By Chuck Arnold | MSN Growing up watching the “love in the afternoon” triumvirate of ABC daytime soaps — “All My Children,” “One Life To Live” and “General Hospital” by my mother’s side in the ’80s — it was all about Cliff (Peter Bergman) and Nina (Taylor Miller) on “AMC,” Viki (Erika Slezak) and Clint […]
Editorial credit: Alex Millauer / Shutterstock.com By NAACP LOS ANGELES – The joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP is developing a new daytime drama for the CBS Television Network. The series, titled THE GATES, follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 […]
Photo courtesy: Paramount Pictures | Onelovemovie.com By Tommy McArdle | February 19, 2024 | People Bob Marley: One Love dominated the box office over the holiday weekend. The new Bob Marley biopic grossed $51 million in its initial opening after it premiered in theaters on Valentine’s Day last week, as multiple outlets reported Monday. The film made $27.7 million in theaters between Friday and […]
Photo courtesy: Angela Joseph The Off-Broadway production of Mandela welcomes singer/actress Angela Joseph Cromwell to the cast. The production going on its 10th year has won 9 Broadway World Awards as well as 3 AUDELCO Awards. “Mandela The Untold Story” is performing at The American Theater of Actors located at 314 west 54th St from February 10th […]
Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com By Tara C. Mahadevan, Complex Meagan Good has opened up about her divorce from her husband DeVon Franklin. The couple was married for nine years. In a Twitter Spaces chat with XONecole, the actress said that she’s “grieving” her divorce. “Throughout life, I’ve always approached relationships as understanding that […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By ESPN News Services and The Associated Press | September 26, 2023 NEW YORK — Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team. The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts. “I think it […]
I am a huge fan of the animated TV series “The Boondocks,” which aired from 2005 to 2014. The show chronicles, through biting sociological and political commentary, the adventures of two boys: Huey Freeman, the older brother and self-described revolutionary left-wing radical, and Riley Freeman, Huey’s younger brother, who embraces and represents the gangster lifestyle. […]
LOS ANGELES, DEC 9, 2018: Actress Angela Bassett, voice of “Shatter”, on the red carpet at the global premiere of Paramount Pictures’ new movie Bumblebee, at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. (Shutterstock) By Shanelle Genai, The Root The 5th annual Critic’s Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema and Television has announced its honorees. Hosted by […]
London, United Kingdom- June 13, 2018: Rihanna attends the ‘Ocean’s 8’ UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, UK. By Angela Johnson, The Root Savage X Fenty fans are holding their breath waiting for their girl RiRi’s latest lingerie runway show to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on November 9. But for now, the […]
Kanye West attends the in-store signing of his new release ‘Graduation’ held at the Virgin Megastore Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, California, United States on September 13, 2007. (Shutterstock) By Shanelle Genai, The Root The seemingly never-ending saga of Ye—the artist formerly known as Kanye West—continues as more and more developments arise in the aftermath […]