Tom Joyner, host of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show®, along with Allstate Insurance Company, is celebrating family, fun and excitement with the 2015 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion®. Labor Day weekend, September 3rd – 7th, families from all over the country will join Joyner and his celebrity friends for a weekend filled with stellar concerts, interaction with celebrities and leaders, enlightening seminars, and endless activities for people of all ages inside the free expo which is open to the public. Guests can also enjoy passes to theme parks. The family event, held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL, generally attracts more than 20,000.

This year the family event features concerts from Frankie Beverly and Maze, Teddy Riley, Yolanda Adams, Deitrick Haddon, Willie Moore Jr. and Kirk Franklin; plus a huge “fam” fest with the castmembers from Black-ish, Good Times, Living Single, basketball legend Dominique Wilkins, and a special book club hosted by Sybil Wilkes with Taelor and Sydni Scott – the daughters of the late, longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott.

“The Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion creates an atmosphere of one true family that celebrates people and what we love,” says Tom Joyner, whose radio show airs in markets all over the country.

Since 2003 Joyner’s annual “Party with a Purpose®” for families has featured a stellar lineup of today’s hottest entertainers and the most popular names in classic and contemporary R&B, hip-hop, soul, and blues.

“Allstate continues the long-standing partnership with Tom Joyner as a sponsor of this year’s Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion,” said Cheryl Harris, senior vice president at Allstate, and Allstate executive spokesperson on-site at the Reunion. “We’re excited for this year’s event which continues the tradition of bringing families together to celebrate the Labor Day Weekend, and enjoy the many positive activities available for all ages.”

For more information about the 2015 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion® please visit BlackAmericaWeb.com.

About the Tom Joyner Morning Show
The nation’s #1 syndicated urban morning show has distinguished itself over the years as continuously giving back to its audience with quality programming, highly popular promotions, special events and philanthropy.

About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life’s uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Allstate is widely known through the slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®.” The Allstate brand’s network of small businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products and services to customers in the United States and Canada. In the 20 years since Allstate became a fully independent public company, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners have donated more than $405 million to support local communities.

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Introducing a very RELevant friend of Kevin Hart’s! Lil Rel Howery’s first one-hour stand-up special, “Kevin Hart Presents: Lil Rel Howery: RELevant,” premieres on Comedy Central on Saturday, September 5 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

The special showcases Rel’s captivating storytelling style and his uncanny ability to transport audiences into his hilarious world of loveable, outrageous characters. Filmed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, the special includes stories from Rel’s time in Chicago getting roasted by high school students, the ridiculousness of hoodrat conversations, the time he got an unexpected whooping from a Chicago cab driver, how his son, Judah, has gotten him into trouble by not having a filter yet and how grateful he is that he’ll have a daughter to take care of him when he gets old.

Leading up to the on-air premiere, Comedy Central Stand-Up will feature preview clips from the special. Fans can follow Lil Rel on Twitter at @LilRel4 and tweet using the hashtag #RELevant.

“Kevin Hart Presents: Lil Rel Howery: RELevant” will be available on September 6 on the Comedy Central App to fans that sign in via their cable or satellite provider. The Comedy Central App is available for iPad and iPhone on the App Store, Android on Google Play, Roku, Xbox One and Chromecast.

This summer, Lil Rel can be seen on the much buzzed about comedy series “The Carmichael Show,” which premieres on NBC on Wednesday, August 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and also stars Loretta Devine and David Alan Grier. Also this summer, Rel can be seen in season two of the “gleefully absurd” (Chicago Sun Times) weekly sketch comedy show “Friends of the People” airing on TruTV; Rel stars in, writes, and executive produces the series.

