Entertainment

Review By Brooke Dennis St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre opened its production of Sam Shepard’s critically acclaimed Fool for Love on January 18, with the show on stage through February 11. The play opens with a […]

by Maria Pasquini Tracee Ellis Ross is setting the record straight about speculation over her black-ish salary. “There has been a lot of conversation and speculation the last few days regarding my black-ish salary. I […]

by Steve Rose After five decades as sidekicks, secondary characters and niche titles, the black superhero’s time has finally come. Next month Marvel releases its eagerly awaited Black Panther movie, centered on a young African […]

The book, Sulwe, follows the story of a little girl named Sulwe, which means “star,” a 5-year-old from Kenya who wishes she had lighter skin. It will be released next year. As the darkest-skinned member of her […]

On her 47th birthday, Mary J. Blige was presented with a long-awaited star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul celebrated the milestone with her family and some of her closest […]

Lisa Respers France, phillytrib.com The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday was a night of firsts and a reminder of the power of Oprah. “I want all of the girls watching here now to […]

By Lauren Poteat Jenifer Lewis, affectionately nicknamed “Auntie” in Black Hollywood, recently made a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where she shared the trials, tribulations and triumphs […]

By JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE, Sabina Ghebremedhin and RENEE HENSON Talk-show host Tavis Smileynded himself again against sexual misconduct allegations on Good Morning America, saying, “PBS made a huge mistake here.” PBS suspended the distribution of his namesake talk […]

By Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News When Kim Fields had the opportunity to audition for the role of Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey on “The Facts of Life,” the child actress almost walked out. The hit sitcom, which […]

PHOTO CHELSEA/VARIETY by Brian Steinberg (Variety)Van Jones, the civil rights advocate and former Obama administration advisor, will get a regular bimonthly slot on CNN’s primetime schedule with “The Van Jones Show.”The one-hour program will launch […]