Members of Black sororities around the nation cried out last night during the premiere of VH1’s “Sorority Sisters” reality show. The newest addition to VH1’s lineup featured 9 women, members of four different Greek-letter organizations, living and socializing in Atlanta. What could have been an uplifting series, showing college graduates working together, participating in community […]
*Cicely Tyson is headed to Shondaland. The veteran actress has been tapped to guest star opposite Viola Davis in ABC’s “How To Get Away With Murder,” reports Deadline.com. Details of her character have not been released, but as of now she’s scheduled to appear in one episode. The legal drama from Shonda Rhimes recently got […]
Last night’s episode was arguably the most jaw-dropping yet as Professor Annalise Keating, her staff and law school students juggled getting one client off for insider trading, another out of jail after she had already confessed to murder–all while we flashed back to try to piece together what’s going to happen with yet another dead body. […]
This is what happens when a major news publication doesn’t hire a Black writer to write about us. New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley wrote a piece that was supposed to be about how Shonda Rhimes has changed the landscape for Black women on TV, but ended up being an under-researched piece that called […]
Joe Morton, who just won an Emmy for his guest role in “Scandal,” has joined the upcoming Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Netflix comedy “Grace and Frankie,” notes the Hollywood Reporter. MUST SEE: Joe Morton On “Scandal” And Olivia Pope’s Mother The comedy centers on nemeses Grace (Fonda) and Frankie (Tomlin), whose lives are turned upside […]
Rapper turned television host Bow Wow aka Shad Moss has gotten a new job as a cast member in the upcoming CBS crime drama “CSI: Cyber.” According to Deadline, Moss will play a teenaged hacking genius named Brody “Baby Face” Nelson. Brody is faced with the decision to work with the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division […]
CLEVELAND – We know you recognize James Pickens, Jr., the actor who plays Dr. Webber on “Grey’s Anatomy,” but did you know he’s a Cleveland native? After this interview with Good Morning Cleveland’s Macie Jepson, we all learned something new about him too: He didn’t intend to become an actor when he went to college […]
Fox is dipping into the hip-hop mogul storyline pool again (anyone remember “Platinum”?) with Lee Daniels’ new show “Empire.” The series stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Macy Gray, Malik Yoba and more. Howard plays a gangster turned record exec named Lucious Lyon, who is running a label called Empire Entertainment. Lucious has […]
Olivia Pope’s lip has been trembling on 100 this season. It’s pretty much what Kerry Washington has been known for in “Scandal.” We’ve decided to compile some of the best of Olivia’s lip quivers from the show. Enjoy! SOURCE: TheUrbanDaily.com Article and Video Courtesy of The Urban Daily Picture Courtesy of ABC and […]
Phylicia Rashad is not a fan of sitcoms today and she had no problem sharing her true feelings during a recent interview with the HuffPost Live. While promoting her new film Frankie & Alice, the veteran “The Cosby Show” actress said there is “no comparison” when it comes to comedy and cohesive writing. “I’m sorry, […]
*“Scandal” star Kerry Washington is among the recipients of Women in Film’s 2014 Crystal + Lucy Awards honoring exemplary women in the entertainment industry. Washington will receive the Lucy Award for Excellence in Television, while recent Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will pick up the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film and Rose Byrne will be […]
*Starz today announced cast members of its upcoming half-hour scripted comedy series “Survivor’s Remorse” from LeBron James, Tom Werner, Mike O’Malley, Maverick Carter and Paul Wachter. Jessie T. Usher (“Level Up”) will play Cam Calloway, Ronreaco Lee (“Glory,” “Let’s Stay Together”) has been cast as Reggie Vaughn, Erica Ash (“Scary Movie 5,” “The Real Husbands […]