There is definitely life after daytime talk show for the amazingly talented Queen Latifah. Latifah’s new HBO movie “Bessie” will premiere Saturday, May 16. The film tells the story of legendary Singer Bessie Smith, who was also known as The Queen Of The Blues in the 1920’s. Latifah is joined by a star-studded cast which […]

Queen Latifah is back on the small screen, but in an even bigger way. This time the 45-year-old Oscar nominee brings blues pioneer Bessie Smith…

  Queen Latifah has been tapped to play Bessie Smith, who was one of the founding mothers of the blues. Bessie was a very popular blues singers in the 20’s and 30’s. She died at the age of 37 after a car accident. Latifah was first asked to play Bessie back in her 20s, but […]

Long before Beyonce, Pattie La Belle, Chaka Khan, or any of those sistas were filling up arenas and stuntin’ on jumboTrons, Bessie Smith was rocking…