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The King, takes a stand with and for the people, basketball serves(ed) as a route to financial freedom for many black men. However these same black men understand their roles are bigger than dribbling and while they’ll always do it for the love of the game, they know justice is not a game!

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🕊#ArtIsAWeapon Peaceful journeys to the ORIGINAL #influencer, Mr. #ClarenceAvant, who transitioned yesterday, Aug. 13 at age 92. The ultimate dot-connector and deal-maker, Mr. Avant's impact and influence on Black entertainment, culture, sports, politics and activism is astounding and unmatched. His legacy will live forever. Sending my deepest condolences to his family. #TheBlackGodfather

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Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the “Black Godfather” of music and beyond, has died. He was 92.

Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement released Monday.

Avant’s achievements were both public and behind the scenes, as a name in the credits, or a name behind the names. Born in a segregated hospital in North Carolina, he became a man of lasting and wide-ranging influence, in part by minding two pieces of advice from an early mentor, the music manager Joe Glaser: Never let on how much you know, and ask for as much money as possible, “without stuttering.”

He exemplified a certain level of cool and street smarts that allowed him to move confidently into worlds that nobody had prepared him for, never doubting he could figure it out,” former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, among the many prominent people he befriended, said in a statement. “Clarence was part of a generation that served as a bridge from a time when there was very little opportunity for Black people to a time when doors began to open. He demanded the world make room, and he paved the way for the rest of us.”

Sometimes called “The Godfather of Black Music,” he broke in as a manager in the 1950s, with such clients as singers Sarah Vaughan and Little Willie John and composer Lalo Schifrin, who wrote the theme to “Mission: Impossible.” In the 1970s he was an early patron of Black-owned radio stations and, in the 1990s, headed Motown after founder Berry Gordy Jr. sold the company.

He also started such labels as Sussex (a hybrid of two Avant passions — success and sex) and Tabu, with artists including Withers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the S.O.S Band and an obscure singer-songwriter, Sixto Rodriquez, who decades later became famous through the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugarman.” (Rodriquez died last week).

Other work took place more quietly. Avant brokered the sale of Stax Records to Gulf and Western in 1968, after being recruited by Stax executive Al Bell as a bridge between the entertainment and business industries. He raised money for Obama and Bill Clinton, helped Michael Jackson organize his first solo tour and advised Narada Michael Walden, L.A. Reid and Babyface and other younger admirers.

“Everyone in this business has been by Clarence’s desk, if they’re smart,” Quincy Jones liked to say of him.

Avant’s influence extended to sports. He helped running back Jim Brown transition from football to acting and produced a primetime television special for Muhammad Ali. When baseball great Henry Aaron was on the verge of surpassing Babe Ruth as the game’s home run champion, in 1974, Avant made sure that Aaron received the kind of lucrative commercial deals often elusive for Black athletes, starting with a personal demand to the president of Coca-Cola.

Aaron would later tell The Undefeated that everything he had become was “because of Clarence Avant.”

Avant met Jacqueline Gray, a model at the time, at an Ebony Fashion Fair in mid-1960s and married her in 1967. They had two children: Music producer-manager Alexander Devore and Nicole Avant, the former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas and, along with her husband, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, a major fundraiser for Obama. Besides his Rock Hall induction, his honors included two honorary Grammys, an NAACP Image Award and a BET entrepreneur award.

In 2021, Jacqueline Avant was murdered in their Beverly Hills home, her death mourned by Bill Clinton and Magic Johnson among others. Nicole Avant would credit her mother, who became a prominent philanthropist, with bringing to Clarence Avant and other family members “the love and passion and importance of the arts and culture and entertainment.”

Born in 1931, Clarence Avant spent his early years in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of eight children raised by a single mother, and he dropped out of high school to move north. A friend from North Carolina helped him find work managing a lounge in Newark, New Jersey, and he soon got to know Glaser, whose clients ranged from Louis Armstrong to Barbra Streisand, not to mention Al Capone. Through Glaser, Avant found himself in places where Black people rarely had been permitted.

“Mr. Glaser would have me go with him to these dog shows,” Avant told Variety in 2016. “And you’ve got to imagine I was the only Black person at the goddamn dog show. He also had these 16 seats behind the visiting dugout at Yankee Stadium, and whenever he’d take me I would try to walk to the back row, and he’d grab me and say, ‘Goddamn it, sit your ass up here with me.’”

Avant became especially close to Jones, their bond formed through a missed record deal. It was the early 1960s, and Jones was a vice president at Mercury Records, one of the industry’s few Black executives. Avant was representing jazz musician Jimmy Smith and had heard that Mercury recently signed Dizzy Gillespie for $100,000. For Smith, Avant aimed much higher, closer to half a million.

