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Oprah Winfrey says she’s down for another round to help get President Obama re-elected in 2012! Oprah told Politico that she would be “happy to be of service” to Obama for his reelection campaign. In her statement Oprah said, ““I supported Barack Obama in 2008 because I believed then as I do now that he […]
“Blessed and Cursed” was written and produced by popular gospel music artist Deitrick Haddon is now making it’s cable debut on Showtime. It’s a modern retelling of the dramatic Biblical account of Saul and David. Haddon has his first theatrical debut as Dwight Hawkins an incredibly gifted young man who is in search of his […]
LOS ANGELES — Charles “Bubba” Smith who played nine seasons in the NFL and starred in six “Police Academy” movies as officer Hightower, has died at 66. TMZ reports: Law enforcement officials tell TMZ … LAPD received a 911 call at 12:54PM today — and officers responded to his home in the Baldwin Hills area. […]
Oprah Winfrey’s magazine ads and sales for “O” have been slipping and her OWN network has been struggling since the beginning of the year. This week Oprah made a personal appearance before TV critics as the new CEO of her network OWN. Oprah announced that she will be hosting a new prime-time show called “Own […]
LOS ANGELES — Famed director of Star Wars George Lucas has announced he will be producing a movie on the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen are the African American flying brigade that fought in World War II. After delays, the movie called “Red Tails,” has finally been given a release date of January 2012 and […]
Rumor has it that BET has cancelled The Mo’nique Show. We’re not sure what to make of this one as the show wasn’t cancelled due to it’s low ratings, it is one of the highest rated shows on BET. The cancellation reportedly stems from personality disputes between Mo’Nique and BET execs. No word yet from […]
Michael Vick got caught on both sides of the fence. He recently signed a five-year endorsement deal with Fuse Science Inc. to promote its new line of sports nutrition products. But when another company announced a similar contract with the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Fuse terminated Vick. MusclePharm Corp. also signed a deal with him for […]
Last week the U.S. Postal Service previewed a 2012 Black Heritage stamp honoring pioneering publisher John H. Johnson. Johnson was the trailblazing publisher of Ebony, Jet and other magazines as well as an entrepreneur. In 1982, he became the first black person to appear on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the 400 wealthiest people in […]
An interview by RollingOut.com profiles the Emmy Award-winning journalist Mara Schiavocampo. The young, African-American female has become a pioneer in the field of digital reporting. Check out a quick excerpt below: When did you decide that you were going to be a journalist? When I was little, I always loved to write. In high school, […]
Filmmaker and megachurch founder Bishop T.D. Jakes is in New Orleans, and he’s brought actors Blair Underwood, Pam Grier, Shanon Leal and Nicole Beharie with him. Eric Benet Is A Single Dad To Daughter Who Sees Angels In “Trinity Goodheart” [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] They’re all part of the cast of Jakes’ indie drama “On the Seventh […]
Early Saturday morning the legendary boxing promoter and Philadelphian Ronald “Butch” Lewis died. Reports say Lewis was struck by a massive heart attack. He was 65. Lewis grew up being fascinated by boxing. Eventually, Lewis became close friends with Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Lewis made history in 1988 when he negotiated one of the […]
Eric Benet is starring in Trinity Goodheart, the story of a single father who’s daughter sees angels. Elev8.com has your exclusive first look at this heartwarming film. Click Here for the Trailer: http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:610,height:343,p:”9232″,s:1422122,tbid:”225″}); What happens when a 12-year-old girl goes against her father’s wishes and risks everything to find the mother she’s never known […]