Photo Via Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Unseeded Sloane Stephens, beat the No. 15-seeded Madison Keys, her fellow American competitor, 6-3, 6-0, in just 61 minutes in the U.S. Open final. The tennis star, who made her return at Wimbledon after a foot surgery and missed 11 months of competitive play, quickly made […]
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The acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series “Oprah’s Master Class” featuring an unprecedented first–person insight into the brilliant minds of entertainers and public figures we love, respect and admire, is in its sixth season, with a new episode on Saturday, September 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network featuring hip-hop pioneer LL Cool J. Hip-hop
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Grammy-Award winning and platinum-selling artist Fantasia will release her first-ever holiday album, Christmas After Midnight, via Concord Records on October 6. The 12-track album was produced by Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera, The Black-Eyed Peas) and includes some of Fantasia’s favorite holiday songs including “This Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto,” “Have
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Photo caption: Laila Ali, host of “Home Made Simple” OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Procter & Gamble announced today that Laila Ali, undefeated four-time boxing world champion, cookbook author, lifestyle brand creator, inspirational speaker and youngest daughter of Muhammad Ali, will join Daytime Emmy award-winning DIY series “Home Made Simple” as the new
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Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys make history as for the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women have advanced to the quarterfinal round. For the first time in the tennis competition’s history, it’s exciting to have three black women who all have advanced to the quarterfinal round. On Monday, Sept. 4,
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon makes $1M donation to the J.J. Watt Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to assist Houston residents. In honor of all the heroes in Houston who helped their neighbors in a time of need, Jimmy invited Victoria White, Marquist Taylor and their Houston Gospel Choir joined by The Roots, with a
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Pictured: Oprah at “Queen Sugar” press event. Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey and more, are among the stars lined up to appear in a one-hour telethon set for September 12, that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief. “Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief” will air live
Aspire (@tvASPiRE), the network that reflects, shares and celebrates the experiences of black culture and urban lifestyle, announced on August 31, that it will premiere season one of the new lifestyle culinary show Butter + Brown on Tuesday, October 3 at 8 p.m. ET. Executive produced by Chef G. Garvin (Turn Up the Heat, Road
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Sean Patrick Thomas & Wife Aonika at the Premiere of Black Love. Photo: The Chocolate Voice On Tuesday night, Saban Theater in West Hollywood hosted a red carpet event featuring clips and conversation for OWN’s new docu-series “Black Love.” The auditorium was filled to capacity with mostly young adults, who came to view
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Since Hurricane Harvey stormed ashore Friday, and dropped more than two feet of rain, thousands of people in Houston, Corpus Christi, Port Arthur and along the Gulf Coast have been displaced. The most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least 25 people and forced 30,000 people to flee to emergency
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