To celebrate its third annual Fresh Faces issue, Marie Claire enlisted actresses Zendaya Coleman and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, along with some of the industry’s freshest faces. Zendaya and Gugu are featured on two of the five covers that include Hailey Baldwin, Ellie Golding and Kylie Jenner. 19-Year-old Coleman, who is the newest CoverGirl ambassador, explains her decision to return to the […]

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Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” take a look at March magazine covers featuring African Americans. In this inaugural edition of “NewsOne Now’s” new segment, we…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Award is a guarantee of big stars and lots of tears. Thursday kept to tradition as Oprah Winfrey, Lupita Nyong’o, director Ava DuVernay and others presided over an emotional luncheon that gave awards and affirmations to standout black women including members of the […]

With the NAACP Awards approaching, we can’t help but wonder what “Beyond The Lights” lead actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw might don for the occasion. The stunning…

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Director of the recently released film “Beyond The Lights,” Gina Prince-Bythewood penned an open letter to encourage moviegoers to support her critically acclaimed love story.…

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  The ladies have it this weekend: Queen Latifah hosts the first televised Hollywood Film Awards and Belle star Gugu Mbatha-Raw takes on another compelling role in Gina Prince Bythewood’s Beyond the Lights. (If you haven’t seen Belle, do yourself a favor and buy/order it on demand.)  Miss Lauryn Hill, Ms. Patti Labelle and Ms. […]

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Acclaimed filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood has one of the hottest, most talked about movies headed to  screens November 14 because she did not take ‘no’ for an answer. Prince-Bythewood, who engaged and delighted moviegoers with Love & Basketball and The Secret Life of Bees, was told by studios that they would not touch her Beyond the […]

For iPhone:   In his new film, Nate Parker stars as a regular guy who falls for a singing superstar played by Belle star Gugu Mbatu-Raw. It’s the first film for director Gina Prince Bythewood since her classic Love and Basketball. So expecations are high but so is the anticipation given the array of talent […]

Sometimes a shot is so flawless that it does not need dressing up. Such is the case with Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s cover Elle’s Women In Hollywood…

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Gina Prince-Bythewood’s long-awaited follow up film after her success with Love and Basketball is shaping up to be a must-see this fall. Beyond the Lights storyline is as original as it is necessary in these times of accelerated pop stardom and the undisclosed hardships that haunt many who chose a life in the spotlight. The film stars Gugu […]