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Pastor Shirley Caesar was recognized with a living legend award this month at the “Black Girls Rock!” celebration. Other honorees include Angela Davis, Taraji P. Henson and Tatyana Ali. The Place Shirley Caesar Calls Home Tune in to BET on November 6th to see Pastor Caesar’s full performance and award acceptance. And find more details […]
James Fortune has been a recording artist for less than a decade, but he’s already released enough hits for a best of collection: The James Fortune & FIYA Story: Songs & Videos – Greatest Hits. The compilation will be available on November 21st, and includes “I Believe,” “I Trust You,” “The Blood,” “Encore,” “I Wouldn’t […]
Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network honored actor, producer and director, Tyler Perry last Wednesday at their Triumph Awards. Sharpton would call Tyler Perry’s, critics “proper negroes” who don’t understand regular Black folk. Writer Says Tyler Perry Movies Are “Cinematic Malt Liquor” Tyler Perry Is The Richest Man In Hollywood The Washington Post reports: Sharpton […]
The prestigious Hollywood Black Film Festival dubbed “The Black Sundance” has announced its lineup for the 2011 Festival which will happen October 27-30th. The Festival will screen 51 films, including 9 feature films, 11 documentaries and 27 short films. Black Film Festival Showcases The Next Great Black Filmmakers New Movie “Last Laugh” Fights Drug Abuse […]
Comedian Wanda Sykes has been diagnosed with a type of breast cancer called Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, or DICS. Sykes announced the diagnosis on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” yesterday, calling it “stage zero cancer.” Wanda Sykes Says It’s Harder To Be Gay Than Black VIDEO: Wanda Sykes Rips Lack Of “Racial Diversity” On FOX The […]
Oprah Winfrey is the highest-earning woman in entertainment, according to Forbes magazine. The former talk show host earned $290 million from May 2010 to May 2011, besting the second place earner, Lady Gaga, by $200 million. Take a look at the full list below: 1. Oprah Winfrey -$290 million 2. Lady Gaga – $90 million […]
Legendary actress Marla Gibbs dropped in to discuss her new dvd “The Heart Specialist” and have a heart to heat discussion about life and her staring rolls as Florence Johnston on The Jeffersons and Mary Jenkins on 227. Watch here: The Heart Specialist is available on dvd and blue ray October 4, 2011.
The musical film centers on two women who must work together when a small-town gospel choir is threatened after the death of the group’s director. Latifah, portraying a mother of two teenagers, and Parton, who plays the director’s wife, lead a cast that includes Keke Palmer and Courtney B. Vance. The trailer reveals nearly the […]
“Machine Gun Preacher”, the new movie with Gerard Butler tells an age old story of strength and dedication to the children of God. If you have not made plans to go see this movie. Go do so now. Take friends with you and watch a movie about the reality of being committed to do something.I […]
Count this as round number two of recent deaths to shock the world this fall. Singer/songwriter and longtime collaborative force in the worlds of gospel and pop music Jessy Dixon has reportedly passed away yesterday at the age of 73. from: thebuzzcincy.com According to official details from his family and the Chicago Tribune, the cause […]
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson was physically exhausted from a day of grueling rehearsals for his marathon 50-night comeback tour. But his nightly battle with insomnia had just begun. After showering and getting into bed, he called for his “milk,” a powerful drug he had been using to escape into unconsciousness. Jackson saw the anesthetic […]