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James Earl Jones preps in the dressing room before performing as Jack Jefferson in ‘The Great White Hope’ in December 1968. The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era. Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier and Jones were giants in my industry. They were Black performers whose ascents to stardom occurred in the tumultuous 1960s, when I was an infant. All three were politically […]

Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty In Dawn Richard’s Instagram profile under the words King Creole (the title of her latest album), the 41-year-old singer/songwriter penned, “I didn’t change, I became.” Her words adequately capture her evolution as a woman, entrepreneur, artist, and burgeoning fashion girlie. Richard is still the same young lady who wowed us with her raw talent and tenaciousness during the early aughts. Years later, she’s still on her grind […]

Source: ETIENNE LAURENT / Getty When it comes to the lethal combination of talent and beauty, very few fit the mold in the way that Sanaa Lathan does. To celebrate the 53rd birthday of one of the culture’s all-time favorites, check out a gallery of some of her most breathtaking photos over the years. Sanaa McCoy Lathan was born in New York City. Her career path was heavily influenced by […]

Source: Getty / Getty Ever since the 90s, I’ve wanted to be on top – of America’s Next Top Model, that is. I remember watching the show vividly as a young girl and loving it. (I sang the song and everything). To many young viewers like me, the series pulled back the curtain on the modeling industry in ways never shown on television before. Each week, I felt like I […]

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Looks like the BET Hip Hop Awards will be taking their talents from the South to the West come next year as they’re looking for a new venue for the new year. According to HipHopDX, the BET Awards will be setting up shop in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 8 (it will actually air a week later) after spending the last decade and change holding […]

Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty The Wendy Williams saga continues. Her representatives claim she was only paid $82,000 for the controversial documentary on her life. As spotted on Huffington Post the media mogul’s caretakers are taking action against the production company who developed the Lifetime series Where Is Wendy Williams?. Released earlier this year the four part project gave her fans a behind the scenes look […]

Beyond The Gates, a new soap opera announced by CBS will be the first show of its kind to focus on Black characters in an hour-long format. Veterans of the daytime soap opera scene, Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley were all named as leads in the series which launches in 2025. Beyond The Gates, formerly known as The Gates, was created by Michele Val Jean and is the […]

Source: Gotham / Getty Angela Simmons is celebrating her birthday, and she’s doing it in golden, royal style. All hail the Virgo birthday queen, Angela! Known to many as one of hip-hop’s most famous daughters, Angela took to Instagram to share her special day with fans and friends through a stunning, digitized birthday shoot. The visuals are giving everything they need to give, with Angela shining like the queen she […]

Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Halle Berry shone on the red carpet this week for her new movie “Never Let Go” which hits theaters Friday, September 20th.  Radio/TV radio personality Jazmyn Summers caught up with the award-winning actress at the New York premier. Rocking a crystal mesh Tamara Ralph halter dress and a Tiffany necklace, she teared up announcing to the audience that this is one of the first films executive […]