There are a few factors involved in having a successful television show. You need a great script, excellent actors but more importantly, you need a brilliant director. The men and women who sit behind the lens to orchestrate and choreograph edge-of your seat suspenseful moments, or steamy sex scenes, are all fascinating minds who […]

  *LL Cool J is Harvard’s 2014 Artist of the Year, and will be honored at the annual Cultural Rhythms Festival on Feb. 22. Harvard Foundation director S. Allen Counter made the announcement Wednesday, saying of the entertainer born James Todd Smith: “His pioneering contributions to a new genre of music and distinguished history of […]

Hundreds gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan to honor Cathy Hughes, a woman who has blazed a trail for Black media in America. The Equity and Parity luncheon, which was a part of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition 17th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit, was moderated by Sharon Epperson, correspondent for CNBC, […]

  *Mariah Carey and her plunging neckline hit the BET Honors stage over the weekend with a new song. Perched on a piano and clad in a floor-length black gown and matching elbow-length gloves, the 43-year-old singer debuted the tune “You’re Mine.”     Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monae, Tamar Braxton and Ludacris also performed at […]

  “12 Years a Slave” among the films with the most nominees, coming in with nine.   (CNN) — “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth joined Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, on Thursday to announce the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards. The Academy Awards will air live on […]

  *Wayne Brady is planning to hit the ground running next year as host of the 2014 BET Honors. The news was confirmed Wednesday by BET Networks. According to BET president of music programming and Specials for BET Networks. Stephen Hill, Brady is the perfect choice for the annual event.   “We are excited to […]

When it comes to dress sense, what’s worse: layer upon bulky layer of long underwear and puffy coats? Flashy, barely-there outfits? Or downright sloppiness? Travel + Leisure readers rated major destinations in categories including style for the annual America’s Favorite Cities survey — and the results confirm that city dwellers fall short of fashionable in […]

(WOIO) – The sole survivor of a family tragedy has taken a turn towards the worst as her killer dad’s funeral services are announced. Thursday, Kayla Allen, 10, was downgraded from fair to critical condition at MetroHealth Medical Center Earlier this month, her father, Kevin Allen shot Kayla and killed her mother Catherina and younger […]

Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were better known for punching than speaking.