Music Icons Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Release Official Music Video of Single ‘Blackbird’ / WATCH

*New York, NY — Pop Culture Icons, multiple Grammy Award-winners and multi-platinum selling artists Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. released today the official music video to their single “blackbird” (Album Mix) from their highly anticipated first studio album in three decades, Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons (EE1/BMG), due April 30. The official music video is a […]
Isaiah Washington Curses Out Charlamagne tha God Over Mo’Nique’s ‘Donkey of the Day’ Label?
[videowaywire video_id=”126731913F863CCB”] *Isaiah Washington has reportedly surfaced to back his one-time co-star Mo’Nique. According to RhymesWithSnitch, the actor, who starred with Mo’Nique in the 2015 indie film “Blackbird,” took to Twitter with a warning for The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne tha God after he crowned the actress Donkey of the Day. As previously reported, Mo’Nique appeared […]
Isaiah Washington Promotes ‘Blackbird’ at Legendary Gay Bar (Watch)
*Isaiah Washington‘s promoting his new movie “Blackbird.” He stopped by a legendary gay bar to spread the word to the LGBT community, according to TMZ. Washington was at one of the biggest gay bars in West Hollywood, Rage nightclub, with his new movie’s costar Gary LeRoi Gray.
Isaiah Washington Insists Mo’Nique Wasn’t Blackballed (Watch)
*During his appearance Friday on “The Real,” Isaiah Washington waded into the controversy over Lee Daniels’ claim that Mo’Nique has been blackballed in Hollywood. The actor, who stars opposite Mo’Nique in the film “Blackbird,” tells the ladies, “Don’t believe everything that you read.” “This woman is the truth and I dare anyone to suggest anything […]
‘Blackbird’: EUR Film Review by Kam Williams
*In “Blackbird,” Randy Rousseau (Julian Walker) claims to be straight, even though everybody thinks he’s gay basically because he’s effeminate, sings in the church choir, and is a member of Christian High’s drama club. The repressed 17 year-old has even confessed to his BFFs, Effie (Gary Leroi Gray) and Crystal (Nikki Jane), to waking up […]
BET Founder Bob Johnson Talks Diversity, Mo’Nique’s ‘Blackbird’ and Going Digital With UMC
*With the success of BET among his various accomplishments, Bob Johnson knows a bit of something about having a vision that falls beyond the confines of the present. Nowadays, the businessman has broader intentions as he looks into the future with Urban Movie Channel (UMC), a digital, subscription-based service he launched last year with his […]
‘Blackbird’ Flies High Starring Mo’Nique and Isaiah Washington
*”Blackbird” is a moving commentary about a young African-American man that is coming to grips with his alternate sexual identity. Plagued with dreams that cause him much distress, Randy Rousseau, the main character played magnificently by newcomer Julian Walker, eventually confesses to not wanting the “sinful urges,” but does nothing to resist the negative influences […]
Mo’Nique’s Take on Black Actors’ Refusal of Gay-Themed ‘Blackbird’: Fear
*Although Mo’Nique has a lot of love for the gay community, the same can’t be said for other entertainers in Hollywood. Chatting with The Wrap’s Anita Bennett, the Oscar winner gave her reason why many of Tinseltown’s black actors took a pass on playing the lead role in her upcoming film “Blackbird.” The Patrik-Ian Polk-helmed […]
Mo’Nique Urges LGBT Love and Support in Open Letter to Black America
*Mo’Nique‘s love for the LGBT community is a personal thing that runs deep. And while her headline grabbing claims of allegedly being “blackballed” by Hollywood may have overshadowed that love, Mo’Nique brings it all back via an open letter she penned to Black America on Ebony.com regarding love and support for the LGBT community. The […]
Mo’Nique, Isaiah Washington Bring ‘Blackbird’ to the Big Screen
*Years after winning a best supporting actress Oscar for her work in “Precious,” Mo’Nique is returning to the big screen. The actress will star along with Isaiah Washington in “Blackbird,” a new urban coming of age drama from Urban Movie Channel (UMC), an RLJ Entertainment brand. The Patrik-Ian Polk-directed project centers around 17-year-old Randy (Julian […]
UMC Acquires ‘Blackbird’ Starring Mo’Nique and Isaiah Washington
*Los Angeles, CA. Urban Movie Channel, (UMC) and RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and Chairman of RLJ Entertainment today announced the April 24, 2015, U.S. theatrical release of the urban coming-of-age film “Blackbird.” “Blackbird” is based on the novel by the same name by Larry […]
Urban Movie Channel Nabs Mo’Nique, Isaiah Washington Film ‘Blackbird’ (Trailer)
*Robert L. Johnson’s Urban Movie Channel has acquired U.S. rights to the coming-of-age film “Blackbird,” starring Mo’Nique and Isaiah Washington, reports Variety. “Blackbird” is Mo’Nique’s first movie since 2009’s “Precious,” for which she won the Oscar for best supporting actress. “Isaiah sent me the script and told me that I had to do [it],” she told Variety. […]