Indianapolis native Vivica A. Fox has signed on to star in the hit Fox show, Empire, according to Entertainment Weekly. Vivica will play Cookie’s (Taraji P. Henson) older sister along with Tasha Smith who is also one of Cookie’s sisters. The shows executive producer, Ilene Chaiken told EW, “Cookie’s other family members are troublesome, to […]

NEW INFORMATION ADDED: A young African-American woman originally from Indianapolis, Sasheer Zamata,  has been chosen as the newest cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live.  Zamata, the first Black female on the show since Maya Rudolph left several years ago, debuts as a “featured cast member” on the January 18th show, hosted by Drake.  Zamata, […]