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Luenell may come from a one-horse town in Arkansas, but she’s made her way around the country as a comedienne. Fascinated with acting from an early age, Luenell ultimately honed her performance skills at the Oakland Ensemble Theater. Despite spending a few months in jail due to some improprieties while employed by a bank, Luenell […]

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Fantasia isn’t a gospel artist but it’s well known that the singer grew up in the church. So it’s fitting that the “American Idol” winner would be one of the performers at the official Super Bowl Gospel concert, taking place at New Orleans’ Lakefront Arena on Friday, February 1st. She will join Sherry Shepherd, Kirk […]

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Wendy Williams acted as a guide and maybe even a therapist on her show recently with guest Faith Evans. The pair took a gripping trip down memory lane when the talk show diva herself asked about the time when Faith caught her late husband B.I.G. in bed with Lil Kim. “My faithfuls in here that […]

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Robin Roberts returned to the NYC set of “Good Morning America” this morning for a private trial run to see if she’s physically ready to resume her co-hosting duties. It was her first visit to the show since undergoing a bone marrow transplant in September. Last week, Roberts explained that she would be doing a series […]

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Potential Heisman Trophy winners like Manti Te’o aren’t the only ones getting spoofed online. Actor Mehcad Brooks told Access Hollywood that he had his own “Catfish” experience with someone on the internet. When Billy Bush asked him if he was duped by a hot girl, Brooks said his experience went a little differently. “No, some […]

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News broke in late December that Oprah Winfrey quit her longtime agency CAA. Today, Deadline.com is reporting that she has signed with its rival WME, where her career will be handled by a team of agents led by Ari Emanuel and Rick Rosen. Emanuel, the brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, was also the inspiration for […]

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Director Lee Daniels is feeling a bit “muzzled” while making his first PG-13 film. “It’s very un-‘Precious’ and un-‘Paperboy,’” he tells The Hollywood Reporter of “The Butler,” about a White House staffer (Forest Whitaker) employed through eight presidential administrations. “I can’t go into my bag of tricks on this one: no urination, no baby falling […]

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A New Jersey drawing is raising eyebrows in its vivid depiction of slavery. Artist Kara Walker’s illustration of sex acts between black slaves and white owners is on display for the second time at the Newark Public Library. While some consider the drawing a historical retrospective others are finding it offensive. The artwork, which was […]

Little Known Black History Facts

Dr. Helen Nash, a Meharry Medical School graduate and Spelman College alumna, became the first black pediatrician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in 1949. As a child, Dr. Nash held an interest in science. She was led by her father’s footsteps; he was a general practitioner in the Atlanta, Ga. area. Despite her interest, her […]

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In advance of the Grammys, which he’s hosting again, LL Cool J talks to Oprah about the triumphs and tragedy he’s faced on his way to global stardom in two genres.  Mike Epps heads to Rochester this weekend as part of his winter comedy tour and lucky hip-hop fans in D.C. will get the chance […]

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Jamal Paddie rides four buses a day to get to his classes at Bowie State University in Maryland. In some ways, it is the smallest challenge he has had to overcome on the road to success. Raised in a tough, predominantly Latino neighborhood in Hyattsville, Maryland, Paddie has been a fighter nearly all his life. […]

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OK, I’m going to make one final appeal to black folks to simply stop the nonsense. That would be this business of us dismissing – and dissing – each other as “Uncle Toms,” “house slaves,” “house Negroes” or well, just fill in any term that fits this pattern. Usually, it’s black conservatives and/or Republicans that […]