“Power” debuts on Starz this Saturday, June 7 at 10 p.m. but you can check out the entire first episode for free right now. Omari Hardwick, Naturi Naughton and Debi Morgan star in the new series from creator Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson that takes place in the streets of New York City. James “Ghost” St. […]
The estranged wife of Columbus Short claims he has violated his restraining order by contacting her repeatedly, according to TMZ. Tanee McCall-Short’s lawyer claimed in court Wednesday that the actor contacted her on six separate occasions. McCall-Short’s lawyer could have asked to hold Columbus in contempt, but instead the attorney asked the judge to make the […]
This week TV shows announced their fall lineups and we can tell you one thing for sure – there’s no lack of Black folks on the air this fall. The runaway success of shows like Scandal, The Haves and the Have Nots and Being Mary Jane along with the spate of reality shows with black casts […]
Wayne Brady is heading to Atlantic City for Mother’s Day Weekend. So if you want to treat Moms to a great show, it might be a good place to be. The tour is called “It’s My Line” tour and Brady says he does a lot of solo improv, including musical improve, stories and songs. “Its […]
Columbus Short wants to set the record straight. After his interview last Friday with the Tom Joyner Morning Show didn’t go exactly as he may have planned and including his use of the “n” word, he has come forward to explain exclusively to Blackamericaweb.com and the Tom Joyner Morning Show his state of mind. Via […]
Idris Elba took to Twitter this morning to reveal the birth of his new son with girlfriend Naiyana Garth. “My Son Winston Elba was born yesterday…Truly Amazing,” he tweeted, along with a picture of the infant gripping his finger. Baby Winston is the second child for Elba, 41, a Golden Globe winner who most recently […]
All of a sudden, Gary Dourdan is back on television. The former “CSI” star, who made headlines in recent years for domestic battery and drug use, has landed two huge acting gigs: a recurring role on BET’s “Being Mary Jane” and a guest starring role on Fox’s “Glee,” reports Deadline.com. On the BET drama, he’ll […]
Another slavery-set film is in the Hollywood pipeline – this one involving Will Smith’s son Jaden. Author James McBride’s book “The Good Lord Bird” is getting a big screen adaptation with Smith and Liev Schreiber in the lead roles of Henry “Onion” Shackleford (Smith), a young slave who links up with radical abolitionist John Brown […]
Brandon T. Jackson is from Detroit and Mike Epps is from Indianapolis, you have to know that the two men together is a mess. Since Mike was co-hosting the Tom Joyner Morning Show, they wasted no time getting down to the hilarity. Maybe it’s time to reunite them since they haven’t done a movie together […]
There has never been a black thespian on Broadway playing the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical Phantom of the Opera. Until now. Actor Norm Lewis, a Black Tony Award nominee, is now the lead of the longest running plays in theater history. Although he’s been a longtime Broadway actor, most folks […]
We admit we weren’t all that excited about a James Brown movie…at first. But a glimpse at the almost 3 minute trailer for Get On Up has surely changed our mind. We thought we knew a little something about the Godfather of Soul’s life, but we didn’t know it was going to come off like […]
Bill Bellamy is coming for Tom Joyner’s crown. He’s trying to become the hardest working man in show business. He’s on Centric hosting Comedy All-Stars at 10 p.m. on Saturday night. The same night, he’s doing standup in New Haven, Connecticut and then he heads back to New Jersey to the New Jersey Performing Arts […]
