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SNL Narrows Down Black Female Candidates To These 3 Women

by Anya Rahmingon December 18, 2013
The newest season of Saturday Night Live premiered in September 2013. While several new cast members were added to the existing crew, none were Black females. Disappointed Black female fans were upset and wanted answers. A social media storm broke out following comedian Kenan Thompson’s answer to a question about the lack of Black females […]
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New Movie “Marry Me For Christmas” Airing Sunday Dec 15.

by Anya Rahmingon December 15, 2013
A new, romantic, holiday-themed film is airing on Aspire TV on Sunday, December 15th. The film, titled Marry Me For Christmas stars Malinda Williams (Soul Food, The Wood), Brad James, and Karon Riley. Williams plays Marci Jewel, a successful New York business woman with no love life to speak of. She takes an employee (Brad […]

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Black Hollywood Shines In Golden Globe Nominations

by Anya Rahmingon December 13, 2013
The list of Golden Globe nominees has been released online. 2014 looks like the year Black Hollywood will shine. Steve McQueen’s 12 Years As A Slave is tied with co-leader American Hustle at 7 nominations. Kerry Washington is getting another shot at an award for playing Olivia Pope after she didn’t win at the Emmy’s in […]
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Fans Must Say Goodbye Early – Season 3 Of Scandal Cut Short, Hiatus Till February 2014

by Anya Rahmingon December 13, 2013
Scandal fans will have to say goodbye to Scandal earlier than expected this season. ABC recently announced that the final 4 episodes have been cut from the end of season 3 of the series. Presumably this is due to Kerry Washington’s pregnancy, which won’t be written into the show according to the Huffington Post.  Fans […]

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Catch Eddie Goines And Friends YouTube Short ’12 Days Of Christmas’

by Anya Rahmingon December 13, 2013
Eddie Goines, an actor whose credits include playing Beyonce’s husband in her If I Were A Boy music video, a guest appearance on Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne, a starring role in the 2012 movie The Coalition, and many more, is featured in a new short film. The film, titled 12 Days Of Christmas, was uploaded […]
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Corbin Bleu Co-Starring In Upcoming Horror Flick Nurse 3D

by Anya Rahmingon December 9, 2013
Dancing With The Stars runner-up Corbin Bleu is co-starring in the upcoming horror film Nurse 3D. Its an unusual choice for the singer, actor, dancer who has done Broadway, Dancing With The Stars, and made several guest appearances on shows from Blue Bloods to Franklin & Bash over the last few years. However, the film’s Wikipedia […]

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Scandal Recap 3×08

by Lasheda Wallaceon December 9, 2013
Scandal has more twist and turns than a mountain road. Your heart will stop! Your mouth will hit the floor! Your life will temporarily be in shambles! These are the side effects of episode 8. Eli visits Mama Pope in the secret cell that he has her locked away in. He informs her that Olivia […]
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Live Online Q&A With Tyler Perry Sunday December 8th

by Anya Rahmingon December 7, 2013
Tyler Perry will be promoting and answering questions related to his latest film, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas on Sunday, December 8th at 4:30pm est/1:30 pst. Fans and followers will be able to use the hashtag #MadeaChristmasLive to ask questions on their choice of Facebook or Twitter, and Perry just may give a response. The live […]

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DVR Alert: Lifetime’s Christmas In The City With Ashanti Airs December 7

by Anya Rahmingon December 7, 2013
Catch singer-actress Ashanti and actress Shanola Hampton in a new Lifetime holiday themed film titled Christmas In The City. Both Black actresses round out the film’s supporting cast. Ashanti takes on a role playing the film’s antagonist, a store manager named Teanna. Her attitude nearly destroys the Christmas spirit throughout the store. Other cast members […]
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Amandla Stenberg & Jill Marie Jones To Guest On Sleepy Hollow Monday December 9th

by Anya Rahmingon December 7, 2013
Sleepy Hollow has made it to 10 episodes thanks to the captivating performances of co-stars Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison. This coming Monday, December 9, 2013, Amandla Stenberg, best known for her role as “Rue” in the film The Hunger Games, will make a guest appearance. Also joining the episode is Jill Marie Jones, best known for […]

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See Jamie Foxx As Villain Electro In The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer

by Anya Rahmingon December 7, 2013
We’ve been reporting for a while that Jamie Foxx will appear as the super-villain Electro in the upcoming film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Teaser footage and some high quality photos were released this summer showing Foxx in costume. In the newly released full length trailer, fans finally get the chance to see a blip of Foxx’s […]
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Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor & Michael B. Jordan To Be On Oprah’s Next Chapter December 8th

by Anya Rahmingon December 7, 2013
Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Michael B. Jordan are 3 of the biggest Black male stars in Hollywood right now. Each of these actors have appeared in films that qualify as “Oscar bait”. This year, Elba starred in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Ejiofor starred in 12 Years As A Slave, and Michael B. Jordan starred in Fruitvale Station, […]

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Check Out Teaser Trailer For A Haunted House 2

by Anya Rahmingon December 7, 2013
The teaser trailer for A Haunted House 2 has hit the web. The sequel to the hit comedy horror film will hit theaters on March 28, 2014. This is a quick turnover considering the first film was released earlier this year on January 11, 2013. If the new franchise keeps churning out sequels at this rate, […]
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Blallywood Film Review: The Best Man Holiday

by jesimieljon December 4, 2013
The Best Man, released in 1999, premiered to fair critical acclaim.  It was a warm and funny movie about college friends just before a high profile wedding in their circle.  Heavily ensemble based, the characters were upwardly mobile, educated, and attractive young black people at the beginning of their adult lives out of college.  It […]