Snoop Dogg, Fifth Harmony to Perform on Fox’s ‘Showtime at the Apollo: Christmas’

By Rebecca Rubin

FIRST LOOKS

Fox released a first look at “Showtime at the Apollo: Christmas.” Hosted by Steve Harvey, the holiday special will be held on Thursday, Dec. 14 and will feature performances from Snoop Dogg, Fifth Harmony, DMX, and Boyz II Men. “Showtime at the Apollo,” featuring the Amateur Night competition and performances by established stars, originally aired as a syndicated television show from 1987 to 2008 and featured music, comedy, dance and other acts. Harvey served as its host from 1993 to 2000. Watch a preview of the Christmas special below:

MARSHALL EXPANDING TO MORE THEATERS THIS WEEKEND!

After eight Image Award Nominations and a Grammy Nomination, #marshallmovie is returning to theaters! Get your tickets now showings start Friday! http:/ /bit.ly/Marshall Tickets

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MARSHALL GOT A GRAMMY NOMINATION!

#Repost @pj_bloom ・・・ Congrats to @andradaymusic @common @warren_diane @reggiehudlin and #maryramos on their Best Song Written For Visual Media 2018 #grammy nomination for the song #RiseUp as featured in the motion picture Marshall! Well done! Next stop… #Oscars! #marshallmovie #warnerbrosrecords #marshallsoundtrack #wearewbr

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Big congrats to @Common, #DianeWarren and @AndraDayMusic on their #Grammy nom for #MarshallMovie’s track #StandUpforSomething! If you haven’t seen our passion project in theaters yet – check it out when the movie expands to even more screens this weekend.

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Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics on AMC (12/4/17). “The Color of Comics”

#Repost @black_action_figure_vault ・・・ Check out Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics on AMC next Monday (12/4/17). “The Color of Comics”. The rise and fall of Milestone Comics, an Black owned comic imprint which came to life in early 1990s NYC. @reggiehudlin @denyscowan #milestonecomics #comicbooks #robertkirkman #secrethistoryofcomics #dwaynemcduffie #reginaldhudlin #denyscowan #staticshock #blacksuperheroes #blackheroesmatter

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Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics looks at the story of Milestone Media

BY HEIDI MACDONALD

Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics has been airing Mondays on AMC with a full parade of comics personalities and experts (including The Beat’s own Jeffrey Trexler) looking at comics history, and episodes covering Marvel, Wonder Woman, Superman and comics after 9/11.

Next Monday’s episode, airing on 12/4, is called “The Color of Comics” and it looks at the rise and fall of Milestone Media. Starting in 1992, the company, founded by the late Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle and Michael Davis presented a line of comics featuring superheroes of color. Teen superhero Static proved to be the breakout Milestone star, but all the characters found an audiance, mixing authentic voices with rsing stars as creators.

As with many long gone comics companies, the story of Milestone has ups and downs, twists and turns. And it’s poised for a (controversial) return sometime next year as Earth M, a new branch of the DCU, with new characters as well the returning Milestone stalwarts. Excerpts from the Secret History episode were even shown at the Milestone panel at NYCC in October, and Kirkman made an apperance on the panel.

To get you warmed up, here’s an exclusive clip from the episode, in which Cowan, Davis, and former DC publisher Jenette Kahn talk about Icon and Rocket.