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  Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.

  Barbecue festival planning major upgrade in '23

  Apr. 2—This year's Bar-B-Q Block Party on May 13-14 will be a little bigger than last year's pandemic-reduced event. But it won't be as big as the International Bar-B-Q Festivals that the city hosted from 1979 to 2019. Just wait til next year, though, Allen Payne, festival chairman, says. The full festival will return in 2023, bigger and better, he said. "Next year, we want to bring in some ...

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  Atlanta Black Star

  ‘Just Say No’: Mario Van Peebles Claims His Hit Film ‘New Jack City’ Helped Get People Off Crack

  Director and actor Mario Van Peebles is making some bold claims about his 1990 hit crime thriller “New Jack City.” According to the 65-year-old, people have credited […]

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  Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.

  Bar-B-Q Block Party returning May 13-14

  Mar. 1—Don't think of it as the 42nd annual International Bar-B-Q Festival. The May 13-14 event will be the second annual Bar-B-Q Block Party. The barbecue festival, an Owensboro staple for more than four decades, came to a crashing halt in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, with the pandemic still raging, the festival committee brought back a scaled-down version called ...

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  TheGrio

  Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures acquires crime drama ‘For the Love of Money’

  Star-studded crime drama For the Love of Money has been acquired by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures. Produced by […] The post Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures acquires crime drama ‘For the Love of Money’ appeared first on TheGrio.

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  The Daily Astorian, Ore.

  Couple who died after boat capsized identified

  Oct. 7—A married couple from Astoria died Sunday when their boat capsized and ran aground on Nedonna Beach near Rockaway Beach. Allen Payne, 79, and Shirley Payne, 76, set sail from Astoria in the early morning hours, their son told the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office. The Paynes kept their vessel, a 42-foot pleasure boat named Bagheera, at an Astoria pier. They were heading toward San ...

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  Deadline

  ‘Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne’ & ‘Assisted Living’ Get Early Renewals By BET Ahead Of Season Premieres

  EXCLUSIVE: More Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living is on the way. Amid strong ratings, BET has renewed both series ahead of their upcoming season premieres, House of Payne for a ninth season and Assisted Living for a third season. The network also announced a May 25 premiere date for House […]

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  Yahoo Movies

  'New Jack City' at 30: Wesley Snipes recalls meeting Ice-T, ambitions to make 'The Black Godfather'

  Actor shares memories from the making of the 1991 crime thriller favorite that launched that decade's so-called 'Black film explosion.'

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  Tyler Perry Sets ‘House of Payne’ Revival at BET

  Tyler Perry is bringing back the multi-cam comedy series "House of Payne" at BET. Perry and the cabler have commissioned a new season of the series. The revival picks up five years after the conclusion of the original series. Original stars LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis Patton, Lance Gross, Demetria McKinney, China Anne McClain, Larramie "Doc" […]

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  TVLine.com

  House of Payne Revival Coming to BET, Tyler Perry Reveals; Full Cast Returning

  The Paynes' long-awaited family reunion is finally happening. Eight years after wrapping its 254-episode run on TBS, House of Payne is being revived at BET, TVLine has learned. What's more, everyone from the show's original cast — LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis Patton, Lance Gross, Demetria McKinney, China Anne McClain, Larramie "Doc" Shaw, Keshia Knight Pulliam, […]

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  Tyler Perry Confirms ‘House Of Payne’ Revival On BET, New ‘Assisted Living’ Comedy Series

  EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Perry has confirmed a House of Payne revival series is coming to BET, with original series stars LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis Patton, Lance Gross, Demetria McKinney, China Anne McClain, Larramie “Doc” Shaw, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Allen Payne set to return. Additionally BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios have announced a series greenlight […]

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