Much has been said about the iconography of “Soul Train,” the first syndicated TV dance show featuring almost exclusively black entertainers and dancers. It ran for 35 seasons, from 1971 to 2006, and introduced to mainstream America vibrant images of commercial blackness. “The Best of Soul Train,” a three-disc DVD box being released in stores [...]

T.I., the multiplatinum hitmaker who has a key role in the current top box office movie “Takers,” served seven months in an Arkansas federal prison and three months in a Georgia halfway house on federal weapons charges and was released in March. He is on three years’ probation. Since that case, T.I., who had spent [...]

We’ve seen who will cut a rug on the next “Dancing With the Stars.” But do you know who turned ABC down? According to a source involved with casting, the network approached Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg to join the dance card for the show’s 11th cycle but was unable to secure him. The network also [...]

 Prosecutors in Clark County, Nevada, filed a felony charge against Paris Hilton on Monday stemming from her arrest over the weekend on suspicion of cocaine possession. Hilton was charged with possession of a controlled substance. She is set to be arraigned October 27 in Clark County District Court, according to courthouse spokeswoman Jillian Prieto. The [...]

If your idea of hip-hop is Soulja Boy and the “Stanky Legg,” this year’s Rock the Bells festival series, which hits Merriweather on Sunday, might not be for you. The bill consists largely of artists whose greatest impact occurred during the music’s so-called “golden age” of the late ’80s and early ’90s. But more important, [...]