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Poet Maya Angelou threw a party in the backyard of her Winston-Salem, N.C. home on Thursday to celebrate her 82nd birthday, which included tributes from such celebrity attendees as filmmaker Lee Daniels and rapper-turned-actor Common.
R&B artist, Mary J. Blige has finally decided to market her signature look, sunglasses. Since her debut in 1991, the singer has changed her hair, dress, make-up, and dance, but she always stayed true to wearing some saucy shades.
Avatar” star Zoe Saldana is in early talks to topline “Columbiana,” a Luc Besson-produced drama set in Latin America and the U.S. Saldana
It wasn’t that long ago, was it? Back when Wendy Raquel Robinson first appeared on the sit-com “The Steve Harvey Show” as Principal Regina Grier? The Howard University alum had stolen the hearts of masses with her ability appear vulnerable and clumsy in one scene, and totally in control and ahead of the game in the next.
*Audra McDonald, Chita Rivera and Dionne Warwick were among the thousands of mourners bidding a final farewell to legendary actress and singer Lena Horne Friday in her home state of New York.
So Mary J. Blige has signed on to play Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic! Lookinside for all the details!
Lionel Richie announced several plans to donate services and materials to his alma mater, Tuskegee University, during the school’s 125th Annual Commencement Exercises held last Sunday (May 9).
Krista White has emerged the winner of “America’s Next Top Model,” earning a contract with Wilhelmina models, a six-page cover spread with Seventeen magazine and a $100,000 CoverGirl contract.
Niecy Nash had her last dance on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” last night, but she’ll remain on newsstands a while longer thanks to Ebony magazine’s June issue, which features the comedian on the cover and is available now.
(EURWEB)Macy Gray is claiming that prejudice still exists within the music industry, particularly against African American artists who perform outside of the traditional black music genres.
*Famed relationship expert and licensed psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere will attempt to get expectant fathers to man up in the upcoming VH1 reality series “Dad Camp.”