Actors/Actresses Nate Parker, Kiki Palmer, Regina Taylor and Corbin Bleu arrive at the 40th NAACP Image Awards nomination announcement held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, California.
Beyonce and Tyler Perry lead the nominations, but CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF NOMINEES….
Guess who teamed up with clothing brand Pelle Pelle to be the face of their European Spring/Summer 2009 campaign? Hint: He is working on a new album, slated to be released this year.
BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN (1911-1995) was a successful Broadway dancer and stage & screen actress.
Thelma McQueen was born in Tampa, Florida, on January 8, 1911. She got the name Butterfly after appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in which she danced in the butterfly ballet.
She entered films in 1939 with roles in Gone with the Wind in which she played Prissy, Scarlett O’Hara’s maid. Around this time, McQueen also modeled for the Mrs. Butterworth bottle. Over the next few years she played small roles often as a maid, a role she also played in Jack Benny’s radio show.
Check out the official inauguration poster from the Barack Obama Inaugural Committee commemorating January 20. Designed by famed street artist Shepard Fairey, the print was created especially for the 2009 inauguration.
It is now available for sale as an Inaugural Collectible. The limited edition poster can be yours for $500.
Oscar J. Grant III, 22, was shot in the back and killed by 27-year-old Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Johannes Mehserle early on New Year’s Day.
John L. Burris, long-time civil rights attorney who is representing Grant’s family, called the death “the worst I’ve ever seen in a shooting case” and said that it “cries out for criminal prosecution.” The family filed a $25-million wrongful death claim against the agency Tuesday.
Graphic video of Grant’s death shows Mehserle shooting the unarmed Grant in the back as he lay face down while other officers restrained him.
Just a day later, a police officer in Bellaire, Texas, shot Robert Tolan, the 23-year-old son of World Series Champion Bobby Tolan outside of their home.
Two young, black, unarmed men shot by those who are supposed to serve and protect. What are we going to do about this?
Actress Meagan Good at Good Day New York to promote her new movie ‘The Unborn’ in New York City this week.
Actors/actresses Shaun Baker, T. C. Carson, Kim Coles, Erika Alexander and John Henton (all from ‘Living Single’ fame) attended the TBS’ ‘10 Items or Less’ season three premiere party at the Aqua Restaurant and Lounge on Tuesday in Beverly Hills.
The group came out to support Kim Coles and her role on the hit TBS show. All we are missing are Queen Latifah and Kim Fields.
