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Sheryl Lee Ralph *COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our day to day lives – but Tony nominated and Spirit Award winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph is booked and busy with her ongoing slate of dynamic TV, literary, political and entrepreneurial projects, revealing the incredible truth that it can’t stop the flow of creative determination and […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph is featured in CBS’ ‘Criminal Minds’. Plus, Keynote speaker at Cheyney University’s commencement ceremony in Pennsylvania. In addition the busy actress is 2016 Ambassador and judge for the Delta Sigma Theta International Film Festival, ‘Housed In Strength & Dignity’ on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center. * […]

Clifton Johnson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kris Bowers and Pastor James K. McKnight *On practically any night in Los Angeles, there are benefit galas that bring out the stars of television, film, and music, as well as other movers and shakers in the City of Angels.  While such galas are meant to elevate the awareness and raise […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California on March 04, 2023. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) *Sheryl Lee Ralph’s new documentary short “Unexpected” examines how the new HIV epidemic is impacting straight Black women. HIV infection rates among Black women are 11 times higher than those among White women and […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph (ABC via Getty Images) *We reported previously that R&B legend Babyface and “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph, have been announced as opening performers for Super Bowl LVII on February 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.  As EUR’s Willy Mwanza Mwanza writes, the two will both sing solo before kickoff. […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph *(Los Angeles, California). This Women’s History Month, The D.I.V.A. Foundation will kick off a Virtual Women’s Health Awareness Tour on March 10 called “Sisters Circle: Know Your Status, Own Your Health.”  Sisters Circle is powered by Gilead HIV through their Amplified Partnerships Initiative.  The 90-minute event is designed to foster a conversation, […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 04, 2023 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) *Sheryl Lee Ralph’s nonprofit charity, the Diva Foundation, has rebranded and expanded its programming. Since 1990, the Diva Foundation has advocated for HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention. The organization will now focus on […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph *Sheryl Lee Ralph took to social media recently to call out a Delta employee who was allegedly rude to the “Abbott Elementary” actress.  In a clip shared on her Twitter account, Ralph explained that a crew member gave her a hard time because she was 4 minutes late to arrive at her […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph and husband Vincent Hughes – Getty Images *Any talk of Sheryl Lee Ralph’s marriage to Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes being on the rocks due to their living situation has been exaggerated. Referencing an Interview Ralph did with “Entertainment Tonight,” People reports she and Hughes are as strong as ever in their […]

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 04: Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 04, 2023 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) *Sheryl Lee Ralph is opening up about one of the scariest moments she experienced with her son Etienne. “When Etienne was in college, he had a car accident and […]

[…] virtual event and on Saturday, December 5th on KTLA-TV. Produced and hosted by Tony Award nominee, Spirit Award winner, honored AIDS activist and The D.I.V.A Foundation founder Sheryl Lee Ralph, it is the culmination of DIVAS Health Awareness Week, a slate of programming that kicks off with a World AIDS Day Townhall on December 1. In […]

*(CNN) — After more than 50 years in showbiz, Sheryl Lee Ralph has finally received her first Emmy nomination. And her joy is infectious. In a minute-long video shared by her son on Twitter, Ralph — who plays teacher Barbara Howard on ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” — is on the phone receiving the news of her Emmy […]

*For many people, Sheryl Lee Ralph will always be associated with the hit Broadway play “Dreamgirls.” With sold out shows, chart-topping single and six Tony awards collected out of the 13 nominations, it’s safe to say that the production was must-see in the ‘80s. And Ralph was in the center of it all, playing the lead […]

[…] Muhammad Ali was that athlete and he never backed down. “If you think they’re being hard on Colin Kaepernick, they gave hell to Muhammad Ali,” said honoree Sheryl Lee Ralph. Muhammad Ali lived by a set of principles – conviction, giving, confidence, respect, and spirituality – that helped catapult him to global prominence and respect, but more […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 04, 2023, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) *Sheryl Lee Ralph appeared recently on the Way Up with Angela Yee podcast to promote her new book, “DIVA 2.0: 12 Life Lessons From Me For You.” During the conversation, the Emmy winner revealed […]