The Willie Moore Jr Show
Music star and newly minted “American Idol” judge Lionel Richie has been granted the rights to produce a feature based on the life of legendary songwriter and musician Curtis Mayfield. Richie is developing the project via his RichLion Productions., which acquired the rights from the Curtis Mayfield Estate, according to Deadline. “It’s an honor for me to bring […]
We shall overcome, We shall overcome, We shall overcome, some day. Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome, some day. *Those stirring words from the first verse of the iconic song “We Shall Overcome” shaped the Civil Rights Movement and became the battle cry for African-Americans throughout the late 1950s, 1960s, and beyond. […]
Poet, esquire, and ex-con, are all monikers that Reginald Dwayne Betts wears interchangeably. Esquire, the most recent title, wasn’t easily obtained. Although two decades have passed since Betts was convicted of a felony at the age of 16, the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee flagged the application of the poet and Yale Law School graduate for […]
Mary Mary siblings Erica and Tina Campbell dropped by The Real today (Oct. 5) to talk about the final season of their self-titled WEtv reality series, but the first order of business was Tina Campbell’s recent comments about why she voted for Donald Trump. Tina told The Root that she voted for Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election […]
The pastor of a South Carolina megachurch had to come out and apologize for his wife on Thursday after she posted an angry Facebook message targeting black NFL players who take a knee against social injustice. Fox Carolina reported that Rev. Ron Carpenter, Jr. of Greenville’s Redemption Church, posted the apology video on Facebook after his wife Hope […]
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Michelle Obama sat down for a conversation with Shonda Rhimes at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women on Tuesday, where she spoke about female empowerment, ethics in the White House and was ultimately surprised by a video message from her husband celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Reflecting on Barack Obama’s eight years in office, the former FLOTUS said she admired the […]
Many are hailing a copy machine repairman from Orange County, California a hero for helping to save others while he himself received a life-threatening gunshot wound during the Las Vegas massacre. The Washington Post identified him as Jonathan Smith, 30, who now has a bullet lodged in his neck from the worst mass shooting in […]
Toni Braxton has signed on two both star in and executive produce Lifetime’s original film based on the book “Prepared for a Purpose: An Inspiring True Story of Faith, Courage and Compassion in Crisis” by Tuff and Alex Tresniowski. Deadline reports (via Rolling Out) that the film centers on Antoinette Tuff, “a struggling single mom from Georgia […]
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Bishop Greenleaf (Keith David) is not playing around with Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield.) Ever since the secret of her past affair with Lionel Jeffries (Tim Reid) came out, Bishop has been setting boundaries. He is busy creating space between he and Lady by having Maricel (Vickie Eng) pack up his clothes from the master suite […]