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Aug 9 2016

OWN Renews “For Peete’s Sake” & “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” Adds “The Book of John”

Yay! A few of our favorite Reality T.V. shows featured on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network just got renewed. The network announced it has renewed popular Saturday night docu-series “For Peete’s Sake,” from Tremendous! Entertainment featuring actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, for eight additional episodes and has ordered from Pilgrim Media Group […]

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Jul 31 2016

This Could Be Fun : Caraoke Showdown

With the success of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, it only seems fitting for someone else to kick it up a notch right? Enter Craig Robinson. According to various sites, the comedian will attempt to blend aspects of the Carpool Karaoke segment with the Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab show. Caraoke Showdown will include unsuspecting contestants

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Jul 31 2016

Daveed Diggs joins Black-Ish!

OMG yes! Rainbow Johnson has a brother and of COURSE it’s Daveed Diggs. If you know anything about me, you know that I’m obsessed with both Black-Ish AND Hamilton so this is a huge win for me. For those of you that might not know, Daveed Diggs is most known for his roles as Lafayette

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Jul 29 2016

Watch the Trailer for ‘Loving’

Well this is going to be emotional, and hopefully Oscar worthy! The film starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga will follow the dramatic love story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple during the 60’s who fought for their right to be married. via deadine.com: Set in 1960s Virginia, the Lovings were married

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Jul 21 2016

Star Trek Beyond is Finally Here!

I had the pleasure of seeing Star Trek Beyond last week and I was pleasantly surprised! I’ll be honest, I’m not a trekkie so I can’t speak to you on the history of the show, or the nuances of their character development, but what I can tell you is that I appreciated the subtle inclusion

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Jul 20 2016

Yara Shahidi Nailed This Speech On Representation In Hollywood

As she accepted an award for philanthropy at the Points of Life Conference on Volunteering, Yara Shahidi delivered an eye opening and incredibly conscious speech about the value of representation in the media, art and TV. The 16-year old Black-Ish actress, who is of Iranian and African American descent, called out Hollywood’s top players

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Jul 20 2016

Ava Duvernay Brings Us ‘Queen Sugar’

You may have heard the news, but writer, producer and director Ava DuVernay has teamed up with Oprah Winfrey, OWN, and an all female production team to create the series Queen Sugar. Well, the extended trailer is here and it’s even better than the first! Inspired by Natalie Baszile’s novel of the same title,

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Jul 9 2016

Oh Yes she did: Serena Wins 7th Wimbledon!

(Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer) Williams captured her 22nd Grand Slam title on Saturday at Wimbledon, tying Steffi Graf’s Open Era record with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber. Williams tied Steffi Graf’s Open-era record for Grand Slam singles titles, gaining her 22nd with a 7-5, 6-3 victory. Margaret Court holds the

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Jul 5 2016

2016 Essence Fest: O-Mazing Oprah and So Much More!

“The energy of what you do, what you say and the energy of who you are goes out into the world, your home and into your relationships and that energy is always coming back to you. You’re responsible for the energy you put out into the world.” This past weekend, Essence Festival was a scorcher!

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Jun 30 2016

Oprah Winfrey To Appear at 2016 ESSENCE Festival

Organizers of Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) ESSENCE Festival today announced that world renowned television host, actress, producer, philanthropist and entrepreneurin New Orleans, presented by Coca-Cola, on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 4:00pm at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This will be the first time in the event’s 21-year history that Winfrey will appear at the

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