Complete List of 2018 NAACP Image Awards Winners
*For the first time, the NAACP Image Awards were held on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The 49th edition of the awards was held Monday night (01-15-18) at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that ABC’s “black-ish” commanded the comedy category in television, but “Power” ruled Outstanding Drama. The […]
Lorraine Hansberry the Focus of Next ‘American Masters’ Special on PBS (Clip)
[videowaywire video_id=”L2CV352YLBKWN6GQ”] *“American Masters — Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart” premieres nationwide Friday, January 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will stream the following day at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. Award-winning filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain examines the activism and art of Hansberry beyond her most well-known play, 1959’s “A Raisin in […]
Jay-Z Files Trademark for ‘Story of O.J.’ Character ‘Jaybo’
[videowaywire video_id=”GMTNQY0RM1FFRXW8″] *We’re about to see a lot more of the animated character Jaybo from Jay-Z’s video for “Story of O.J.” His company, S. Carter Enterprises, just filed documents to trademark the character, with plans to plaster the image on T-shirts, sweaters, hats, blankets, shams, dinnerware, mugs, cocktail shakers and thermal containers, according to TMZ. […]
TAYO Fatunla/The Alternative – ‘I have a Dream’ Speech
[videowaywire video_id=”SWZWJY1WW2TKHV69″] *As the US and the world mark Martin Luther King Jr. day, suffice to say, I wondered what alternative speech MLK himself would have made in response to Donald Trump’s outrageous comment about Haiti and some African nations as “shithole countries.” The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday summoned the United States Ambassador to […]
Kandi Burrus Calls Kim Zolciak a ‘Lying A** Bitch’ for Saying She (Kandi) Wanted Her (Kim’s) ‘Box’
[videowaywire video_id=”665CC53B916PJLQY”] *If there’s one thing about “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” it’s the fact that you can count on some real, shonuff drama coming from the show or as a result of something that went down on the show. And it’s what happened after last night’s show that we are dealing with here. Kandi […]
Here Are 10 Things You May Not Know About Martin Luther King Jr.
[videowaywire video_id=”Martin Luther King”] *Here’s something we bet you probably didn’t know. Besides Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington is the only other American to have had his birthday observed as a national holiday. As far as King is concerned, it was in 1983 that President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday […]
‘The Real’ Hosts Celebrate Martin Luther King Day + Tamera’s Plane Ride Talk with DWTS Nyle DiMarco! (WATCH)
*Today, Monday, January 15, the hosts of “The Real” celebrate Martin Luther King Day by talking about their favorite influencers who have worked to continue Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy. In addition, the ladies discuss Stevie Wonder’s historic contributions to MLK DAY. Plus, the women define the term “woke” and share what the word means […]
Everything You Need to Know About Tonight’s NAACP Image Awards & Pre-Show
[videowaywire video_id=”FXQ3ZD3N0TQ5XTP6″] *There’s a lot going on tonight surrounding the 49th NAACP Image Awards, which take place tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and will air live on TV One. First, Terrence J is hosting a one-hour live Red Carpet Pre-Show that begins at 8 p.m. ET with Tanika Ray as special correspondent. Then, the […]
WE REMEMBER: Edwin Hawkins – The Man Behind ‘Oh Happy Day’ – Has Died
[videowaywire video_id=”L9DZ6Y0YFSCZD9ML”] *Pleasanton, CA – Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy® Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” died January 15 at his home in the Bay area, after a bout with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Edwin […]
Niece of MLK (Alveda King) Defends Trump: ‘I Don’t Believe He is a Racist’ (Video)
[videowaywire video_id=”68DJF818JYQCL1NM”] *If you’re familiar with Alveda King, the niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther Jr., you already know she’s not on the same page with most members of her family and even most black folk in America when it comes to politics. That said, on Monday, Martin Luther King Day, she spoke out […]
Diana Ross ‘Frightened’ By ‘False’ Missile Warning – Gabrielle Union Calls Trump’s Brain a ‘Sh*thole’
[videowaywire video_id=”QX3S291F58K4V9C1″] *Diana Ross has expressed her fear after she was involved in the false ballistic missile warning scare in Hawaii on Saturday (Jan. 13). The iconic singer was reportedly on vacation when hotel staff corralled the guests and took them underground after an emergency alert was issued of the missile threat and urged everyone to […]
Survey Says … Most Americans ‘Don’t Want’ Oprah to Run for President
[videowaywire video_id=”9348MC0KTDKF7JVD”] *It’s no secret that Oprah Winfrey has a huge fan base, but when asked if they wanted Winfrey to run in 2020, only 35 percent said yes. A majority — 54 percent — said no and 11 percent said they were unsure. Oh really?! Read on to find out what’s going on … […]
Barry Jenkins & ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Team for Thriller ‘Expatriate’
*Barry Jenkins and Chadwick Boseman will join forces for the 1970s set international thriller “Expatriate.” Jenkins will direct the “Black Panther” star in the Universal feature centering on a plane hijacking. Boseman penned the feature with his writing partner, Logan Coles. “La La Land” producer Marc Platt and Adam Siegel will produce for their Universal-based […]
ICYMI: Oprah Winfrey’s Interview with Time’s Up Organizers on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’
[videowaywire video_id=”XDPX6X1TH4JWW1RJ”] *One day after her epic Cecil B. DeMille award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, “CBS Sunday Morning” contributing correspondent Oprah Winfrey sat down with high-profile organizers of the Time’s Up movement, which raises awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. Participants included Natalie Portman, Shonda Rimes, Kathleen Kennedy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Nina […]
Surviving Memphis Sanitation Workers from 1968 Strike Honored by the NAACP with Prestigious ‘Vanguard Award’
[videowaywire video_id=”P1MWKD29FLTQ98L1″] *Washington, DC — On Tuesday, January 9, the fourteen surviving sanitation workers who participated in the pivotal 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike were honored by the NAACP in Memphis and received the organization’s vaunted Vanguard Award in conjunction with the 49th NAACP Image Awards, scheduled to take place in Pasadena, CA on January 15th and broadcast live […]
