Diarra from Detroit brought plenty of flavor and fun to the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture over the Fourth of July weekend with a vibrant two-day custom ice cream truck activation in the heart of New Orleans. The colorful pop-up gave festivalgoers a sweet way to celebrate the hit series while building anticipation for its […]

Everybody’s favorite chaotic detective is back on the case. Today, Paramount+ revealed the premiere date for and a first look at season two of the hilariously suspenseful series Diarra From Detroit, from creator, writer, executive producer, and award-winning actress Diarra Kilpatrick. The eight-episode second season will make its global debut on Paramount+ with two episodes […]

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Netflix’s Strong Black Lead hosted a ‘Hey Queen’ dinner celebrating Uzo Aduba, the star of Netflix’s THE RESIDENCE. “Hey Queen” is a motivational video series that lives on the Strong Black Lead social channels, and the encouraging ethos of the video series manifested into an in-person experience, complete with an […]

Actresses/singers Amber Riley and K. Michelle joined the Tamron Hall Show on Friday! They discussed their highly anticipated Lifetime movie sequel “Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge.” K. Michelle also talked about making her movie acting debut, and Amber revealed more about a new single she has on the way. Plus, K. Michelle talked about […]

Lifetime announces the highly anticipated sequel to Single Black Female, which garnered over 8.0 million total viewers across linear and on digital platforms and was the #1 original non-holiday movie of 2022. Amber Riley, Raven Goodwin and K. Michelle reprise their roles for Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge, premiering Saturday, March 2 at 8p/7c […]

During Grammy’s weekend, the Pre-Grammys celebrations continued at the Grammy Museum in LA at the Grey Goose Essence x Grammy’s: Sound Session, featuring Jazmine Sullivan party, where industry A-listers attended. Celebs included, Draya Michele, Candiace Dillard, Jasmine Sanders, Jay Ellis, Amber Riley, Serayah, Jazmine performed fan favorite songs from her hit album Beaux Tales, including […]

  Over the weekend, rising R&B songstress Coco Jones celebrated her 25th birthday and the release of her deluxe EP What I Didn’t Tell You at new LA hotspot Melrose Place. The Bel-Air star was joined by several notable guests, including GRAMMY-winning rapper Chance The Rapper, actress and singer Amber Riley multi-platinum songwriter Jazzy, singer and […]