When Toni Braxton appeared on Bethenny this week, she talked about dating, her reality TV show and her divorce from former Mint Condition member Keri Williams, father of her two sons. But one of the most controversial things she said is that her amicable divorce from Williams was a very “Caucasian” divorce. The two live […]

Mary Mary is still alive and well, but one half of the sibling duo, Erica Campbell,  has taken a step on her own after a challenging year. Her solo release Help is coming out in March, and the singles “A Little More Jesus” and “Help” are already out. “The song was birthed out of a […]

During the 90’s the New York based trio SWV was known as much for their hit songs “Weak” “Right Here (Human Nature)” “Use Your Heart” and “Rain,” as their hard-partying ways. A combination of money and financial disputes broke the group up early in the next decade. Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George and Leanne “Lelee” […]

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It’s all about the legends this weekend, and we don’t mean John. Living legend Gladys Knight gets her just due with a reality TV show, The Knight Life With Gladys on The Oprah Winfrey Network that premieres this Saturday. Watch the legend, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and wife try to juggle her busy schedule while […]

Most African-Americans are familiar with Black homegoing ceremonies, or funerals as they’re called by others. But the services provided by Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas and Tallulah, Louisiana, as profiled by the TLC show Best Funeral Ever are some of the most elaborate in the nation. John Beckwith Jr. knows all about those […]

For iPad/iPhone users: There’s good news for Loni Love and the rest of the cast of “The Real.” The show, which tested in several major markets this summer, will be back for a regular run in the fall of 2014. Jeannie Mai, Tamar Braxton, Tamara Mowry Hounsley, and Adrienne Bailon compose one of the most […]

For iPad/iPhone users: Phaedra Parks has not let being a real housewife stop her hustle flow. The lawyer turned reality TV star has added author to her resume. Her new book “Secrets of A Southern Belle: How to Be Nice, Work Hard, Look Pretty, Have Fun, and Never Have an Off Moment,” is out now. […]

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People are split over Oxygen’s “Preachers of L.A.”. Some think it is inappropriate for religious leaders to appear on reality television while others think it is a good tool for getting out the word. Bishop Noel Jones defended joining the “Preachers of L.A.” cast to the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew, he explained, “I have […]

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Season one of “R&B Divas: LA” is long over but the drama between Kelly Price and the other women on the show is still brewing. Since the end of the season, Price has come out defending her portrayal on the show, saying that the editing on the show made her look bad. Well fellow cast […]

J. B. Smoove has the best jobs in show business – starring in both “Real Husbands of Hollywood” on BET and on the new show “The Millers,” with Wil Arnett, Beau Bridges and Margo Martindale. Here he talks about how he’s made his career pop, how to make sure you wake up on time no […]

Nene Leakes is riding that reality ride to the fullest. Her new show “I Dream of Nene: The Wedding” is as popular as her role on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta where she’s been holding it down for the last 6 seasons. As of now, she is the only of the original Atlanta housewives who […]

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Beyonce is still on tour and this weekend Mrs. Carter heads into the Barclays Center for the first of three nights of her Brooklyn homestand. What are the odds that hubby gets onstage with her? If we were betting, we’d say real good. If you haven’t seen Beyonce, there’s TGT, also heading to a town […]