January 2017

Essence ‘Black Women in Music’ Celebrates Erykah Badu

8th annual Essence “Black Women in Music” will honor the extraordinarily talented GRAMMY winner Erykah Badu on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album, “Baduizm.” “From the time that she first hit the scene with her album ‘Baduizm,’ we all fell in love with the genius that is Erykah Badu. It is only fitting that we honor the accomplishments […]

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Should the 2016 Presidential Elections Be Ruled Null and Void?

Written by D.L. White, Guest Columnist   Should the 2016 Presidential Elections be ruled Null and Void as a result of Russia’s involvment?…..What did President-elect Trump know? And when did he know it? (Troubling)!! Unbelievable! It has been confirmed that Russian hackers (with approval from Russian President Putin himself) successfully infiltrated the Democratic National Committee’s

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Regina King Signs Two-Year Deal with ABC For Production Company

Award-winning actress Regina King (Ray, American Crime) has signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios for her production company Royal Ties. King’s sister, Reina King, will serve as development executive as the two develop and produce new projects. The Five-time NAACP Image Award winner is nominated for Entertainer of the year at the 48th NAACP Image Awards. This

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“Hidden Figures” Took the Top Spot at the Box Office

Fox’s “Hidden Figures” took the top spot at the box office beating out Rogue earning an impressive $22.8 million, finishing just ahead of the Disney-Lucas Film by roughly $1 million. The uplifting, inspirational historical film, starring Octavia  Spencer (Dorothy Vaughn), Taraji P. Henson (Katherine Johnson) and Janelle Monae (Mary Jackson) as three trailblazing females NASA mathematicians

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Viola Davis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Donald Glover & Moonlight Walk Away with Golden Globe Awards

There were so many reason’s for us to watch 74th Annual Golden Globes. For starters, many of our favorite’s were nominated, and won! Yay, Tracee Ellis (Black-ish) Ross, on becoming the first black actress in a TV comedy to win the Golden Globe since Debbie Allen did so in 1983.  Ross won for her role as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson,

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Kid-trepreneur sisters’ Secure Deal with 2 ABC Shark Tank Investors

  Photo credit:  FaceBook Kid-trepreneur sisters, Madison Star and Mallory Iyana, took their chances by swimming with the sharks on ABC’s Shark Tank. Madison, 12, and Mallory, 10, are the brand ambassadors and creators of Angels and Tomboys®, a beauty and body care company of handmade body lotions and body spray for ‘tween and teen girls.

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Fox Releases Character Posters for HIDDEN FIGURES

20th Century Fox has released three new Character Posters for HIDDEN FIGURES to celebrate the film’s wide release this Friday, January 6, 2017! These 1960’s inspired character posters feature Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe starring as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one

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Forbes 30 under 30: Simone Biles, Quinta Brunson, Augusta Uwamanzu Among Youngest to Make List

  Forbes Magazine has announced its list of “30 under 30” innovators for 2017. More than 15,000 people were nominated but only 600 made the final cut. And, we couldn’t be more prouder of the number of chocolate superstar millennials who made the list. Check out a few of the influencers below: Jason Derulo (27) Musician Derulo, who

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