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The Word Network, the largest African-American urban religious television network on the globe, is excited to announce the addition of multi-Grammy Award nominated gospel music legend Vickie Winans to its television family. Winans’ new weekly variety and magazine program, “The Vickie Winans Show”, is in development and scheduled for an autumn premiere. Amongst the changes […]
LOS ANGELES – A source close to Bobby Brown is claiming that Whitney Houston is struggling with an addiction with crack cocaine and fears she might not pull through, according to Radar Online. “Whitney is doing crack again,” the source said about the 47-year-old Houston, the singer of top 1990s hits like I’ll Always Love […]
LOS ANGELES– Former American Idol host Paula Abdul will be rejoining Simon Cowell for his new reality show “X-Factor” .
The T.D. Jakes produced “Jumping The Broom” leapt over expectations this weekend with an opening of over $13 million. The class-conscious comedy movie was only expected to open up with between $8-10 million in sales. While Tyler Perry seemed to have the Black marriage/comedy market in a stranglehold, Jakes appears to be a player now […]
Will new TV- Show “Good Christian B—-es” push the edge of good taste? Publicity and press release have just started reaching desks and a collective inhalation of air has begun. If you just flinched at the title you are not alone. It appears Disney-owned ABC Studios has stirred up a hornet’s nest over plans to […]
Actress and longtime star of TV sitcom, “Good Times,”Bern Nadette Stanis, will speak to the Baptist Convention’s leaders about Alzheimer’s. Stanis, along with other notable and accomplished leaders in the faith community will be in attendance. Many of us remember her from our childhood as Thelma, the only girl in the Evans family. She is […]
The beautiful songstress, Marsha Ambrosius, released a new track today in honor of Mother’s Day. The song is dedicated to all of the special mothers out there who work hard to keep their family strong. Marsha released the song to show just how much she appreciates each and every mother around the world. Now that’s […]
Radio One CEO/Founder Cathy Hughes has been named #2 in an impressive lineup of 30 Black women in media. Congratulations also goes out to the following from our Radio One family: 93.9 WKYS program director Neke Howse, Majic 102.3 and Praise 104.1 program director Jamillah Muhammad and the rest of our Radio One family who […]
“Jumping The Broom” actress Angela Bassett has confirmed rumors that the entire cast will be reuniting for a sequel to the 1995 film “Waiting To Exhale.” Bassett appeared on “The Talk” yesterday and said: “It’s preliminary but it’s going to happen, Waiting to Exhale 2.” “She (McMillan) wrote Getting to Happy and she’s written the […]
Black Eyed Peas artist Will.I.Am made headlines recently for calling women with condoms in their homes “tacky” in an interview with Elle Magazine. Elle: If you walked into a woman’s house, what one item would convince you that you weren’t compatible? W: If she had condoms in her house, that would just f[—]in’ throw me […]
Everyone’s favorite sisters Tia & Tamera are back with a new reality show, “Tia & Tamera Take 2.”The new reality show will follow the two sisters as Tamera Mowry gears up for her wedding and marriage to Adam Housley and Tia Mowry gets ready to give birth to her first baby with husband Cory Hardrict. […]
There is an old adage that says you never really miss somebody until they are gone. This is true of Nate Dogg. Most of us have come to know him as the hip-hop partner to Snoop Dog. His untimely death sent us spinning. Gone Too Soon-R.I.P. Nate Dogg(1969-2011) Well, according to reports today that have […]