Entertainment
We know you love them. Black music movies, that is. Who hasn’t watched the true stories of some of the greatest musicians of all time in one of several musically based Black films, many of which have become beloved parts of the culture? We see you, Five Heartbeats fans and Purple Rain junkies […]
getty image: At a time when most of her peers are past their prime, icon Patti LaBelle talks as if she is just getting started. With her 73rd birthday just passing, Patti LaBelle is not only celebrating another year, but also another album. With 50 years of recording and touring dates already under her belt, […]
The late Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died July 26, 2015 in a metro Atlanta hospice, will be the subject of a new original film due out this summer. TV One announced plans to air “Bobbi Kristina,” starring Joy Rovaris in the title role with “Real Housewives of Atlanta” personality Demetria McKinney playing Bobbi Kristina’s mother, […]
You may recognize her from her duet with Michael Jackson, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” and for her work with various recording artists including Quincy Jones, Tevin Campbell, Madonna, Jennifer Hudson and more. Recently, Garrett announced at the Race To Erase MS event that she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a secret she’s kept […]
Jamie Foxx is best known as the talented singer, actor and writer. In his many roles, Jamie always adds a little something extra that shows his incredible work ethic like in Any Given Sunday, or his comedic side as “Wanda” in the In Living Color series, or his award-winning serious acting in the biopic, Ray […]
SNL comedian Leslie Jones has been tapped to host the 2017 BET Awards, it was announced today. Jones, who is sometimes controversial and was notably harassed online last year, has bounced back and says she’s excited to host her first awards show.TV Guide reports: TV Guide reports: BET was the first place I ever did […]
TV One is prepping for the premiere of their original film Downsized starring two of our favorite people, husband and wife team Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker. The film depicts a suburban couple whose life is first thrown for a major loop when they become teenaged parents. Forced into a modern “shotgun” wedding, they […]
At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in a suspected suicide bombing Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said. Police said the explosion took place outside the arena, which is near the Manchester Victoria transit station, as the concert ended at about […]
Whitney Houston’s life should have been a triumph. A phenomenal talent with a once-in-a-lifetime voice, Houston became an 80’s musical icon along with other one-named artists like Prince, Michael, Janet and Madonna. She married fellow singer Bobby Brown and the two embarked on what could have been a fairy-tale life. But it wasn’t. Houston battled with […]
getty image: Big Little Lies actress recently shared a pretty big secret to Allure: It hasn’t been easy for her to accept herself as Black. In the June issue of the popular women’s magazine, Zoe Kravitz opened about being raised by two biracial parents; being the only Black kid in school and encountering racism in Trump’s […]
Some of those working in what’s long been called the faith-based film industry don’t want that title anymore. Producer Mark Joseph, whose credits include “I am David,” “The Vessel,” and “Ray,” told Fox News recently that the term “faith-based” isn’t needed. “The term faith-based in an odd term to describe movies— or anything else,” he […]
Cuba Gooding, Sr. the father of actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Omar Gooding as well as April and Thomas Gooding, died unexpectedly in Los Angeles last month. The family, including his widow, Shirley, held a memorial for Gooding, Sr., the lead singer of The Main Ingredient, at the Apollo Theater. The family recently issued a […]