Ruby Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace on October 27, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her family soon moved to New York, and Dee was raised during the golden age of Harlem. After high school, she attended New York’s Hunter College, graduating in 1945. Expressive and literate, Dee was drawn to the theatre while still a [...]

On Saturday night (10/24), crowds braved the monsoon for the fourth annual “Front Row” fashion show benefiting the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Part award ceremony, part runway spectacle, the yearly event serves to celebrate Black leaders in the fields of fashion and entertainment.
The evening began with the award ceremony emceed by View co-host Sherri [...]

The documentary showing rehearsal footage from Michael Jackson’s planned comeback tour will screen simultaneously around the world tonight. When THIS IS IT makes its worldwide premiere from Los Angeles fans around the world will have a chance to join in during a live webcast of the event, which will

Reunited and it feels so good. Could the days of trash-talking and trying to choke the life out of each other be a thing of the past for these Real Housewives of Atlanta, NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak. The two were spotted embracing after having dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills on last Thursday [...]

BeBe and CeCe Winans is on the cover of this weeks issue of JET Magazine. The dynamic duo talks about the controversy of their music, how they may not use the names of God and Jesus but — believes their music reaches those who might not make it to church on Sunday morning.
Another powerful story [...]

R&B singer Monica’s anticipated reality series Monica: Still Standing is set to premiere tomorrow night (10/27) at 10pm. The show will highlight the many faces and hats adorned by Monica from family and health to music and motherhood.

Tyler Perry appeared on CBS’ news magazine 60 minutes last night (10/25). If you miss it, I have here for you in it’s entirety.
During an interview with Tyler, correspondent Byron Pitts read Tyler a Spike Lee quote, saying, “Spike Lee has said, and I quote, ‘I think there’s a lot of stuff out today that [...]

Today (10/26) Madonna was on hand during a ground breaking ceremony for Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, a school that the singer has opened in Malawi. Madonna got her hands dirty when she dug up some soil at the site for a new girls academy she is building.
With her eldest daughter Lourdes at her side, [...]

Shon Penn, known to many as one of a number of leading talents on MTV’s Making the Band 4, which produced Day 26, is moving forward by not only working on his own solo debut but is also aiding aspiring musical talent.
“No matter how far I go in this game, I’ll always reach back [...]

Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has joined the cast of “The Other Guys,” an upcoming Columbia Pictures comedy from writer/director Adam McKay (”Step Brothers”).
“The Other Guys” centers on a pair of second string cops who try to gain respect and admiration from their law enforcement peers. Sam and The Rock will play an elite pair [...]

CENTRIC announces a prestigious list of nominees to be recognized in the Network’s first special, CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS SHOW. Grammy Award-winner Beyonce, R&B diva Keri Hilson, and soulful crooner Maxwell lead the pack with four nominations each. Hosted by Academy Award-nominated

The Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, teamed up with Gucci to open the first ever Mary J. Blige Center for Women in Yonkers New York this week.. Joined by Steve Stoute and Gucci’s Frida Gianninni, Blige celebrated the opening of a center she and organizers believe will save and change lives. The [...]

The White House has released an official family portrait of the first family. The image shows President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia,11, and Sasha,8 sitting for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, on Sept. 1, 2009. The picture was shot by famed

Donnie McClurkin interviews a tearful Steve Harvey as he testifies about his struggle with fame. His honesty, humility and vulnerability have endeared him to me even more. I’ve observed Steve’s career growing by leaps and bounds and now I truly understand why God is propelling him because, he is not afraid to be a messenger [...]

A commonly asked question amongst potential next-level leaders, high-level leaders and people in general is “Do I Have What It Takes?” Do I have What It Takes to take my leadership, craft, vision, skills… to the next level? There is definitely no easy answer to that question; however I believe that there are some signs [...]

With intimate, fly-on- the- wall detail, WHEN THE GAME WAS OURS transports readers to this electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. From the heady days of trading championships to the darker days of injury and illness, we come to [...]

Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus Jordan , is causing some strife by opting to take the court wearing his famous father Michael’s Air Jordans rather than shoes from Adidas, which has an endorsement deal with the University of Central Florida (UCF). UCF athletic director Keith Tribble says the decision is up to Marcus, citing a precedent [...]

The long-awaited debut inspirations project from The Whispers is here. The CD, Thankful, hit stores this past Tuesday (10/20). The Whisper worked with Fred Hammond to produced the 10-song CD of original music.
The group said in a statement, “We’ve been wanting to do this for ten years. God has been really, really good to the [...]

Nearly a year after severing ties with long held management, Kelly Rowland is said to be close to solidifying a solo deal. While not confirmed by Rowland herself, sources say Rowland is also close to finishing her third solo album.
“I’m actually going to be doing the majority of her record,” songwriter Rico Love said. “I [...]

This is a interesting story I found on Jawn Murray’s BV Buzz. Tyler Perry has been on a quest to land Diana Ross for his movie, “A Jazz Man’s Blues” for almost a year. The Hollywood mogul said despite his public pleas and sending private gifts, the Golden Globe Award-winning star of “Lady Sings The [...]