Vanity Fair is at the center of controversy after providing a sneak peak of a picture of “12 Years a Slave” star Lupita Nyong’o. According to reports, the Internet and social media are ablaze with debate as people weigh in on whether the Oscar-nominated entertainer’s skin was deliberately lightened or if the photo shown had […]
Last year was supposed to be a banner film for Black filmmakers. Fruitvale Station, The Butler, and 12 Years a Slave were released and their respective acting casts, writers and directors received major critical acclaim. But today’s Oscar nominations prove just one thing – Hollywood hasn’t changed much. This year’s top acting, writing and directing […]
It’s that time. After debuting the show in an extended episode several months ago, BET’s Being Mary Jane premieres tonight at 10 p.m. (The hour-and-a-half pilot airs first at 8 p.m.) Created by Girlfriends and The Game creator Mara Brock Akil, it gets the benefit of the unintended publicity that star Gabrielle Union brought now […]
For iPhone users: Tyler Perry has had a run of hit movies so when Oprah Winfrey tapped him to help save her struggling network, he responded. His soapy The Haves and the Have Nots is just one of the shows (Another Perry show Love Thy Neighbor is also part of the OWN lineup) that has […]
While Candace is on hiatus from her dirty dealings on “The Have and the Have Nots” until the show returns to OWN on January 7th, the actress that plays her, Tika Sumpter, has some other projects in the works. She’s starring with Tyler Perry in A Madea Christmas which comes to theaters this Friday. Listen […]
Nia Long talks to the TJMS crew about how her character has changed and what to expect in the sequel. Listen now. It’s been 14 years in the making and sometimes when that much time has passed, a film sequel can be a huge disappointment. But in the case of “The Best Man Holiday” the […]
She’s not the other Vanessa Williams – she’s the one you know from “Soul Food” the TV series and as Keisha from “New Jack City.” She is the one without the middle initial; it’s Vanessa L. Wiliams that is the blue-eyed former Miss America. “It’s a mistake that is perpetuated around the Internet,” Williams says. […]
Gabrielle Union will be at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on Saturday but don’t expect to see boyfriend Dwyane Wade there with her. She told the Tom Joyner Morning Show that Wade and his two sons, Zaire and Zion are on their annual “mancation” and won’t be back until tomorrow. You can […]
In 2009, a young man named Oscar Grant III was headed home to Oakland from New Year’s Eve partying in neighboring San Francisco. He never made it. After a fight in a subway car, the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train was stopped and officers responding to the scene detained and handcuffed several young men […]
Last night on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” Viola Davis made a stunning accusation. The information that she divulged was not the shocking part of it…
Fighting zombies is hard work, so we’re glad Brad PItt is up to the task in “World War Z” which opens this weekend. Now that the NBA Finals are settled, fill in the TV void until football starts up again witha a little soul – Memphis soul, that is on the premiere of the public […]
Actress/model Tika Sumpter plays Candace on Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and The Have Nots” but depending on who you are, you may know her best from her role as Layla on “One Life to Live,” as Raina on “Gossip Girl,” as Jenna on “The Game” or as Delores in the film remake of “Sparkle.” According […]
