Larry Wilmore Will Take Over For Stephen Colbert

What comes after “The Colbert Report”?

On Comedy Central it will be “The Minority Report” and the host will be the “senior black correspondent” from “The Daily Show” — otherwise known as Larry Wilmore.

Comedy Central has concluded a deal with Jon Stewart’s production company, Busboy Productions, to create the follow-up show to the Emmy-winning “Colbert Report,” which will be coming to an end in the next year when its star, Stephen Colbert, leaves to succeed David Letterman on CBS’s “Late Show.”

The idea for “The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore,” as the show will be known, came from Mr. Stewart himself, who proposed that the 11:30 p.m. time period behind his nightly “Daily Show” was the ideal place for a new format, one that would “provide an opportunity for the underrepresented voices out there,” as Michele Ganeless, the president of Comedy Central said in an interview.

The idea is to have a panel of those voices led by Mr. Wilmore, commenting on the issues of the day — but in a comedic, scripted format, Ms. Ganeless said. “We are so excited to have a fresh idea for late night.” She emphasized that the panel would not simply address minority issues, but any and all issues, except from minority points of view.

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Jet Magazine to Stop Printing, Change to Digital App

[ SOURCE ] Jet magazine, which first hit newsstands at the dawn of the civil rights era, is ceasing regular print publication and transforming into a digital app.

Johnson Publishing Co., which owns Jet along with Ebony magazine, says the switch will occur at the end of June. The Chicago-based company says the move is a proactive effort to adapt to its readers' growing desires for quicker and easier access to information.

Desiree Rogers, Johnson Publishing's CEO says the change will take the magazine back to its roots. She notes that Jet, which was founded by John Johnson in November 1951, was originally intended as a newsweekly digest for African-Americans living in an increasingly faster-paced world.

At that time, the magazine cost 15 cents and was small enough to be carried in a purse or a pocket, perfect for on-the-go information, just like today's smartphones and tablets.

"I think if Johnson were here today, I think he would say 'what took you so long?'" Rogers says.

The app will launch on June 30 and cost $20 a year. It will contain shorter, more mobile-friendly, articles and return to a weekly publishing format, with breaking news updates on a daily basis. The print magazine currently publishes every three weeks.

The app, which will be available for all smartphone and tablet platforms, also will allow for new features such three-dimensional photography and more video, with the potential for adding new features such as movie and music clips that can run alongside reviews, Rogers says.

There will be an abundance of entertainment and celebrity news, along with coverage of politics, pop culture and social issues that impact African Americans. The company also will publish an annual special print edition.

Tiana Walters of Princeton NJ is missing!

[ SOURCE ] Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl.

Tiana Walters was last seen at the Princeton Shopping Center at 2 p.m. today, police said in an alert.

Walters, who is 5-foot-3 and weighs 175 pounds, was wearing a gray American Eagle T-shirt and black yoga pants, while carrying a multi-colored Coach backpack, police said.

Anyone with information that could help police find Walters is asked to contact police at (609) 921-2100 ext. 0.

Holder Offers FBI Assistance In Search For Kidnapped Nigerian Girls

Attorney General Eric Holder has reportedly offered to send agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an effort to assist the Nigerian government after a terrorist group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls nearly 3 weeks ago, according to The Huffington Post.

The reports of a step-up in assistance comes after Holder announced that the United States would assist in intelligence gathering as the search for the girls continued.

Video: Full President Obama Speech At 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner

Video: President Obama at the 2014 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. May 3, 2014.