Actress Rae Dawn Chong is going hard after Oprah Winfrey personally. Their characters famously fought in “The Color Purple,” with Squeak saying to Miss Sofia, “You just a big ol’ heifer!” before the latter knocked her under the juke joint. Chong claims she’s a self-centered fat “biotch” who would have been a “house n**ger” during […]
Since returning to the airwaves on the OWN Network with “Oprah’s Lifeclass” and “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” Iyanla Vanzant has been healing relationships and families one show at a time. On a recent broadcast of “Fatherless Sons” she explored the pain and pathology of men who grow up without their fathers as well as what […]
One of the things we love about India.Arie is her unapologetic embracing of her authentic self. The singer returned to the spotlight earlier this year…
Celebrity chef Paula Deen claims she’s not a racist, but the The Food Network made the right decision by quickly dumping Deen for hateful racial remarks about African Americans. Deen is accused of using the N-word as part of a $1.2 million harassment lawsuit brought by a white former employee, Lisa Jackson, who alleges Deen […]
Gabrielle Union knows first hand how easy it is to develop a “mean-girl” attitude in an industry that doesn’t cater to African American women. The actress has starred in everything from dramedies like “Bring It On” to action films like “Bad Boys II.” But in Sunday’s (June 23) episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” the actress […]
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 […]
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is set to air a documentary exploring the discrimination confronting dark-skinned women worldwide. RELATED: Oprah’s OWN Network Hit With Discrimination Lawsuit…
“Everything you are, and everything you have, is because of that butler.’ Check out the trailer for Lee Daniels’ new film The Butler starring Forest…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington’s National Mall that will document African-American history, officials said Tuesday. The media mogul and former talk-show host previously gave $1 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the museum says her $13 million total […]
The Oprah Winfrey Network is doubling down on its Saturday night lineup of original content. According to Deadline.com, OWN will air six new episodes of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” beginning July 20, and also ordered 10 more episodes of “Raising Whitley” and 12 more of “Life With La Toya.” The new half-hours of “Whitley” and […]
Our own Tom Joyner may have a Tyler Perry production in his future. When Perry called into The Tom Joyner Morning Show today, he was laughing at the proposed plays Tom featured in his latest blog post. “At Least I Got A Man,” was just one of the titles, along with “That Negro Can Pray.” […]
I’m so proud of Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. The two media power houses joined forces and it paid off big. The premiere episodes of “The Haves and the Have Nots ,” and “Love Thy Neighbor” broke records, making them the highest-rated shows to debut on the OWN network to date. We’re so used to […]