“Are you smoking Kool-Aid?” Jones would remember saying to Avant, who then negotiated with Verve Records.

“He went and got the deal,” Jones, whose collaborations with Avant would include the TV series “Heart and Soul” and the feature film “Stalingrad,” told Billboard in 2006. “I respected him for that.”

As he rose in the entertainment industry, Avant became more active politically. He was an early supporter of Tom Bradley, the first Black mayor of Los Angeles, and served as executive producer of “Save the Children,” a 1973 documentary about a concert fundraiser for the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s “Operation PUSH.” Three years earlier, when he learned that the civil rights leader Andrew Young was running for Congress, in Georgia, he gave him a call.“He said, ‘In Georgia, you’re running for Congress?’” Young later told CNN. “He said, ‘Well, if you’re crazy enough to run, I’m crazy enough to help you.’”

Avant, whom Young had never met, offered to bring in Isaac Hayes and other entertainers for a benefit and arrange for it to be held at the baseball stadium in Atlanta.

Young had forgotten about their conversation when, a month later, signs promoting the show appeared around town.

“We had about 30,000 people in the pouring down rain,” Young said. “And he never sent us a bill.”

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Story via @npr: One of the great connectors in the music and entertainment industries has died. The executive and businessman Clarence Avant boosted the careers of generations of musicians, entertainers, sports stars and politicians.

A family statement sent to NPR said that he had died "gently at home in Los Angeles" on Sunday at age 92. A cause of death was not shared.

Avant was a giant power broker in several fields, helping to nurture the careers of major Black artists and shaping the field for Black-owned companies. Among his many accomplishments: He signed singer-songwriter Bill Withers. He was the promoter for Michael Jackson's first solo tour. He was the chairman of Motown Records. He nurtured producers, including Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Diddy — and also worked with sports heroes including Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Jim Brown and Muhammad Ali. He also became a major behind-the-scenes force in politics...

Avant was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Greensboro, N.C. As a young man, he started out by managing a range of musicians, including blues singer Little Willie John, film music composer Lalo Schifrin, jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan and jazz organist Jimmy Smith.

Netflix — where Avant's son-in-law, Ted Sarandos, is co-CEO — created a documentary about Avant in 2019. The film's title carried Avant's longtime nickname: The Black Godfather. In the documentary, former President Obama observed: "Clarence was the bridge from the time where there was no opportunity [for Black talent] to a time where where doors began to open."

Avant was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.

Read more: www.npr.org/2023/08/14/1193720263/clarence-avant

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Don’t Miss this episode of Lin Woods Gospel Entertainment Podcast with Guest Actress Rhonda Morman...sharing surviving gun violence and 11 years in a wheel chair, plus how she can be a woman of Faith and play a witch on AllBlk’s streaming series “Wicked City.”

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smistars · 1 year

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Brave Williams(US Actress & Singer) attended the premiere of newly WETv original-series “ Hip Hop Homicides “ executive produced by the renowned US Rapper Curtis “ 50Cents” Jackson and Co-producer Mona Scott-Young with a special screening and walking the red carpet in NYC. Photo:Brave Williams known for “ Christmas Lottery “ and “ Angrily Ever After “ at the carpet event premiere. STARLIGHT ILLUSTRATED WHERE THE GLOBAL STARS SHINE..! #hiphop #hiphopmusic #hiphopartist #wetvoriginal #hiphophomicideseries #hiphophomicides #blackentertainment #blackpower #blackfilmmakers #blackfilmseries #blackfilmfestival #blackfilmindustry #wtvseries #hiphopnews https://www.instagram.com/p/CmsqwBuN0AA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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CASA BONITA MUSIC RELEASES NEW SONG "SE VE BEIN" TO THE LATIN MUSIC MARKET

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New York (November 5th, 2022) – Today we are going to introduce to the sounds of Tommy Baby and El Davii in this video clip to their latest single (SE VE BIEN, https://youtu.be/aMbhNL2tlK4 ) Tommy Baby and El Davii both flow over their latest up- beat single entitled, ‘Se Ve Bien’. With a dance influenced beat that boarders on Reggaeton and Hip-Hop. Latin based percussion sets the foundation…

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walkonindigo · 1 year

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CASA BONITA MUSIC RELEASES NEW SONG "SE VE BEIN" TO THE LATIN MUSIC MARKET

