With the Oscar’s taking place this Sunday, and “The Help” receiving 3 nominations, we take a look back at black female Oscar winners and nominees in Academy history. Viola Davis & More Stun At The NAACP Awards [Red Carpet PHOTOS] 2012 Oscar Nominations Are In: “The Help” Snags 3 Noms Including “Best Picture”
With the Oscar’s taking place this Sunday, and “The Help” receiving 3 nominations, we take a look back at black female Oscar winners and nominees…
Ester Dean The Firework Culture Katy Perry, Rihanna, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, and R. Kelly can all thank Ester Dean for their chart topping success. The Oklahoma native’s song writing resume reads like a who’s who of music’s A-list. After relocating to Atlanta, Dean teamed up with producer Polow da Don, Zone4Inc., and […]
Ester Dean The Firework Culture Katy Perry, Rihanna, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, and R. Kelly can all thank Ester Dean for their chart topping success. The Oklahoma native’s song writing resume reads like a who’s who of music’s A-list. After relocating to Atlanta, Dean teamed up with producer Polow da Don, Zone4Inc., and […]
We all love Jay-Z and Kanye’s “N*ggas in Paris” even though most of us can only dream of the opulence they boast about in the catchy lyrics. Mos Def’s adopted an alter ago–Yasiin Bey and has released his version of the Watch The Throne hit, “N*ggas in Poorest.” I love the fact that Mos Def […]
Tempestt Bledsoe, best known for her role as Vanessa Huxtable on The Cosby Show has been happily unmarried for 19 years to live-in boyfriend, Darryl M. Bell, remembered as Ron Johnson, Jr. from A Different World. Both Chicago natives, Bledsoe and Bell began their courtship five years after meeting during Beldsoe’s guest appearance on A […]
Racism should be the least of our worries these days, but it’s not. It seems as if people are taking their personal opinions on black people and churning out their corniest racist insults. This is when sh*ts and giggles goes really wrong. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, especially within the comforts of their […]
According to www. bach-cantatas.com/BIO Henry Lewis (Conductor) Born: October 16, 1932 – Los Angeles, California, USA Died: 1996 The black American conductor, Henry Lewis, began studying piano at the age of five and later learned to play the clarinet as well as several string instruments. After six years as a double-bassist with the Los Angeles […]
*Tony Cornelius, the son of late “Soul Train” founder Don Cornelius, says nothing had suggested to him or to friends that his father was suicidal. “He was not feeling well so it’s really hard to say why my dad decided he had had enough,” Cornelius’s son told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s just one of those […]
Appearing on “TODAY” to discuss her new memoir, “I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down,” Hudson revealed that she underwent a bit of a shock when she started gaining noteriety for her singing talent as well as her weight. Read: Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” Becomes “Super Grace” Speaking […]
Mr. George Taliaferro and his wife, retired Supreme Court judge Viola Taliaferro will be at the Crispus Attucks Museum, 1140 Dr. MLK Street on Saturday February 4th at 3 p.m. Also featured will be a newly installed exhibit highlighting the lifework of this true American legend. George Taliaferro was the first African-American drafted by the National Football […]