Forgiveness is not always easily granted. In fact, most times it’s not. But author/TV personality Iyanla Vanzant says that in fact, forgiveness is essential if you want to be happy. The star of the popular OWN show Iyanla, Fix My Life, her new book Forgiveness encourages everyone to forgive no matter what the transgression. Vanzant […]
Making the rounds to promote his new book, The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton And The Path To American Leadership, MSNBC’s PoliticsNation host Rev. Al Sharpton…
Tyler Perry must be listening to a lot of P. Diddy lately because he won’t stop. His newest OWN show imported from TBS, “For Better For Worse,” earned The Oprah Winfrey Network its highest Wednesday night ratings ever. By it’s second episode (the first two aired back to back) over 1.6 millon people were watching. […]
It’s a great weekend at the movies. Depending on your age and movie preference, there’s probably something for you. Chris Brown and Laz Alonso heat up “Battle of the Year” and Hugh Jackman and Terence Howard both Oscar nominees along with Viola Davis get to do some serious acting in the gritty “Prisoners,” which is […]
They’re back. Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White reprise their roles as battling couple Angela and Marcus in the third season of “For Better or Worse” which heads to the OWN Network on September 18 at 9 p.m. Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger, but Smith says you won’t get her to tell what happens. […]
First, there was the Cupid Shuffle. Then there was the Wobble, then the TJ Shuffle. Now there’s a new line dance sweeping the nation – the Sweetie Pie. Yes, Robbie Montgomery of OWN’s “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”’ and her son, Tim Montgomery, have created an all-new dance sensation and you can expect that this one […]
The Oprah Winfrey Network has given a series order to “It’s Prime Time,” a reality series starring former two-sport superstar Deion Sanders and co-produced by his girlfriend, Tracey Edmonds, who will also appear in the series as well as her two sons. Edmonds is also co-producing the series along with Deion’s Prime Time Media Ventures […]
Wanda Sykes is a funny lady, so you’d figure she knows other funny women. At least that’s what the Oprah Winfrey Network figured when they hired Sykes to put together “Herlarious,” a standup comedy show that airs on the OWN Network at 10 p.m on July 13 and the 20. Comedians featured include the Tom […]
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 […]
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 […]
Will African American women ever tire of discussing the inherent problems of being born with dark skin instead of light skin? Apparently not. In a new documentary called “Dark Girls, which will be featured on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network, the film “goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudices that dark-skinned women face throughout the […]
