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Octavia Spencer is up for her second Academy Award this year, but the star of “Hidden Figures” said Monday that she has even bigger plans. “The role I’m destined to play is to be one of the biggest producers in Hollywood,” Spencer said at the 3rd annual Makers Conference, a women’s empowerment event sponsored by […]

Director Theodore Melfi says he had to whitewash a couple of scenes in the Oscar-nominated movie Hidden Figures because it’s not fair to depict ALL the white characters and the white establishment as racist, even though history says otherwise. When interviewed by Vice, Melfi defended his decision to add a white savior into the story… because every […]

For black women, hair is more than just strands atop our head. And now one of our favorite actresses has entered the hair game: Gabrielle Union. In an exclusive interview with WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) Gabrielle Union discussed her new hair care line for Black women, called Flawless. Itwill launch exclusively at Ulta Beauty stores […]

There are a handful of roles that every good actor is more than honored to play. So when Laurence Fishburne was asked to portray Nelson Mandela in a new miniseries, he didn’t hesitate. At first. “I was offered the part. I said ‘yes’ immediately, was completely honored to be asked. And then, 15 minutes later, […]

UPDATE: Beyoncè is always on top. Even on pregnancy announcements. Her Instagram post announcing that she’s pregnant with twins is now the most-like Instagram pic ever.     CLICK HERE to read story source: BlackAmericaWeb.com

For black women, our hair is more than just strands atop our head that we style in a no-fuss, carefree manner. To us, our hair means so much more. It’s a deeply personal labor of love that shows the world who we are courtesy of every textured strand. Since the hair care marketplace is under-represented […]

Queen Bey announced her family has been blessed "two times over" on Instagram.

Lecrae..Angela and Bow Wow(Shad Moss) on the set of 106 & PARK In a social media message, the 29-year-old fashion mogul and television personality posted a graphic image that states, “trust the direction God leads you.” Simmons went on to glorify God when captioning the image. “Always have. Always will! #GodIsAmazing #Blessed,” she wrote. Mother […]

Congratulations to the Williams! Pharrell and his wife Helen Lasichanh are now the proud parents of triplets! The super producer and rapper welcomed home three new additions to their family earlier this month (way to keep that under wraps!). A rep for the family confirmed to Vanity Fair the babies are “happy and healthy”. There’s […]

We’re convinced that when When Kerry Washington says “It’s handled,” she’s not just referring to a crisis on ABC’s hit show, Scandal. She’s talking about her own life. We’ve watched her in various films like Ray, Save the Last Dance (my personal favorite) and Django Unchained where she displays her versatility, and now she not […]