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*”There’s no place like home” is the popular theme of the classic TV series “227.” The Washington D.C. based comedy was one of the most positive and real TV series to ever hit television. It really depicted the positive and negatives of what many Africans American go through and do in this country. “227″ premiered [...]
*Regina King was just 14 when she started playing Brenda, the daughter of Marla Gibbs’ Mary Jenkins on NBC’s “227.” Two decades later, King is taking care of 80-year-old Gibbs in the Jan. 24 episode of TNT’s “Southland.” “This is the first time we’ve acted together since 227,” Gibbs tells TVGuide.com. “But Regina’s still my [...]
*Marla Gibbs has signed on to guest-star in an upcoming episode of procedural drama “Southland,” which stars her old “227” cast mate Regina King. Gibbs will take on the role of Granny, a relative of a murder suspect being investigated by Detective Lydia Adams (King) on the TNT series. The episode will air Tuesday, Jan. [...]
*EUR has learned that actress/singer Alaina Reed Hall-Amini has died. She was 63. At press time, details of her death, on Thursday, Nov. 17, are still sketchy, but the Afrobella blog quotes the cause is believed to related to breast cancer. Hall-Amini was best known for her roles as Olivia, Gordon’s kid sister, on the [...]
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