In addition to his comedy series and specials, Rel was a semi-finalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” followed by show-stopping performances on Comedy Central’s “Comedy Underground with Dave Attell” and “The Half Hour,” BET’s “Comic View,” HBO’s “Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy,” Showtime’s “Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam,” Comedy Central’s “Russell Simmons Presents Stand-Up at The El Rey,” and “The Arsenio Hall Show.” He has appeared on Nickelodeon’s “NickMom Night Out,” E!’s “Chelsea Lately,” and he has lent his voice to the popular FXX animated series “The Lucas Bros Moving Co.” Rel was listed as one of Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch at the 2012 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Earlier this year, Kevin Hart starred on the silver screen in “The Wedding Ringer” and “Get Hard,” opposite Will Farrell. Hart can also be seen on the road for his “What Now” Comedy tour, and in 2016, Hart will star in “Ride Along 2.” Previously he has starred in “Think Like a Man,” “Think Like a Man Too,” “Ride Along,” “Grudge Match” opposite Sylvester Stallone and Robert DeNiro, and “About Last Night.” Hart also had a supporting role in the Nick Stoller comedy “Five Year Engagement,” produced by Judd Apatow. He is a force in television too, executive producing the hit BET show, “Real Husbands of Hollywood.” In 2009, Hart’s one-hour Comedy Central special “I’m A Grown Little Man” became one of the highest rated specials for the network, and in 2010, Hart’s DVD “Seriously…Funny” was one of the fastest selling DVDs, going triple Platinum, aided by the Comedy Central special of the same name. In September 2011, Hart released “Laugh At My Pain,” the feature film version of his comedy tour.

“Kevin Hart Presents: Lil Rel Howery: RELevant” is executive produced by Hart, Brian Volk-Weiss, Dave Becky, Mike Berkowitz, Cisco Henson and Avi Gilbert.

Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, is the home for the biggest names in stand-up including recent one-hour specials from Daniel Tosh, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Amy Schumer,
Anthony Jeselnik, Aziz Ansari, Chris Hardwick, Hannibal Buress, John Mulaney, Pete Holmes, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, David Spade, Tracy Morgan, and more.

Comedy Central stand-up series include “Adam Devine’s House Party,” “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail,” “Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution,” “The Half Hour,” “Comedy Underground with Dave Attell“ and “This is Not Happening.”

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 165 countries and territories. Viacom’s media networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Spike, BET, CMT, TV Land,Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., Channel 5 (UK), Logo, Nicktoons, TeenNick and Paramount Channel, reach a cumulative 3.2 billion television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com.

Visitors of Madame Tussauds decided to take inappropriate photos with the Nicki Minaj wax figure… Not lying here… straight up embarrasing…

In a statement by Madame Tussauds… ”it is unfortunate that this visitor decided to behave so inappropriately and we apologize for any offense this has caused.” The company added that it was “taking immediate steps to ensure more staff are present in the area and that the set around this particular picture is redesigned so that a picture like this cannot be taken again.”

According to Billboard… Nicki is the first female rapper to have a wax figure among its collection. The wax figure was unveiled on the first anniversary of her “Anaconda” video and it features Minaj in the exact outfit from the steamy clip.

Majic 102.3 states… Donnie Simpson, known for his sultry voice, warm smile and piercing green eyes, is the son of a record shop owner. Having been exposed to multiple genres of music, Simpson began his radio career at 15 with WJLB in Detroit, MI. He relocated to Washington DC where he began working at WRC-FM, now WKYS, as a jock and program director. In the early 1980s, Simpson landed

his first television job on WRC-TV. Soon after he hosted Video Soul, a music video show on BET and many other network specials. Simpson eventually hosted The Donnie Simpson Morning Show on WPGC-FM where he continued to captivate listeners for 17 years. He left radio in 2010.

“Donnie is iconic. The DC market woke up to his voice for 30 years and we are thrilled to bring him out of retirement and behind a microphone again,” says Jeff Wilson, Senior Regional Vice President and General Manager of Radio One-DC. “MAJIC 102.3, The Real Sound of the DMV, will certainly be impacted by Donnie being reunited with his loyal listeners. His passion for music, industry relationships, interview style and charisma are a winning combination and we are glad to have him as a member of the Radio One family.”

