TV & Film
Stephen A. Smith's outspoken, loud personality has gotten the popular sports commentator in trouble, again. Viewers watching "First Take" on ESPN this past week accused Smith of saying "N**** please" to another commentator while the two debated a topic. Smith vehemently denies the claim, saying that his fast talking sometimes makes him incomprehensible. Watch Stephen […]
You wouldn’t necessarily put the words "Pauly Shore" and "politics" together, but that didn’t stop Shore from creating a comic special wrapped around this current election. “Pauly-tics” debuts on Showtime this Friday at 9 p.m. You might not expect some of his guest stars – a pool-playing Herman Cain, an angry Michael Steele and longtime […]
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — What's real estate mogul Donald Trump got against President Barack Obama? The president says it's an old grudge that goes back — way, way back — to their childhood days in Kenya. "We had constant run-ins on the soccer fields," Obama told "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno during a tongue-in-cheek knock […]
Ever feel like you've been here, done that before? Some call it deja vu. Others are staunch believers in reincarnation, six degrees of separation or simply that every soul gets a second, third or fourth chance to get it right or finish what it didn't in the past (death), present (life) or future (rebirth). Cloud […]
Last weekend marked this year's annual Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day event in Philadelphia, PA. With free screenings, lectures, cooking demos and more, attendees took their health into their hands. Lives were literally saved, including several individuals who left the event in ambulances with life-threatening blood pressure and sugar levels. Now this […]
As promised, the reality show “The Houstons: On Our Own” is premiering on Lifetime Wednesday night (October 24) at 9 p.m. ET. Pat Houston, Whitney’s’ sister-in-law and longtime manager, her husband Gary Houston, their 14-year-old daughter Rayah, Whitney’s mother Cissy, Whitney’s daughter Bobbi Kristina and her “stepbrother” Nick Gordon are the main characters in what […]
A new super trailer has just been released for season 5 of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” premiering on Bravo Nov. 4 with new additions to the cast. Kenya Moore, an actress and former Miss USA, and Porsha Stewart, a musician, philanthropist and NFL wife, will join series veterans NeNe Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, […]
Phyllis Montana LeBlanc probably would have chosen a different career path, but the devastation that was Hurricane Katrina helped her find a new life. After the New Orleans resident was featured in the Emmy-winning Spike Lee documentary “When the Levees Broke,” Lee recommended her for a new dramatic TV series shooting in New Orleans in […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rebirth of black independent film is taking place in a small office in the San Fernando Valley. This is where filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her staff of two operate AaFFRM, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a boutique distribution company dedicated to discovering and promoting black directorial voices. The fledgling […]
It's official, Barack Obama has got this election in the bag because everyone's favorite self-proclaimed redneck 7-year-old Honey Boo-Boo has come out to support President Barack Obama. During her appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Alana Thompson or best known as Honey Boo-Boo told the funny host she supports "Marack Obama" after Kimmel told her Romney's […]
Tyler Perry has made hit after hit with Madea, The Browns, and other characters, but here’s a new suggestion for the hitmaker from Denise Stewart, a frequent writer on BlackAmericaweb.com. Dear Mr. Perry, I recently heard Madea mention Honey Boo Boo during an interview on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” and it gave me an […]
The Hollywood Reporter has crunched the numbers and revealed the talk shows that are earning the most African American viewers on daytime TV. In a nutshell “Wendy Williams” and newcomer “Trisha” lead the pack, but “Maury” and “Jerry Springer” are right up there in the top five. THR said that blacks make up 13 percent […]
