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*For his new web-based talk series, “For What it’s Worth,” legendary and Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. recently sat down with another entertainment icon/entity: R&B funk band The Bar-Kays. In this informative, in-depth and exclusive interview, Gossett and the old school funkateers discuss their career at Stax Records and growing up in Memphis, Tennessee during [...]
*Academy Award Winning Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. has launched “For What It’s Worth” new TV Series via YouTube. The legendary actor has plenty to say and has a wealth of knowledge, information and life experiences he has gained over the course of his 60 plus years of acting that he would like to pass along [...]
*Harry Belafonte, who spoke out against President Obama a few days ago, kept it real again recently when he said Hollywood is not an industry friendly to the Black experience. The 84 year old made the remarks during a discussion panel at the 102nd annual NAACP Convention held in Los Angeles. He said the industry [...]
*While America celebrates July 4 as the anniversary of its independence from British rule, Louis Gossett, Jr. marks the date each year as his independence from years of living in a haze of freebase cocaine, alcohol and a toxic mold that invaded his house and his body. Gossett, 74, has detailed his rebirth, which began [...]
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ————– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Today’s ‘Live Better With Willie Jolley’ Tip: The [...]
*CNN reported yesterday that Louis Gossett Jr. has announced that he has prostate cancer in its early stages. He wants to bring awareness to his condition in an effort to alert other black men that go undiagnosed until it’s too late. (more…)
*Reminder: Halle Berry hosts the PBS special “For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots,” a salute to black servicemen and women debuting this month. [Check local listings for premiere date in your area.] The film, executive produced by Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr., begins at the dawn of U.S. history, chronicling African-Americans who [...]
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