Future comes in at #2 with “DS2”

Leading fashion footwear designer, Steve Madden, joins forces with Grammy nominated rap artist, Ja Rule, to launch an exclusive collection for Steve Madden Mens. The Pre-Fall ’15 collaboration includes bold sneakers, dress shoes and motorcycle-style kicks in soft nappa, nubuck leather and suede. Metallic ornamentation and detailing, such as handcuff eyelets and skeleton keys, are integrated throughout the collection to symbolize the obstacles both Ja Rule and Steve Madden have overcome, and their success through hard work and dedication.

Steve Madden always has his finger on the pulse, and together with Ja Rule’s sense of style, this duo has designed a must see collection. “He came to the table with all of these ideas,” said Steve Madden. “He’s an awesome guy, we click. It’s been fun to collaborate with artists. I enjoy it. I enjoy the creative spark.”

“I wanted to partner with Steve to create a line that was both stylish and affordable,” said Ja Rule. “I love all the styles, but my favorites, I would have to say, are the high-top nubuck sneaker, the brush-off chelsea boot. The Maven motorcycle-style boot is something different from anything out there.”

The Maven x Madden collection will be available Pre-Fall 2015. The collection is priced from $145 to $195 and will be available at select Steve Madden stores, SteveMadden.com, Macy’s, Dillard’s and other specialty retailers.

About Steve Madden:
Steve Madden designs, sources and markets fashion-forward footwear and accessories for women, men and children. In addition to marketing products under its owned brands including Steve Madden®, Steven by Steve Madden®, Madden Girl®, Freebird by Steven®, Stevies®, Betsey Johnson®, Dolce Vita®, DV by Dolce Vita®, Brian Atwood®, B Brian Atwood®, Report Signature®, Report®, Big Buddha®, Wild Pair®, Cejon® and Mad Love®, the Company is the licensee of various brands, including Olsenboye® for footwear, handbags and belts and Superga® and l.e.i.® for footwear. The Company also designs and sources products under private label brand names for various retailers. The Company’s wholesale distribution includes department stores, specialty stores, luxury retailers, national chains and mass merchants. The Company also operates 133 retail stores (including the Company’s 4 Internet stores). The Company licenses certain of its brands to third parties for the marketing and sale of certain products, including for ready-to-wear, outerwear, intimate apparel, eyewear, hosiery, jewelry, fragrance, luggage and bedding and bath products. For local store information and the latest Steve Madden booties, pumps, men’s and women’s boots, dress shoes, sandals and more, visit http://www.stevemadden.com/.

About Steve Madden Music:
Steve Madden Music is an integrated marketing platform that promotes today’s hottest emerging artists through a multitude of media and consumer channels at Steve Madden. Music has inspired Steve Madden’s designs since he launched the brand in 1990. Today, music is still one of his muses and Steve Madden Music is a natural extension of this inspiration. Steve built his brand around making fashion forward footwear accessible to all people. By launching a music initiative, Steve takes this design philosophy to a new realm. Steve Madden Music plays a role in bringing music to the forefront for consumers – telling them what’s hot, what’s new and what they should be listening to now. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Neon Trees, Kimbra, The Pretty Reckless (Taylor Momsen of Gossip Girl) Jason Derulo & Paloma Faith, are a few of many notable artists that have partnered with the brand and its program.

For 2015, Steve Madden Music will continue to collaborate with today’s hottest emerging talent, including New Zealand duo Broods in March followed by Lucius, a five piece indie pop band from Brooklyn in April as well as other exciting yet-to-be announced artists in the coming months. Steve Madden Music has once again teamed up with The Bowery Presents – NYC’s premier concert promoter – to host their concerts in Brooklyn’s 650-seat capacity Music Hall of Williamsburg.

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