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Ancient American Empire of Xi: Queen of Diamonds and Gold; Califia and the California Blacks Queen Califia Cave Art “Whoever controls the images, control your self-esteem, self respect, and self development, whoever controls your history controls your vision. — Dr. Leonard Jeffries *In the continental United States of America, there were Africans who came […]

*If you’re down for a good laugh, then we’ve got some ridiculousness that’s gonna make you do just that. It seems the situations on ” Empire” are hitting a little too close to home for a “known ghetto player” who claims the hit Fox show stole from a documentary he made about his life. […]

[…] no surprise that Lee Daniels has another soon-to-be hit on his hands, however this time around it’s in the television world for the all new Fox drama, “ Empire,” debuting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 7 at 9/8c! If you haven’t seen at least a billboard (which are everywhere!) then you must be living under a rock. […]

[…] time in their careers – with Davis looking to even the score. Actress Taraji P. Henson accepts the Best Actress in a Drama Series award for “ Empire” onstage at the 5th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 31, 2015 in Beverly Hills Award season continues to be […]

Actor Jussie Smollett of ‘ Empire’ speaks onstage during the FOX portion of the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. *The cast of “Empire” continues to show support for Jussie Smollett, who has been shrouded in suspicion since his highly […]

Fox’s Empire Bus *Fox’s “Empire” is about to come to a city near you. The show kicks off a nationwide bus tour on Thursday, July 16 from Los Angeles, and it’s bringing a new contest that allows fans to record songs from the series and compete for a spot on the show. “The gold […]

*Taraji P. Henson is developing an “ Empire” spinoff focused on her character Cookie Lyon.  The series is currently in development with EP’s Danny Strong (“Empire” co-creator), Yolanda Lawrence and Stacy Littlejohn, Deadline reports.  The series will be directed by Sanaa Hamri. Here’s more via Complex: No official info regarding the plot of the […]

*” Empire” is an unflinching family drama about the music industry, particularly hip-hop, through the lens of one family who built a music empire through blood, sweat and fears. Jussie Smollett stars as Jamal Lyon – one of the members of this family in the series premiering on Fox on Wednesday, January 7, at […]

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 14: Jussie Smollett attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: “ Empire” at The Robin Williams Center on November 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images) *Ever since Chicago police said Thursday that actor Jussie Smollett staged his attack because he was “dissatisfied” with his “Empire” salary, inquiring […]

*Prime-time drama “ Empire,” which has begun its fourth season on Fox, is the most-popular show among African-American women. This is just one of a number of facts featured in a recent Nielsen report titled “African-American Women: Our Science, Her Magic.” The report discusses a range of topics from viewing habits to the growing economy […]

[…] for which Dr. King gave his life. This year NAN will honor Lee Daniels, actor, film producer, and director; and producer of the biggest show of season, Empire. The show has dealt with important issues in the black community such as homophobia & mental illness. Anthony Anderson, star of TV show Blackish will also […]

EMPIRE: Pictured L-R: Taraji P. Henson and guest star Taye Diggs in the “What We May Be” episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Nov. 30 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX *In the Wednesday night ratings showdown between Cookie and Dolly, the Lyon matriarch’s “Empire” may have won the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demo, but NBC’s “Dolly […]

Empire News outfit from HBA *For that “Empire” fan in your life going through withdrawal – rocking back and forth with the shakes, unable to wait for its return on March 30 – there are two online stores selling official “Empire” apparel, billing themselves as perhaps a last minute gift idea for fanatics […]

*Jussie Smollett, we can now say with certainty, will not be back on “ Empire” when it returns for it’s 6th and final season, so sayeth series co-creator Lee Daniels: “Jussie Smollet will NOT be returning to Empire,” Daniels tweeted on Tuesday. Daniels’ comment came as a response to a Variety report saying that […]

Empire “Cupid Kills” *For the first 20 minutes it looked as though Empire was toning down the drama a bit in favor of heating up some relationships—like that really strange ménage a trois that closed the show. It quickly, however, returned to form Wednesday night when the beef between Lucious and Shine spiraled […]