Madea watch your back. Miss Hattie Mae Love is in town. The popular character from Tyler Perry’s stage plays is now the center of a new sitcom on OWN, “Love Thy Neighbor” which premieres tonight. On the show, Hattie May Love plays the owner of Love’s Diner. The former ringmaster of Universal Soul Circus is […]
Tonight at 9 p.m., the Tyler Perry era begins on the OWN Network. Perry has two scripted shows scheduled to debut this week – the 2-hour debut of the drama “The Haves and the Have Nots,” tonight at 9 and tomorrow, the first episode of “Love Thy Neighbor” is set to air at 9 p.m. […]
DJ Spinderella, born Dee Dee Roper, is one of hip-hop’s most enduring pioneers. As the longtime deejay for hip-hop duo Salt N Pepa, Spin has had a front row seat to many of hip-hop’s most historic moments. Her turntable skills have allowed her to travel all over the world, both with the rap duo and […]
Director Robert Townsend is well-known for his comedy films like “Hollywood Shuffle” and “Meteor Man” as well as for the beloved film “The Five Heartbeats,” about a male singing group. But he moved to darker fare last year with his film “In the Hive,” a movie about a school in North Carolina run by the […]
Baltimore Raven Jacoby Jones may not have gone home with another shiny trophy this year but one thing he always can count on is the support of his mother, Emily London Jones. Throughout his weeks on “Dancing With the Stars,” which was ultimately won by “American Idol” singer Kellie Pickler and her partner Derek Hough, […]
Though Kirk Franklin appeared on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to talk about his role on the GSN’s “The American Bible Challenge” (and to defend himself against short jokes) he provided a little encouragement to people struggling to handle the problems in the world. Franklin, who is the musical co-host for “The American Bible Challenge” […]
“American Idol” has crowned a new diva. The 23-year-old from St. Helena Island, S.C. took the Season 12 honors in a year that was marred by public catfighting between rapper Nikki Minaj and singer Mariah Carey as well as the lowest ratings in “Idol” history. Glover was part of the first all-female final since Season […]
LL Cool J’s DJ Cut Creator has been by his side for over two decades. The two met as teenagers in Queens when the hip-hop scene was first blowing up in the late 70’s. While LL, or James Todd Smith, has gone on to a career in films and TV, Cut Creator, born Jay Philpot, […]
In 1993, Prince decided to change his name to an unpronounceable symbol that was the combination of the symbols for male and female. He started writing “Slave” on his face as well, saying that being locked into a contract with his long-time label, Warner Bros., was limiting him artistically. That they also owned his master […]