January 24th 2016 will bring with it the first piece of BET’s New Edition biopic pie.

Unfolding over six hours, the three-part special will offer viewers a side of the group’s story brought to life by ‘ATL‘ creative Chris Robinson and the writer Abdul Williams.

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Press play about the bounce…

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The world renown Gospel singer Kim Burrell has condemned homosexuality during a sermon which has set the net on fire today.

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Lee Daniels has criticised for the creators and supporters of the #OscarsSoWhite movement in an interview with The New York Times.

Built to raise awareness for Hollywood’s brass-necked exclusion of actors of colours from its pictures, the movement has been praised for inspiring the minds behind the BAFTAs and Oscars to acknowledge the problem.

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Alas, the groundbreaking Daniels believes that the absence of nuanced characters of colour in Hollywood has little to do with the discrimination the business itself acknowledges exists.

His advice to actors?

“Stop complaining.”

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Serena Williams is getting married!

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With help from data lifted from Box Office Mojo, the movie platform ‘Shadow & Act’ has revealed the official ‘Top 20 Grossing Black Movies of 2016.’

The official definition of a black movie?

One that tells a story about a black person (or black people), regardless of who tells it. It is primarily through his/her/their eyes and experiences that the story unfolds.

With this definition in mind, the movie buffs behind this list have not included each and every project which features actors of colour, only spotlighting the efforts in which characters of colour take centre stage.

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For reasons he’s yet to reveal, Ray-J has never truly been able to capitalise on the part he played in turning his sister’s former assistant Kim Kardashian into a household name.

Elevated from a Hollywood hotspot staple to world renowned media mogul, Kim-with the help of her mother Kris Jenner and NBC- was able to turn her sex tape into an empire Ray was forced to observe from the sidelines.

However, it a report published this week is anything to go by, all of that is set to change.

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Earlier this Fall, the future of BET’s hit drama series ‘Being Mary Jane’ was rocked by a $3 million lawsuit filed by its star, Gabrielle Union, for a ‘breach of contract’ concerning salary increases and filming.

Despite the legal drama and industry politics, BET and its leading lady proceeded to promote the upcoming season with teasers that lead many to believe the two sides had reached an amicable agreement.

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Drake and Jennifer Lopez’ decision to go public with their relationship has rubbed his former flame Rihanna the wrong way.

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Another couple bites the dust. This it’s rapper T.I. and wife Tiny.

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The big screen adaptation of the August Wilson‘s ‘Fences’, which stars Viola Davis and Denzel Washington, has generated millions at the box office over the Christmas period.

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Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2016 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.  Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree shaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we know it.

Next, we say farewell to the juggernaut singing competition that literally changed the face of reality TV as we know it:

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Viola Davis‘ efforts to promote her new movie ‘Fences’ saw her make her way to ‘The Tonight Show‘ to spread the word about the poignant project.

There, she joined host Jimmy Fallon for fun and games and gave his viewers good reason to make their way to theatres to see the movie for themselves following its release on December 16th.

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