by Arion Hall Norfolk State graduate Geraldine Pittman has found a safe way for her church to be able to minister to senior citizens during the pandemic at Heals Haven nursing home. Geraldine Pittman has been a member at Lighthouse Assemblies of God church for 25 years. She serves as an usher and an advocate … Continue reading
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Celebrities / Music / TV
Reality TV goes “Platinum”
What do you get when you mix glamour, lavish lifestyles and some of the biggest names in hip hop culture? The new E! reality series The Platinum Life takes viewers into the lives of wives and girlfriends of some of the biggest names in the music industry. Now with all the countless reality series hanging … Continue reading
Campus Life / Celebrities / Local / TV
CBS previews new “S.W.A.T.” show on NSU campus
by Kaitlyn Wolodkewitsch On October 11, NSU hosted a preview of the first episode of the new show S.W.A.T., which stars Shemar Moore. Moore starred in Criminal Minds as Derek Morgan. CBS will premier the S.W.A.T. episode on Thursday, November 2. The show is based off of the original TV show S.W.A.T., which premiered in … Continue reading
The Latest: ‘Boomer and Carton’ co-host released on bond
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on fraud charges against sports radio personality Craig Carton, a host of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Sports radio personality Craig Carton has been released on bond following his New York arrest on fraud charges alleging he and others used a Ponzi scheme and … Continue reading
Disney streaming service to get ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel
NEW YORK (AP) — “Star Wars” and the Marvel comic-book movies will join Disney’s upcoming streaming service , potentially giving it broader appeal beyond families with young children. The Disney service will be the only place to stream those movies on demand in the U.S. as part of a monthly subscription. (So, not on Netflix.) A price … Continue reading
Celebrities / Music / Theater & Dance / TV
Photo Gallery: The stars come out at the Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards always seem to attract stars from TV, films and music — and, of course, plenty of stage stars. This year, the lineup featured Josh Groban, Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Kline, Bette Midler, Orlando Bloom, Glenn Close, Cynthia Nixon, Sara Bareilles, Tommy Tune, Whoopi Goldberg and Anna Kendrick, among others. … Continue reading
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Mass Communications and Journalism Dept. receives full reaccreditation from ACEJMC
(Chicago) — The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted unanimously 21-0 to fully reaccredit the Department of Mass Communications and Journalism at Norfolk State University for another six years. “The unanimous vote reflected ACEJMC’s enthusiastic acceptance of the case for reaccreditation presented in (1) our self-study report of 138 pages and … Continue reading
Muppets, Edgar Wright headed to SXSW film festival
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest from writer-director Edgar Wright and a behind-the-scenes documentary about the Muppets are among the films headed to the 24th South by Southwest film festival. SXSX on Tuesday announced the slate to its March 10-19 festival in Austin, Texas. Premiering will be the heist thriller “Baby Driver” from Wright, the … Continue reading
Ellen uses ‘Finding Dory’ plot to criticize Trump order
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres has used “Finding Dory” to illustrate her stance on President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on immigration and refugees. DeGeneres provides the voice of the title character in the Disney/Pixar hit. Trump hosted a screening of the animated film at the White House over the weekend. DeGeneres went over … Continue reading
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Russian journalists visit NSU as part of Sister City program
by Shaye Southall On Oct. 25, a conversation took place between a group of Norfolk State students and journalists from Russia through a Norfolk Sister City program. In the meeting, there were discussions of journalism, race, free speech and some religion. With the use of an interpreter, the journalists discussed their reasons for becoming journalists … Continue reading
Lin-Manuel Miranda to host ‘Saturday Night Live’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alexander Hamilton is coming to “Saturday Night Live.” NBC said Wednesday that Lin-Manuel Miranda will host “SNL” on Oct. 8. Miranda created and starred in the Broadway sensation about the first U.S. treasury secretary. Twenty One Pilots duo Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun will be the show’s musical guests. “SNL” opens … Continue reading
Driver killed, 18 hurt in Denver airport school bus crash
DENVER (AP) — A school bus carrying high school football players veered off a roadway and slammed into a concrete pillar at Denver International Airport, killing the driver and injuring 18 passengers, some seriously, officials said. The bus had just picked up arriving members of the Legacy High School football squad Sunday afternoon and was … Continue reading
Telemundo outline plans to continue growth
NEW YORK (AP) — The Spanish-language network Telemundo says it hopes to continue its growth with a non-traditional programming strategy that will include projects based on the story of drug lord El Chapo, the life of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and the late singer Jenni Rivera. Don Francisco, who hosted Univision’s “Sabado Gigante” variety show … Continue reading
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President Moore discusses the future of Norfolk State on NorfolkTV 48
Norfolk State University President and CEO Eddie N. Moore, Jr. was featured on NorfolkTV48’s Norfolk Perspectives City Slice television program, where he discussed the future of Norfolk State University. The interview was taped on May 18. Continue reading
Games / Technology / TV
What you get from Dish and Sony online TV channels
NEW YORK (AP) — Dish’s Sling TV and Sony’s PlayStation Vue both offer ways to watch traditional TV channels over the Internet without a cable box or satellite dish. Both also offer recent episodes of TV shows on demand. Vue also offers a digital video recorder that lets you save TV shows that aren’t available … Continue reading
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