NINA MAE MCKINNEY (1917-1967) was one of the first African-American film stars and one of the first African-Americans to appear on British television. She appeared in over 30 films, more than Lena Horne or Dorothy Dandridge; however, she remains relatively unknown.
President Barack Obama, standing with First Lady Michelle Obama, receives a copy of the Gettysburg Address from an actor portraying former US President Abraham Lincoln during the grand reopening celebration of Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night (February 11).
The theatre, site of Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, is being unveiled after an 18-month, $25 million renovation and timed to coincide with the bicentennial of the former US president’s birth.
Director George Tillman Jr, Anthony Mackie, Angela Bassett, Angelique Smith and Biggie’s mom Voletta Wallace attend the premiere for ‘Notorious’ as part of the 59th Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday, February 11, in Berlin, Germany.
Check out Jennifer Hudson’s new video for “If This Isn’t Love,” the second single off of her self-titled Grammy award winning debut album.
In related news, J.Hud is set to hit the road on a co-headlining tour with Robin Thicke. They’ll take the stage for the first show on April 2 in Philadelphia, and wrap up five weeks later on May 8 in Houston.
“I’m so grateful—my first Grammy and my first tour,” she told People. “It doesn’t get better than that.”
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