Rick Ross is thinking of ways he can help African artists. He announced his plan to expand the Maybach Music Group (MMG) empire to Africa in a new project. This is happening after a recent trip to Africa which was some sort of eye-opener to the challenges that artists in the continent go through.

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami, internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, will open its 24th edition with the first Florida live screening of “B-Boy Blues” (2021) at The Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater on April 22 at 7 p.m. Producer Circle members and filmmakers will enjoy a 5:30 p.m. pre-event Filmmakers Soirée. The film will be followed by a live Q & A and an opening night party featuring cast from the film, filmmakers and Vanguard honoree Venezuelan actress, model, and philanthropist Patricia Velásquez.

     Rihanna has spoken at detail about her lengthy path to romance with 33-year-old rapper A$AP Rocky, whom she first met back in 2012, in a new Vogue cover story released Tuesday, telling the magazine that it takes her time to create a meaningful connection.

     Millennials have infested Paris’ 13th arrondissement district. They walk down streets, chatting and philosophizing. It’s enough to make you wonder who they are, what they do and where they’re going. If your eyes focus on Émilie (Lucie Zhang), Camille (Makita Samba) and Nora (Noémie Merlant) you’ll be curious about the Asian customer service rep, African PhD candidate and white law-school student. Friends? Lovers? Do their lives intertwine in very erotic ways? Yes. Yes. Yes.

     “I think that when you do that, you’re disclaiming all the things, the contributions that Black people have made to America,” he said.

Elaina, The Poet, Bringz the Jazz, a show set for Easter weekend (Saturday, April 16 at 7pm), is a theatrical expression of Elaina’s love for God as well as The Arts. Elaina will be joined on stage by her talented friends, known at this show as The Jazz. Guests will enjoy spoken word performances, singing, jazz, and commentary that will rock the house and speak directly to the soul.