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Mark David First she moved on up “like the Jeffersons,” from a small apartment in Harlem to a million-dollar-plus condo in New York City’s famously rich Upper East Side, and now it looks like standup star and “Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones is headed all the way to another notoriously high-priced zip code, dropping nearly $3.9 million on a secluded home in the 90210.

In an exclusive interview with "The Ingraham Angle" Monday, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., called out her Democratic runoff opponent Raphael Warnock as a "radical" who has slammed police officers and has been associated with controversial figures like the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Natalie Oganesyan editorA+E Networks has assembled announced a slate of initiatives to honor military veterans and their families in connection with Veterans Day and the upcoming “Salute to Service” special for History.As part of the “Mission to Honor” effort, A+E set a first-ever partnership with Volunteers of America-Greater New York a grant to help refurbish and improve a residence for veterans in Harlem.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tosin Morohunfola (Black Lightning, The Chi) is set as a lead opposite Amber Stevens West in Starz’s comedy series Run The World, from Boomerang writer Leigh Davenport; Dear White People co-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser; and Lionsgate TV.Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, Run the World is the story of a group of black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination.

Thirteen people were shot in 10 separate incidents across New York City Sunday and Monday, as the citywide surge in gunplay raged on, according to preliminary numbers released by the NYPD. Most recently, a 35-year-old man was blasted in the right leg on St.

If Radha Blank had a tagline for her film, “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” it would be: “You don't age out of your passion.”Blank wrote, directed and stars in her debut film, a heavily autobiographical tale, shot in black-and-white and on 35mm, about a middle-aged playwright in Harlem struggling to fulfill her career’s earlier promise.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: In one of the biggest sales so far this (virtual) broadcast pitch season, ABC has given a production commitment to a drama about a female hip-hop group, from Harlem’s Kitchen creator Zahir McGhee, producer Sabrina Wind and ABC Studios where McGhee and Wind are based.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: AMC has optioned the rights to Sorcerers, a novella by co-writers Maurice Broaddus and Otis Whitaker and featuring illustrations by internationally renowned artist Jim Mahfood, with plans to adapt it into a series.The short story is a psychedelic urban fantasy about a 30-year-old man from Harlem who comes into his own as a hip hop-inspired sorcerer. It follows Malik Hutchins, the black sheep to one of the most successful families in Harlem.

A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” his prize-winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a special this fall.

NEW YORK -- A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me," his prize winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a special this fall. HBO announced Thursday that the program will feature readings from “Between the World and Me” and will be directed by Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes, who handled the stage show in 2018 at the celebrated performance center in Harlem.

Who knew that TikTok could also be used to help others with their homework?

Roommates, looks like Sheck Wes and a few of his homies will be social distancing in a new home for a little bit!

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When we first saw Just Sam auditioning for American Idol, the 20-year-old subway singer from Harlem seemed both shy and incredibly confident at the same time. Singing "You Say" by Lauren Daigle, she stumbled out of the gate and started over, the look of intense concentration on her face giving way to a flood of embarrassed tears as Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie enveloped her in a group hug and promised her she'd be OK.

By Chris Willman

Police car lights – Photo: Scott Davidson, via Wikimedia.

NEW YORK -- One of the former “Central Park Five” is teaming with an acclaimed children's author on a young adult novel with a personal theme — being wrongfully sentenced to prison.

ABC’s drama pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen” has cast Clare-Hope Ashitey, Adrianna Mitchell, and Pepi Sonuga, Variety has learned.

Delroy Lindo has officially signed on for a starring role in the ABC pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen.”

By Nellie Andreeva

Pearl Jam will play its smallest show in New York in nearly 14 years when it visits the historic Apollo Theatre in Harlem on March 26, the day before its 11th studio album “Gigaton” will be released on the group’s Monkeywrench label through Republic Records.

By Nellie Andreeva

Latin trap has become a staple of the Spanish-language mainstream, with Caribbean crooners (Bad Bunny, Ozuna) and Colombian reggaetoneros (J Balvin, Maluma) incorporating the sound of Atlanta strip clubs into the música urbana of the pop charts. But before it went worldwide, Latin trap was born in Harlem and the Bronx, where a rising crew of Dominican traperos is ushering in the genre’s latest evolution.