via BlackAmericaWeb: “The Wendy Williams Show” is going on hiatus “indefinitely” as a precaution amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. Show producers informed staffers in a memo on Thursday, which was obtained by Deadline: To Our Dedicated Wendy Show Staff: The safety and well-being of our employees is our top priority. Considering the current escalation of the Coronavirus, production […]
via Hallels/Blessing Harper: Sad news in the world of music as Country music veteran Reba McEntire revealed that her mother, Jacqueline McEntire, had died following a battle with cancer. Jacqueline is survived by her children Reba, Susie, Pake and Alice. Her husband Clark died in October 2014 at the age of 86. CLICK HERE to read full story
via newsone/Written By Adrian Moore: Another inmate tragically met the end of their life while incarcerated and this time, they’re kin to mega-producer and creator Tyler Perry. According to KNOE, 26-year-old Gavin Porter was an inmate at the Union Parish Detention Center in Louisiana and he was found dead on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, according to authorities. Porter, of Greensburg in […]
via time/BY ANDREW DALTON Wow!! Well tonight The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour will start in the UK.. The Whitney hologram will be joined in concert by a full band, dancers and backup singers. The 90-minute show will feature 17 Whitney Houston favorites. The pop star who died in 2012 is the latest deceased legend to go […]
Photos by WENN.com, Getty Images via sandrarose: Katherine Johnson, the NASA space scientist and mathematician who’s calculations helped send astronauts into space, passed away of natural causes at age 101. Actress Taraji P. Henson penned a heartfelt tribute to the NASA scientist she portrayed in the Oscar nominated 2016 movie Hidden Figures. Henson, 49, took to Instagram on […]
via EEWMagazine/Article By LaTonia Mayfield: Taraji P. Henson founded the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 2018 to help those in the African-American community struggling with mental health. Here are our 8 favorite quotes on mental health, faith, and more, from the dedicated advocate bringing awareness to the issues that challenge our community. On God’s role […]
via fox8cleveland: Wow!! We all loved The Late Whitney Houston…Now there is a tour that is coming with a Whitney Houston Hologram leading the way. Eight years after her death, a holographic Houston will embark on a European tour that starts in England on Feb. 25 and runs through early April, with U.S. dates expected […]
Via BlackDoctor: When you think of your “Baby Making” or slow jam/get you”in-the-mood” song playlist, what singers come to mind? Probably a little Luther Vandross. Maybe some Isley Brothers? Probably even Maxwell or Jill Scott. But what about a Grammy Award-winning gospel artist? Maybe not. Well, think again, because award-winning gospel singer and actress Tamela Mann teamed up with her husband, NAACP Image […]
via Thelight/Bossip Staff: Tamar Braxton may have been right all along if what Cookie Hull, Loni Love’s ex-comedy writer and friend, says is true. Hull, who toured with Loni and wrote some of her material, tells Comedy Hype that Loni had plotted to get Tamar Braxton removed off of ‘The Real’ because “she wanted to be the only ghetto one” on […]
via BlackAmericaWeb/Eurweb: Janet Jackson popped in unexpectedly on “The View” Wednesday toting tickets to her upcoming Black Diamond tour for everyone in the studio – but most importantly, for Whoopi Goldberg. After walking out during a segment to the complete shock of the audience, Janet said that she had tickets just for Whoopi, after hearing that the […]
via Halles: A new documentary is in the works right now on R&B singer Mary J Blige!! Twenty-five years ago, Mary J. Blige released her seminal album “My Life”. At the time, she was dealing with many personal struggles that she was able to channel into an emotional masterpiece that is uniquely beloved and universally celebrated. […]
via nbcnews: Recently Rapper Snoop Dogg issued an apology to CBS Morning Show Host Gayle King after attacking her on social media for asking about the Kobe Bryant rape case in an interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie. King asked Leslie last week in a “CBS This Morning” interview whether she thought Bryant’s legacy was “complicated” […]