Naturi Naughton made quite the transition from girl group member in 3LW to Hollywood actress. She starred in movies and on Broadway in musical theater. Now she’s made her way to television on the hit Starz show Power. She dished to Indiewire’s Shadow and Act about 3LW, her role as Tasha St. Patrick on Power and the […]
Empire debuted on Fox Wednesday night and you know what that means – Black Twitter was out in full force to give their seal of approval or not to the show. Created by Butler director Lee Daniels, Empire reunites Hustle and Flow co-stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard as exes with a loooong personal […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taraji P. Henson is driving down an L.A. street, chatting on her cellphone, when a billboard catches her eye. “Hi, me! Hiiii!” she says, smiling at her latest on-screen incarnation: glamorous ex-con Cookie in “Empire,” which premieres on Fox at 9 p.m. EST Wednesday. Draped in fabulous furs and drenched in […]
50 Cent has accused the new FOX television series, Empire of copying the marketing for his Starz program, Power. The rapper made this accusation on…
Being Mary Jane doesn’t come back to BET until February 3 of next year, but there are already some breadcrumbs dropping to provide clues about the new season. In the latest clip to hit the web, it appears that sexy David (Stephen Bishop) is still in Mary Jane’s life even though we last saw him […]
Black-ish has been one of the few positives in ABC’s sitcom programming this year. While initial criticism seemed to feel the shoe was stereotypical in one way or another, subsequent episodes have found the show fits that sweet spot between The Cosby Show and Dear White People. Show creator Kenya Barris, 40, (pictured below) already […]
Fans of BET’s scripted show Being Mary Jane will have to wait a little longer for their show to return. BET announced that Season 2 the popular show starring Gabrielle Union as Mary Jane Paul, won’t return to the airways until Tuesday, February 3rd. The good news is that this season has been upped from […]
It had a good run, but now it’s time to turn off the lights. Yes, BET’s “The Game” from Mara Brock Akil, is coming to an end after the conclusion of seasons eight and nine, which are being taped now to air in early 2015. Here’s the official BET statement: “All good things must come […]
Scandal‘s fourth season debuts on Thursday, September 25th at 9 p.m. and this season, you can expect for many things to change. For one, Columbus Short’s Harrison is gone for good. Fitz has been reelected and when last seen, Olivia was flying off to parts unknown with Jake after realizing she’d been betrayed by her […]
Tyler Perry is at it again. The writer/director/producer is bringing a brand new scripted TV show to OWN to add to his success with Love Thy Neighbor and The Haves and the Have Nots. Variety reports that Perry’s latest show will be a drama that focuses on the underlying tensions in a group of seemingly […]
*UCLA‘s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African-American Studies published a study recently that proves TV shows that have ethnically diverse lead cast members, writers and crew bring in bigger audiences than shows with less diversity in these areas. The study is called “Hollywood Diversity Brief: Spotlight on Cable Television.” “It’s clear that people are watching shows […]
Columbus Short will not be returning to Scandal for season 4, Short has confirmed. In a statement to Essence.com, Short says his character, Harrison Wright, who was left at gunpoint during the season 3 finale will not return. “At this time I must confirm my exit from a show I’ve called home for 3 years, […]
