Pan African Film Festival: Transformative Cinema from the African Diaspora (Report & Photos)
*Los Angeles – The 23rd Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival got underway on Thursday, February 5, 2015 on a …
David Harewood on White Actors ‘Blacking Up’ to Play Othello
*Fans of David Harewood still can’t get over his rather explosive exit from “Homeland” in 2012. The actor is back on …
Taraji P. Henson is Asked: ‘What Does Cookie Keep In her Purse?’ (Watch)
*Cookie Lyon is by all accounts the supreme queen of “Empire,” ever since she gave her prison guards the deuces in the …
‘White Water’: TV One’s Feel Good Movie About Young Boy & His Journey (Watch)
*The TV One original movie, “White Water,” set in segregated 1963 Opelika, Alabama is filled with whimsy and charm. …
Bronx Students Inspired Verizon’s Black History Month Ad Campaign (Watch)
*To celebrate Black History Month this February, Verizon is shining a spotlight on a group of Bronx Academy Middle …
Phylicia Rashad Talks August Wilson Ahead of PBS Special
*Anything you have ever wanted to know about August Wilson – the late literary mastermind who brought to humanity such …
Experience Carmen Lundy’s ‘Soul To Soul’ (Watch/Listen)
*To say that Carmen Lundy is sultry is an understatement. Hers is a timeless style and sound that endures across the …
Turner’s Two Cents: Songs, The Spirit and Civil Rights
*A stirring scene near the beginning of Ava DuVernay’s towering civil rights drama “Selma” finds a despondent …
NBC’s ‘The Slap’ is About More Than Just The Slap
*Is it ever okay to discipline another person’s misbehaving child by smacking him across the grill? NBC’s new drama “The …
Kenya Moore Calls the Trumps ‘The First Family of America’
*Kenya Moore’s boardroom game on “Celebrity Apprentice” hit a new level this week when she told The Donald and his sons …
Tameka Raymond’s ‘Style Theory Tour’ Features Style and Beauty Experts
*Tameka Raymond, celebrity wardrobe stylist and founder of the “Style Theory Tour,” kicked off the first …
Anthony Mackie Says Past Costars Tried to Turn Down His Performances
*In praising his co-stars of the film “Black or White,” Anthony Mackie has revealed a rather dubious practice that …
Billy Porter Plays Lincoln Center Tonight for PBS Special
*Tony Award winning theater star Billy Porter, whose profession has taken him all around the world, is making it clear …
Recap: The 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards Red Carpet Extravaganza (Pics/Video)
*Saturday January 24, 2015 marked the 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards which began with a star-studded red carpet event held …
Actor/Activist Jesse Williams Takes Home Drum Major for Justice Award
*During the recent King Week in Los Angeles, the SCLC-SC Legacy Awards Gala honored six individuals who continue to do …
