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The NAACP Image Awards are officially getting the Queen Latifah treatment.

She previously had her own line called the Queen Collection.

“This land should be about life, not dilapidation,” Queen Latifah said.

The rapper and actress will serve as star and executive producer for a new Netflix feature called End Of The Road.

The series will immediately follow the conclusion of CBS Sports’ Sunday, Feb. 7, Super Bowl LV broadcast, with subsequent episodes of “The Equalizer” airing at 8 p.m. EST Sundays, CBS said Thursday.

Missy Elliott joined LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Ice-T, Busta Rhymes, and many more to represent Hip-Hop in a once in a lifetime performance at the 2023 Grammys.  Elliott took great pride in participating in Hip-Hop’s 50th-anniversary tribute at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Mary J. Blige celebrated her 52nd birthday with some big names over the weekend. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul celebrated her birthday with friends at New York City’s Cipriani Restaurant on Saturday (January 14).

On Monday, the long-standing live comedy show ‘Saturday Night Live’ announced three consecutive hosts for April including Jerrod Carmichael, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Lizzo. 

Mary J Blige is in the works with Lifetime to executive produce a movie inspired by her 90s R&B hit ‘Real Love.’

The 53rd annual NAACP Awards aired on Sunday night, February 27, and it was a night to remember. If you missed it, here were some of the highlights.

“No amount of money has ever brought a life back. Ask yourself ‘Why so long for Breonna Taylor?’” – Stevie Wonder, in a video message.

The NBA has released a list of entertainers headed to All-Star weekend, the group headlined by Hudson — the two-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner — who, just before Sunday night’s player introductions, will perform a special tribute to Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the helicopter crash that took their lives in Southern California on Jan. 26.

Credited with bringing gospel music to the mainstream, the five Clark sisters overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the gospel music industry.

“Like A Boss” opened in theaters this past weekend. Tiffany Haddish was in town and I caught up with the lead actor and executive producer on the red carpet! As it turns out, she loves the DMV, go-go, and The Quiet Storm!

“When Yvette [Bowser] asked me I said I would definitely be interested in seeing what that conversation is and being able to do it.”

“There’s absolutely no reason to try to redo it,” said Fox. “It’s been done, and we did it so well, that people are absolutely going to compare it to that and I think that’s her taking on a tremendous chore because that film has become a cult classic and some things are just better left [alone].”

 “At first, I did think last year was a one-time thing, but when the opportunity came back around, there was no question about returning as host.”

“I personally think that’s something you just leave alone,” Pinkett-Smith said. “It’s a classic, it’s done.”

“I’ve worked diligently for over two decades and I never thought I would be standing up here receiving this award,” Elliott said.

The festival is July 5-7 and has two parts: daytime activities and panel discussions mainly held at the convention center and nighttime music and concerts at the Superdome.

“Missy, I want to thank you for all of your trailblazing ways,” Obama said in a taped video that aired during the event. “Thank you not for just sharing your gift with the world, but for being an advocate for so many people out there, especially young girls who are still figuring out how to make their voices heard.”

The new season, which launches Sunday, May 4, will include widely known films like “West Side Story,” ″Dog Day Afternoon” and “Gandhi” as well as films that may not be as familiar, like “Losing Ground.” The Associated Press got a front-row seat to the conversations between DuVernay and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz at the taping last month in Los Angeles.