Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige spoke to the magic of “The Wiz Live!,” airing December 3rd  8/7c on NBC, when I asked them about…

What do you do when your daughter lies dying in a hospital bed? How do you pray when she looks at you to say, “Mommy,…

Talk about #BlackGirlMagic. With an ongoing conversation about justice, race, and diversity dominating media in recent months, it’s only right that some of the largest magazines…

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The FBI has launched an investigation to take a closer look at Hillary Clinton’s private email account.

More stars have been added to NBC’s live version of The Wiz, while Shaft is headed back to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter,…

Queen Latifah has signed on to star opposite Jennifer Garner in Sony’s faith-based drama Miracles From Heaven. The actress joins Garner, who already had boarded…

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Roland Martin and HipHollywood’s Vanessa Barnett rundown which African American actors  received Emmy Award nominations and who was snubbed by the Emmy voting committee. Lee…

  *Dee Rees, the director of HBO’s upcoming biopic on Bessie Smith says don’t expect to hear a lot of her popular hits in the film.…

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 […]

Queen Latifah‘s show today was all about inspirational people, especially Queen’s mom Rita Owens (Mamma O). Queen knew she wanted music to be a part of…