CASA BONITA MUSIC RELEASES NEW SONG “SE VE BEIN” TO THE LATIN MUSIC MARKET

New York (November 5th, 2022) – Today we are going to introduce to the sounds of Tommy Baby and El Davii in this video clip to their latest single (SE VE BIEN, https://youtu.be/aMbhNL2tlK4 ) Tommy Baby and El Davii both flow over their latest up- beat single entitled, ‘Se Ve Bien’. With a dance influenced beat that boarders on Reggaeton and Hip-Hop. Latin based percussion sets the foundation…

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ladyflava · 2 years

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The Peachy One 🍑 / Avana Christie is Doing it Again…Just this Weekend | Friday 8/5 & Saturday 8/5 at Joe’s Place on N Gibson in Henderson | 7-11pm | Admission is FREE | Food-Drink-Great Entertainment #vegasentertainment #blackentertainment #femaleentertainer #freeshow Flyer by #ladyflavanews (at Joe's Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7kvcpPN7t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#sentimentsofsankofa / #standingontheshouldersofgiants Repost @scribesandvibes ・・・ We'd like to take a moment to pay homage to Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake... Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake broke racist traditions when they performed in tuxedos. Noble Sissle, a lyricist and vocalist, and Eubie Blake, a composer and pianist, were the first black performers in the U.S. that refused to perform in blackface. The Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake piano-vocal duo's commitment to present authentic black artistry went far beyond music. The musical duo appeared as a vaudeville act and were featured in pioneering sound films. The prominent pair revolutionized the American stage with #ShuffleAlong. Shuffle Along; a musical, co-written with Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles; gave birth to #blacktheatre. Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake broke color barriers when Shuffle Along became the first black musical to appear #onBroadway. Shuffle Along ran a recorded setting 500 performances on #Broadway, launching the careers of the most sought after #blackentertainers; including, Florence Mills, Josephine Baker, and Paul Robenson. Nobble Sissle and Eubie Blake may be best known for their musical talents; which introduced #Jazz to the Silver Screen. However; we salute their #audicity and #selfrespect. Their courage to present themselves as #respectableblackmen during performances and their dedication to provide a platform that portrayed blacks beyond racial stereotypes inspired a movement. Albeit #thearts, education, or culture; Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake paved the way for the authentic #blackvoice. They stimulated a movement of #blackexpression and #blackpride, which grew to become known as The #HarlemRenaissance. -Stevie #historyheritageandhumanities ・・・ #scribesandvibes • #therebirthofcool • #NobleSissle • #EubieBlake • #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWUgCrghjH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ava DuVernay, a trailblazing filmmaker born on August 24, 1972, in Long Beach, California, has left an indelible mark on cinema. Renowned for her dedication to social justice, her works like "Selma" and "13th" explore complex issues of racial inequality. DuVernay made history as the first Black woman to direct a film with a budget exceeding $100 million, helming Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time." As a director, producer, and advocate, she's earned accolades for championing diversity and inclusion in the industry. Her storytelling prowess continues to inspire and challenge, shining a light on underrepresented voices.

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fabulizemag · 2 years

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Sending much love to the talented Leah Sava Jeffries who was recently casted as Annabeth in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Her Tiktok was removed due to racist Disney fans who are upset she landed the role. This isn't the first time Disney fans have attacked Black and POC talent for roles they consider to reserved white talent only. Creator Rick Riordan just released a statement condemning the actions of the racist backlash. #disney #disneyplus #percyjackson #annabeth #rickriordan #rickriordanbooks #rickriordanpresents #annabethchase #disneyfans #fandoms #protectblackgirls #disneystar #leahsava #athena #greekmythology #zeus #blerds #blerdnews #fabulizeyourlife #fabulizemagazine #blacknerds #blackentertainment #blackmedia #blackmediapage (at Newark, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdYqk4PLUUl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Tyra Banks and America's Next Top Model are facing renewed criticism after a blackface photoshoot resurfaced on TikTok.⁠

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The reality TV show, which ended in 2018, reportedly had models darkening their skin with makeup and impersonating different ethnicities.⁠

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People on TikTok and social media are expressing shock over these portrayals, highlighting how times have changed since the early 2000s.⁠

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Usher and Keke Palmer join forces in the music video for "Boyfriend," following the headlines surrounding their Vegas show 👀⁠

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The new music video throws subtle shots at Palmer's drama with Darius Jackson, as she plays a significant role alongside the R&B superstar 🔥⁠

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holiday-inc · 2 years

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This new FREE streaming TV show has major elements of a future striving show on main stream media but you can find it this talk show online for Free. Enjoy This new episode today.

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