TV & Film
NEW YORK (AP) — Slavery in the United States was once a roaring success whose wounds still afflict the country today. So says Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who examines both its success and shame in “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross,” his new PBS documentary series that traces 500 years of black history. “Slavery […]
It’s going down [Kevin Hart voice]! The sixth season of “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” is going to be a doozy. BravoTV released a teaser for…
Iyanla Vanzant has a message for African-Americans as it relates to mental health. Stop hiding. The teacher, educator and healer who is the host of “Iyanla, Fix My Life” on the OWN Network says that in order to fix what is happening you have to be able to acknowledge and name it. When it comes […]
During a recent taping of her show, Wendy Williams began stumbling over her words and was quite shaken up about it. Many hosts have fumbled through their lines before, even forgetting the words altogether, but Wendy took her struggle extremely hard. After finishing the set, Wendy was backstage signing off when she began to break […]
It’s not easy playing the most powerful man of the free world, but “Scandal” star Tony Goldwyn has put a spell on millions of fans as the…
The year is 1841. A considerable percentage of the African American race is found in the bondage of southern plantations. But in Saratoga, New York, a black family lives in a racially mixed community, roaming freely throughout the town. There is an heir of respect for a man referred to as “Mr. Northup” by his […]
“Extra’s” AJ Calloway started out at BET as the co-host of “106 and Park” then landed a gig as a correspondent on the entertainment show “Extra.” But before he achieved those successes in show business, he set a foundation for himself at Howard University. The 39-year-old TV personality wanted to pay tribute to the school […]
The new season of “Love & Hip Hop” is out with the old and in with the new. The VH1 cameras are back in their…
This week on “Basketball Wives,” the girls began their annual girls trip and we know how those can go! For this year’s excursion, the girls…
Jackie Chan, much like all of us, couldn’t help but think ‘Why on earth is this guy still talking??’ when he met Chris Tucker. If…
Last night on Showtime, ”Jay Z Presents: Made In America“ documentary aired. Director Ron Howard captured behind the scenes of the 2012 inaugural Made In…
Director Lee Daniels is no stranger to controversy. With films like The Butler, Precious and The Paperboy under his belt, he’s known to tell stories…
