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Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, actress Issa Rae part of group buying sailing league’s Team USA

Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner and actress/producer Issa Rae are part of a diverse group of investors joining founding Uber engineer Ryan McKillen and professional sailor Mike Buckley in buying the United States SailGP Team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global league.

Issa Rae offers aspiring female directors a chance to shine on rebooted ‘Project Greenlight’ series

Partial list of Emmy Award nominees

Drake was a star among A-listers at ‘Homecoming’ concert

Usher performs classic hits at star-studded Chairman’s Party

Emma Stone, Sterling K. Brown pose at Oscars

A-listers including Emma Stone, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sterling K. Brown gathered on the red carpet Sunday for Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy Awards. (March 10)

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Issa Rae talks Emmy nom, new series ‘Rap Sh!t’

‘Harder They Fall,’ ‘Insecure,’ H.E.R. nab NAACP awards noms

Netflix could be a dominant force at next month’s 53rd NAACP Image Awards. The streaming giant on Tuesday emerged with a leading 52 nominations including a best picture nod for the film “The Harder They Fall.”

Diversity study: TV looks more like US and viewers approve

Television shows that reflect the nation’s increasing racial and ethnic diversity are finding favor with industry gatekeepers and viewers.

Oscars invite Steven Yeun, Issa Rae, others to join Academy

Steven Yeun, Nathan Lane, Issa Rae, Robert Pattinson, Janet Jackson, Leslie Odom Jr. and Laverne Cox are among the artists being invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Issa Rae gives new creatives a hand, talks ending ‘Insecure’

New York (AP) — Issa Rae remembers what life was like when she was starting out in Hollywood: no money, and just hoping for a chance to be discovered.

Politically liberal California rejects affirmative action

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The campaign to reinstate affirmative action in overwhelmingly Democratic California had money, momentum and big-name backers, including Black celebrities Issa Rae and Ava DuVernay, but voters in the most populated state rejected the measure.

Blue staters make their case in satirical ‘Coastal Elites’

NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Paul Rudnick has never been comfortable with the term “coastal elites,” that sneering nod to educated professionals who live in California cities or along the Eastern seaboard.

Book-publishing exec Dawn Davis is new Bon Appetit editor

Book-publishing executive Dawn Davis is Bon Appetit’s new top editor, taking the helm following a reckoning on race and culture at the food magazine.

Review: A night gone very wrong in ‘The Lovebirds’

“ The Lovebirds ” stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are two of the most exciting voices working in film and television today, as actors, writers and creators.

‘Insecure’ star Jay Ellis credits Issa Rae for director gig

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Ellis’ popularity thanks to his role as Lawrence on “Insecure” is still going strong as the show marks its fourth season: Check social media on Sunday nights, when the HBO comedy airs, and there’s a good chance you’ll see #LawrenceHive trending.

Issa Rae balances busy, booked career as ‘Insecure’ returns

NEW YORK (AP) — The HBO hit “Insecure” typically airs during the summer, but series creator Issa Rae has been moving like the Energizer Bunny with a schedule so booked and busy, the show’s return had to be delayed.

Review: ‘The Photograph’ develops nicely into a fine film

This Valentine’s Day, there’s certain to be the usual flood of candy and flowers. But at your local movie theater, there’s something increasingly rare: A soulful and adult romantic drama in “The Photograph.”

Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors is so over leggings and sports bras. He used Wednesday’s fall collection as a reminder that staying in and cozying up by the fire can still be chic and glamorous.

Issa Rae: Movie academy ‘needs to do better’ on diversity

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Issa Rae’s quick comment after five men were announced as Oscar nominees for best director was spur of the moment, but for many captured the lack of diversity among this year’s nominees.

DirectorsSoMale: Oscar noms slammed for lack of diversity

Actress Issa Rae was ready with her quip, as if she had predicted the Oscar nominations that were announced Monday.

Here we go again: #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars

NEW YORK (AP) — Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars.

“Congratulations to those men,” said presenter Issa Rae pointedly, after the announcement of an all-male directors slate.

‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind

Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” in Monday’s Oscar nominations.

Amy Poehler, Issa Rae recognized for their entrepreneurship

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a night of commanding words from some of the most accomplished women in entertainment at the annual Women in Film Gala Wednesday night in Beverly Hills, from the likes of Issa Rae, Viola Davis and producer Cathy Schulman, Amy Poehler put her own unconventional spin on

Samuel L. Jackson among presenters for NBA Awards show in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson, comedian Tiffany Haddish and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley are among the presenters announced Thursday for the NBA Awards show on June 24.

Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Insecure’ star Natasha Rothwell

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natasha Rothwell claims she is shy in real life, but her scene-stealing supporting roles in HBO’s hit show “Insecure” and the film “Love, Simon” have proven otherwise.

Issa Rae, Childish Gambino part of Rihanna’s Diamond Ball

NEW YORK (AP) — Issa Rae will host Rihanna’s fourth annual Diamond Ball next month, and Childish Gambino will perform.

Emmy diversity gets a boost from Ricky Martin, Issa Rae

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sterling K. Brown and Donald Glover aren’t such Emmy outliers this year.

More than a third of the 101 acting nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards went to ethnic minorities, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Blige, Rae and Boseman among NAACP Image Awards presenters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Sterling K. Brown, Issa Rae and Chadwick Boseman will be among the presenters at the upcoming NAACP Image Awards.

Companies are looking for diverse ad teams to avoid blunders

NEW YORK (AP) — CoverGirl executive Ukonwa Ojo was struck when the team from an ad agency entered the room to pitch ideas for revamping the cosmetic company’s image.

Metallics and feathers galore on Emmys red carpet

A force of red, a wealth of metallics and a strong show of feathers took the carpet at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, led by Nicole Kidman, Tessa Thompson and Tracee Ellis Ross.