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If Jazz is the original American art form, Miles Davis is the Van Gogh of his generation. That’s why, over the years, actor Don Cheadle has remained steadfast in his pursuit of enough dollars to actuate his brainchild about the life and endless contributions of the music legend. Cheadle, fortunately, may be close to hitting […]

It’s a storyline we have down to a science.  We flock to the few scripted shows that star talented black actors and actresses. We nearly…

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This morning, Kerry Washington became the first African American woman to earn a best actress Emmy nomination in 18 years. Nominees for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood. Washington made the cut for Lead Actress in a Drama for her […]

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The list of nominees for the 3rd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards were recently announced. And guess who is not on the list? Everyone but ‘Scandal.’ But among those complimented, Don Cheadle, Regina King, Angela Bassett, Alfre Woodard, and RuPaul. So why didn’t fan favorite and beloved cult series “Scandal” make the nominations? Well, it […]

If You Missed It, Originals

Find out exactly why Dennis Rodman was named this week’s “Bama of the Week”. Plus, more on Pee-Diddy, Kanye West and Terrence Howard. ————————— TOM JOYNER:  And now it’s time for the Celebrity Snitch, Huggy Lowdown.  Huggy! HUGGY LOWDOWN:  What’s the deal, Pickles?  Is everything kosher? TOM JOYNER:  Yeah, everything’s kosher, Huggy. HUGGY LOWDOWN:  Introducing […]

If You Missed It, Originals

It’s Don Cheadle’s house. The new Showtime series “House of Lies,” has already won the veteran stage and screen actor a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actor. Cheadle, 48, is in his second season of “House of Lies,” a show set in the ruthless world of corporate downsizing. The show’s TV-Mature warning which includes “adult […]

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It’s Don Cheadle’s house. The new Showtime series “House of Lies,” has already won the veteran stage and screen actor a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actor. Cheadle, 48, is in his second season of “House of Lies,” a show set in the ruthless world of corporate downsizing. The show’s TV-Mature warning which includes “adult […]

Life & Style

Let’s face it. In the past, not many African-American households have set their DVR for the Golden Globe Awards. The presentation has typically been shrugged off by black audiences for lack of [techno] color, as I’d like to call it. When a black actor is nominated, ratings of black households soar when you get the […]

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By now it should be obvious that “Django Unchained” director Quentin Tarantino has no problem with folks taking offense at his liberal use of the N-word either within his movies, or while discussing his films in interviews. Still, the press room at last night’s Golden Globes appeared taken aback when the director, who won for […]

TV & Film

Denzel Washington’s performance in “Flight,” Don Cheadle of Showtime’s “House of Lies” and the upcoming Jamie Foxx film “Django Unchained” were among the nominees announced this morning for the Golden Globe Awards, handed out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press. The Civil War epic “Lincoln” leads the nominees with seven, among them best drama, best […]

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Denzel Washington’s performance in “Flight,” Don Cheadle of Showtime’s “House of Lies” and the upcoming Jamie Foxx film “Django Unchained” were among the nominees announced this morning for the Golden Globe Awards, handed out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press. The Civil War epic “Lincoln” leads the nominees with seven, among them best drama, best […]