Love

May 23, 2025 admin 0

It’s rare to find fully realized Black teenage love on screen. The last 40 years of cinema is strewn with teen romances, but they consist mostly of straight white leads (often accompanied by a Black […]

Rain or Shine Funkfest Entertained the Best They Could

May 20, 2025 admin 0

Thousands of R&B fans trekked to Metropolitan Park for the 2025 Funkfest 25th Year anniversary celebration. This year’s R&B headliners included two days of top performers that included Charlie Wilson, Marsha Ambrosia, 112 Trey Songz and […]

Actress Denise Nicholas Gather Voices for a Story Telling Compilation: Jax P.R.I.D.E. Bookclub Hosting Author 6/17/25

May 9, 2025 admin 0

Back in the 1970s, actress and author Denise Nicholas was on the cutting edge of a career that has now spanned more than fifty years. From her iconic first role as a teacher on the […]

The Power of Love and Resilience: Jussie Smollett Debuts New Film The Lost Holliday

May 8, 2025 admin 0

by Isaiah Singleton | Jussie Smollett returns to the screen with The Lost Holliday, a deeply personal and thought-provoking drama premiering May 9 on Amazon Prime Video. Vivica A. Fox stars as Cassandra Marshall, who arrives in Los […]