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Don Cheadle In 'Traitor'

Overture Films

Going Undercover

Acclaimed actor Don Cheadle switches gears again for his latest movie, 'Traitor,' in theaters this week. The Oscar nominee talks to BlackVoices.com.

Interview

Oprah WInfrey

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Olympic Spirit

To commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 tragedies, media maven Oprah Winfrey will assemble top Olympians for special show.

Golden Glory

Michael Jackson At 50

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Through The Years

BlackVoices.com celebrates the 50th birthday of Michael Jackson by taking a look at his illustrious career and very public life.

MJ At 50

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Tyler Perry Exclusive

Lionsgate

Tyler Perry Exclusive

Blackvoices.com is proud to bring you an exclusive sneak peek of filmmaker Tyler Perry's newest film, 'The Family That Preys,' which opens Sept. 12.
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    Black Entertainment News Blog: BV Newswire

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    From fast breaking entertainment news updates, exclusive interviews with celebrity notables to off the cuff commentary and tongue-in-cheek prose, The BV Newswire prides itself on being the factual online source for all things entertainment -- as it pertains to African Americans and people of color, globally.
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    Black Movies Blog: It's All Reel

    Black Film Coverage

    For up to the minute coverage of who's coming up and what's going down on the film circuit, AOL Black Voices contributor Wilson Morales delivers the goods with box-office figures, late breaking casting updates, and engaging interviews.
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    Filed under: It's All ReelOscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. ('Jerry Maguire') has been cast to play Dr. Benjamin S. Carson in the new TNT Original movie 'GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY', according to an announcement today by Michael Wright, senior vice president in charge of the Content Creation... Read More

    Filed under: It's All Reel One of the brightest stars of the future, David Oyelowo, has a film that be featured at the Toronto Film Feature with his latest film, 'Who Do You Love'. He will be playing the legendary Muddy Waters in the life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of... Read More

    Filed under: It's All Reel Currently on DVD is the latest installment from the animation world of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment - 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning', which features the voices of Jodi Benson as Ariel, and Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's... Read More

    Filed under: It's All Reel Touchstone Pictures (Disney) has released a batch of new pic from Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, which will make its World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in just a few weeks. Cast includes Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Matteo Sciabordi,... Read More

    Filed under: It's All Reel The trailer to the one of the most anticipated films of September and set to debut at the Toronto Film Festival is now online. 'The Secret Life of Bees' features an all-star cast with Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Nate Parker, Sophie... Read More

    Black Entertainment Gossip Blog: BV Buzz

    Black Entertainment Gossip

    Jawn Murray is back and better than ever. With the new refashioned version of his wildly-popular column BV Buzz -- now a blog -- the Washington, D.C. based celebrity journalist is ready to deliver all the scoop we've grown to expect from him, as it revolves around Black Hollywood and beyond.
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    Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com "You get on brothers about doing certain things, but then when the brother comes to do something helpful for the community, you knock him for the bad s-t that he did. Example: Spelman. I come down there to teach people about leukemia and help... Read More

    Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Before soul crooner John Legend headed to the Democratic National Convention in Denver to perform his song, 'If You're Out There', the 29-year old singer had already pledged his allegiance to the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama. ... Read More

    Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Season two 'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard has been hit with federal and state property liens for allegedly failing to pay nearly $200,000 in state and federal taxes, according to court records. The... Read More

    Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Calvin Richardson may be considered by some as one soul music's best kept secrets. The Charlotte, North Carolina-bred crooner hit the music scene in 1995 as a part of an RB group called Undacova, whose song 'Love... Read More

    Filed under: BV BuzzBy Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Sultry RB singer Chante Moore told NPR's Tony Cox that her biggest professional regret was not going toe-to-toe with Jennifer Lopez back in 1999 when her junior album, 'This Moment Is Mine' came out one week prior to J.Lo's 'On The 6.' ... Read More

    The BoomBox: Beats, Rhymes & Life

    Nas

    Always controversial, Nas speaks out against news giant FOX and criticizes Bill O'Reilly in the recently leaked track, 'Sly Fox.' The outspoken emcee warns, "Watch what you watching," calling the channel's news programming "propaganda" and "visual cancer" ...
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    Filed under: Say What!The Boombox Music Blog: Lil Wayne and Micheal Phelps will finally have a chance to meet when they appear on the Saturday Night Live season premiere on September 13 ... [TV Week]Big Boi, Bun B, Murs and Ryan Leslie teamed up with MTV's Newsroom and live-blogged during Barack...... Read More

    Filed under: Hip-Hop, Leaked!The Boombox Music Blog: Anyone who used the internet from 2004-2007 will remember 'The Numa Numa Dance,' a fan video made by Gary Brolsma, sitting in front of his computer, singing along to his favorite tune by Romanian pop group O-Zone. The video received as many as... Read More

    Filed under: Hip-Hop, SongsThe Boombox Music Blog: Artist: D-Block, prod by Pete RockSong: 'It's Like That'Why You Should Listen: Cause it's the LOX and Pete Rock. Also, Kiss kills this, and Pete flips Bob James' Nautilus for the billionth time. And it's still fresh. Can we get an album already?...... Read More

    Filed under: Hip-Hop News, What's Beef?, Campaign 2008The Boombox Music Blog: Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has garnered a ton of support from celebrities and musicians, especially the hip-hop community, so it was a little jarring to hear that Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee was backing... Read More

    Filed under: Hip-Hop VideosThe Boombox Music Blog: Artist: Kanye West Song: 'Good Morning'Why You Should Watch: West's cuddly 'Graduation' bear rushes to get his diploma in the animated video, directed by Takashi Murakami, the Japanese artist responsible for the design of the producer/rapper's... Read More

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