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*During President Obama‘s counterterrorism policy speech at National Defense University this afternoon, Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin started shouting out demands to close Guantanamo Bay, causing the commander in chief to pause until she finished, and take a rare trip off the teleprompter. “I’m about to address it, ma’am,” Obama said as Benjamin went off [...]
*Press junkets can be tedious – sitting in the same room, answering the same questions from journalists via dozens upon dozens of satellite interviews, all day long, for several days in a row. You have to get a nap in whenever you can. And if you’re Morgan Freeman, that means in the middle of an [...]
*Robert Griffin III’s father believes that the Washington Redskins should devise an offensive game plan that has his son passing more and running less. Robert Griffin Jr. expressed his opinions to The Washington Post on Wednesday. “I just know that based on what I know Robert can do, he doesn’t have to be a runner [...]
*J.Cole came to play with the big boys. The artist revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that he’s so confident in his new album that he’s planning to release it the same time Kanye West releases his new joint. “Born Sinner,” his sophomore album was scheduled for a July release date, but he says [...]
*Before the story unfolds, moviegoers will be mesmerized by the animated superiority of “Epic.” Although visually fascinating, the film is filled with moral nuances. “Epic” tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good and evil. Ronin (Colin Farrell) heads an elite band of warriors known as the Leafmen, who not only [...]
*“American Idol” season 12 champ Candice Glover will perform at “The National Memorial Day Concert 2013,” broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on May 26 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The 90-minute program will be co-hosted for the eighth year by actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. The evening [...]
Notoriouss Nonsense Her dad was murdered in a drive-by shooting, yet Miss T’yanna Wallace (daughter of the Late Notorious B.I.G.) creates a clothing line with images of assault rifles on the front? Nice. She has great aspirations of being a fashion designer, and T’yanna is currently a student at Penn State. You didn’t hear this [...]
*New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire and his wife Alexis welcomed their fourth child, the couple announced Wednesday. “We are proud to announce we added a healthy baby boy to the Stoudemire team. Alexis and the baby are doing great. #Blessed” Amar’e tweeted. The two are already parents to Ar’e, 7, Amar’e Jr., 5, and [...]
OWN to air its first two scripted series May 28-29, 2013 produced by Tyler Perry *“I connect with Linda in a lot of ways,” said Kendra C. Johnson (“Phat Girlz”) about her role in the Tyler Perry produced comedy series “Love Thy Neighbor” to air on OWN as one of its first scripted programs to [...]
*Blacks are breaking many legs on Broadway in box office hit plays and their stellar performances did not go unnoticed by Tony voters and have landed them Tony nods. And the proof is in the pudding. At the 2013 Tony Award nominations announced on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and five-time [...]
*Funk icon George Clinton says he will use his upcoming reality TV show to highlight his various legal battles over the copyright to his songs. The Parliament/Funkadelic legend is caught up in a myriad of current lawsuits over the use of his back catalog. In January, he was ordered to give up the rights to [...]
*The first photo of the new judging panel for “The X Factor” were released Wednesday, with newcomers Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joining Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell. The above shot was taken on Tuesday during the first day of auditions in Charleston, SC. Mario Lopez will be the show’s sole host after season 2 [...]
*The R&B diva and Grammy award winning female vocalist is certainly no stranger to controversy and criticism. But a resilient and liberated Fantasia took to the stage at the 30th Annual Long Beach Gay Pride Festival on Saturday night in Long Beach, California, rendering a passionate performance. Audaciously fierce and more confident than ever, “Tasia” [...]
*Uh oh! Somebody’s not happy on the set of “Love & Hip Hop: New York.” According to TMZ, some cast members have refused to go to work. And as you may have guessed it’s all because of money. Sources say all cast members were supposed to be present Tuesday in NYC to film a trailer [...]
The Star Trek franchise is the most successful science fiction offering in television history, and the Gene Roddenberry brainchild is the most prolific science fiction franchise in the history of the big screen as well with 12 “Star Trek” films having been produced since 1979. “Star Trek: Into Darkness” is the second installment since the [...]
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