Celebrity
Chance The Rapper is hosting a Black Film Festival throughout the month of February through his Social Works charity. For the first few days of the month, movie-goers can see “The Wiz” and each week a different movie will be shown, including: “Malcolm X,” “Shot in the Dark,” “Black Panther” and “Ali.” Movie fans will […]
Chad Johnson was feeling extra generous and maybe a little expressive. Johnson left a $300 tip on a $26 bill for some lucky server. He added to it a note of “I love you”.
The 75th annual Golden Globes was night full of celebration and activism. For people of color, history was made. Sterling K. Brown took home the Golden Globe for his role as Randall Pearson in NBC’s hit television series This Is Us. Brown becomes the first black actor to win for leading performance in a TV […]
A group of high-powered women in entertainment are launching an anti-harassment initiative called Time’s Up. The plan includes building a legal fund to help low-earning women who are the victims of sexual misconduct, a drive for gender equity and a push for anti-harassment legislation and policies. As a visual display of support, they are inviting […]
Meghan Markle is chartering new territory in so many ways. The Bi-racial American actress continues to push the envelope in her relationship and soon marriage with Prince Harry. Meghan reportedly is hoping to have her African American mother, Doria Radlan walk her down the aisle in May as she weds at St George’s Chapel at […]
Oprah Winfrey will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globes ceremony. The award is an honorary Golden Globe Award bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment”. Honorees are selected by the HFPA board of directors and are presented annually (except for 1976 and 2008). Oprah joins previous […]
For the first time nominations for Record of the Year at the Grammys are for artists of color. Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Bruno Mars, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee were up for the honor as announced this morning for the 60th annual Grammy ceremony. Jay-Z and Lamar received the most Grammy nods, in eight […]
Prince Harry has announced his engagement to American actress Meghan Markle. The British royal family announced today that the couple will wed in an unannounced date next spring. Prince Harry is fifth in line to the British throne, and Markle co-stars in the USA Network legal drama Suits. Markle will be the first American, the first […]
Della Reese, who enjoyed successful careers in music and acting, has died at the age of 86. Reese segued from pop and jazz music in the ‘50s and ‘60s to a sustained career as a TV actress on Touched by an Angel. She died Sunday night at her home in California.
Hip Hop artist August Alsina swept into Charlotte last night with his Don’t Matter Tour. And in keeping with the tone set at dates across the country, took a moment to “go to church” on his audience. The Def Jam recording artist, joined up with gospel artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard, for a moment of praise […]
James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J will be inducted along with Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie, Norman Lear and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade as the 2017 class of Kennedy Center honorees. This marks the first time ever that a hip hop artist is honored in the celebration’s 40 year history. He credits […]
On Wednesday a jury decided that Michael Jackson’s estate owes Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and production fees from some of the superstar’s biggest hits. Jones was asking for $30 million, but was awarded way higher than the $392,000 that the Jackson estate contended he was owed. A Los Angeles Superior Court found that the […]