TMZ caught up with Oprah Winfrey coming out of Lucques in West Hollywoodand informed her of Bobbi Kristina’s devastatingly tragic condition. “Do we know how she is right now?” Oprah asked the paparazzi. There’s been plenty of news reports claiming that Bobbi’s family has taken her off of life support, but her father, Bobby Brown […]
Momma Oprah heard your cries about the OWN Network’s lack of scripted original programming and she’s tapped Ava DuVernay to write, direct and executive produce a new series, “Queen Sugar,” which is inspired by the Natalie Baszile novel of the same name. MUST READ: The Man, Not The Myth: Ava DuVernay Captures The ‘Meat’ Of […]
Jennifer Hudson is about to make her Broadway debut. The Academy-Award winning actress has been cast to play Shug Avery in the upcoming revival of The Color Purple. The news was announced by the show’s producers Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders on Jan. 9. Jennifer follows in the footsteps of her American Idol alum and […]
“The Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl” creator Issa Rae shared a moment of her life that would make the toughest G (think Issa’s character on her “ABG” webseries) smile with her mouth wide open–a selfie with Oprah! We have no idea what this photo with Oprah is about, we just know that Issa Rae had […]
Oprah Winfrey felt the wrath of Black Twitter first hand when she spoke out about the recent protests surrounding the police brutality against African-Americans. In an interview with People, Oprah applauded the #BlackLivesMatters movement but criticized it for what she claims, not having leadership. Oprah remarked: I think it’s wonderful to march and to protest and […]
On the heels of her role in Selma , Oprah Winfrey is honoring Civil Rights Legends with a month-long celebration in January on the OWN network. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the historic march, Oprah is honoring civil rights legends before Black History Month. Tamron Hall kicks off the month long celebration on January 1 with a look back at […]
Four years ago, Black Eyed Peas rapper, will.i.am launched the i.am scholarship program to provide future visionaries, leaders and innovators with financial assistance all for higher education. Along with his foundation, i.am.angel, will.i.am handpicked Jaiquann, Elijah, Darien and Barien, who were all accepted to their dream universities, but didn’t have the money to actually attend. […]
Terry McMillan is opening up about what allowed her to move one after her devastating divorce on the next episode of “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” Six years into what she thought was a dream marriage to Jonathan Plummer, which inspired her to write How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Terry found out her husband […]
It seems like everyday Forbes is releasing a list of their richest celebrities and most powerful celebrities. Forbes has just released their World’s Most Powerful Celebrities list. I’m guessing that “powerful” means filthy stinkin’ rich by the looks of the wealthy list. The usual suspects made the list, but *gasp* Beyonce beat out Oprah with […]
After receiving rave reviews in Lee Daniels’ The Butler last year, Oprah Winfrey is returning to the big screen. According to reports, the media mogul is not only producing Ava DuVernay’s Selma, she’s staring in the civil rights drama too. MUST READ: Oprah Fights Back Tears During Moving Tribute To Maya Angelou The Wrap reports […]
