The Pulse of Entertainment: NAACP Theatre Awards Honor Thespians
*“I was nominated for best choreography for Visionary Man,” said Ali North, a dance instructor at Dean College. North was present along with a long list of stage directors, producers, playwrights, actors and designers nominated for the NAACP Theatre Award. They were all arriving at a special press conference where the winners of the 2015 […]
Gary Dourdan’s Lawyer Pleads with Judge to Drop Him As Client
*Troubled actor Gary Dourdan is on the verge of being fired by his lawyer – who, according to theJasmineBRAND.com – has headed to court demanding a judge allow them to drop his client because he’s become impossible to represent. Dourdan filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2014, and claimed to have only 988k in […]
Hillary Clinton to Appear in Beyonce’s New Music Video?
*Fans of Beyonce have been anticipating her new album ever since she performed her latest single “Formation” at the Super Bowl. The Bey-Hive has been on high-alert for the follow-up to her 2013 self-titled surprise album. There’s some speculation that she could drop that new album any day now. Queen Bey has already announced her […]
Judge Scolds Katt Williams, Tyga ‘Devastated’ By Bodyguard’s Death
*Comedian Katt Williams returned to court in Gainesville, Ga., on Thursday, where he was indicted on assault and drug possession charges from a February arrest involving threats made against his bodyguard. He was granted a $500 bond following his Wednesday arrest for getting into a fight with a 17-year-old boy at a pickup soccer game […]
AJ and Free Returning to ‘106 & Park?’
*Did ya hear? AJ and Free are back to host BET’s “106 & Park.” Wait a minute, something sounds a little fishy. Plus we have to remember that today is April 1. And you know what happens on the first of April. But since AJ Calloway himself took to Instagram Friday afternoon (April 1) to […]
Food Network Greenlights Ayesha Curry Show
*While Stephen Curry continues running things on the basketball court, his wife Ayesha is making waves of her own with sharing recipes and her family life experiences on her website, YouTube channel and upcoming cookbook. And the Food Network has taken notice. On Thursday, the channel announced it would add Ayesha Curry to its roster […]
Report Finds White family in LA Has 550 times More Liquid Assets than Black Family
My new piece on inequality.org summarizes a shocking new report recently released by UCLA and Duke University researchers. Excerpt: “The Color of Wealth in Los Angeles”, is the first of its kind to analyze ethnic subgroups, showing differences which are often overlooked in the analyses of Federal Reserve data on wealth… The report shows the […]
Jesse Williams’ Belafonte Biopic – NeYo’s ‘One Shining Moment’
*Actor/activist Jesse Williams revealed during the Denzealots pop culture podcast that he’s doing a biopic on another actor and activist, Harry Belafonte. On top of the Belafonte feature, Williams says he also producing two documentaries. One, not surprisingly, is on the Black Lives Matter movement for BET and another dealing with the school to prison […]
Iman Loses Mother 3 Month After David Bowie’s Death
*Unfortunately we have sad news to report on Iman. Less than three months after losing her husband, the legendary David Bowie to cancer on January 10, the supermodel’s mother has passed away. Iman, 60, shared the loss of her beloved mother, Marayan Baadi, on Instagram, posting a photo of her family at her wedding, captioned: […]
Lil Jon Refusing to Pay Taxes; K. Michelle’s Drug Confession (WATCH)
*Looks like Lil Jon and K. Michelle are caught up in individual personal turmoil. For Lil John, this issues come via accusations of him refusing to pay his back taxes, theJasmineBrand reports. Fulton County tax records reveal the accusations come from the Georgia Department of Revenue, which claims Lil Jon owes them back taxes for the […]
Bill Nunn Remembers ‘New Jack City’ & Favorite Death Scene
*Picture it. Movie theaters. 1991. “New Jack City” opens with Wesley Snipes’ Nino Brown and Bill Nunn’s Duh Duh Duh Man hanging a man upside down on the side of a traffic infested bridge. Although the scene was part of a movie, in real life, folks had no idea it was all for show. Enter […]
Tatyana Ali is Engaged and Expecting New Bundle of Joy
*Congratulations are in order for Tatyana Ali as she gears up to enter two new eras of her life. According to ET Online, the 37-year-old former “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star is engaged to her fiancé, Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, and is also pregnant. The pending arrival will be the first child for the couple, who […]
March Jobs Report: U.S. Payrolls Increased by 215,000
*(Via Bloomberg) – Employment in the U.S. climbed and wages picked up in March, signs of labor-market durability in the face of lethargic global growth. The 215,000 gain in payrolls followed a revised 245,000 February advance, a Labor Department report showed Friday. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent from a month earlier, while the jobless […]
Demystifying the Whole Colonoscopy Thing: Writer Shares ‘His’ Story
*I know what you’re thinking. I swear I do. “Michael, we do NOT know each other well enough for you to be telling me about you getting a probe stuck up your…” well, you know what you’re thinking. But I think you’re wrong. I DO know you well enough to know one word that you’re […]
Afrika Bambaataa Faces Allegations of Sexual Abuse with Minor
*Hip-hop co-founder Afrika Bambaataa is on the receiving end of sexual misconduct allegations that have surfaced. The allegations, which were made known on Thursday (03-31-16), came from former New York State Democratic Committee member Ronald Savage. According to Savage, Bambaataa sexually abused him as a teenager, adding that he met the Universal Zulu Nation member […]
