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#UPFRONT to feature Kenya Barris, Horace Henry and Jermaine Dupri

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Ray Cornelius with Kenya Barris

Don't forget to tune into this week's edition of "UPFRONT" Inside Atlanta's Entertainment Industry. This week features CAU alumni and creator of ABC's "black-ish" Kenya Barris. He was honored during last weekend's "Spirit of Greatness Gala" and talked about CAU's influence over his career and more.

Music mogul Jermaine Dupri recently held a press conference for his "SoSoSummer 17 Tour" which will feature the winners and cast members from his hit reality series, "The Rap Game." The tour will also include hip-hip icons Da Brat and Bow Wow. "UPFRONT" talked exclusively to Dupri about the inspiration behind the tour and how he's remained relevant over the last 25 years.

World renowned photographer and CAU alumni Horace Henry stops by the studio to chat about his book, One Day In January. The photography book features rare photos of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s first Ecumenical service in 1969 and includes images of the King family along with Harry Belafonte and more. Henry also opens up about how the photos were selected for DC's new National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The show will also feature music from three of my favorite music divas who are celebrating birthdays this week---Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross.

 

  “UPFRONT” Inside Atlanta Entertainment Industry is 30-minute radio magazine that features one-on-one interviews with all of the major players and behind-the-scenes superstars that make Atlanta the “Entertainment Capital of the South.” It airs every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on Jazz 91.9 WCLK and his hosted by yours truly, Ray Cornelius. 

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Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.