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ATLANTA – DreamWorks plans the first big-screen portrayal of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, the studio announced Tuesday, but two of King’s children immediately threatened legal action because the film deal was brokered without

Unless you’re listening to your favorite R&B radio station that plays old school hits, or your own CDs, the chances of you hearing the svelte tunes of Al B. Sure! are slim to none.

LOS ANGELES — Up-and-coming rapper Dolla was killed in a shooting at an upscale shopping mall, and a man was arrested for investigation of murder, police said Tuesday.

ATLANTA — The Cos doesn't mince words when it comes to the nation's high school dropout crisis.

NEW YORK — Often snubbed for a Daytime Emmy in the past, Susan Lucci has been jilted as a nominee this year.

LOS ANGELES — For Beyonce and T.I., No. 1 is followed by five — BET Awards nominations, that is.

India.Arie’s music celebrates diversity and embraces unity. It has since her 2001 debut.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A civil jury says Snoop Dogg didn’t hit a man who came up on stage during a 2005 concert near Seattle.

USENI EUGENE PERKINS will present his new book, Poetry from the Masters: The Black Arts Movement, Sunday, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., at the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St. Useni will be joined by Chicago Black Arts Movement masters including Angela Jack

DETROIT — Eminem says he and Jimmy Kimmel will fly about 200 laid-off auto workers to Los Angeles for Friday's taping of the Michigan rapper's appearance on Kimmel's TV show.