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Being a self-proclaimed in-the-shower, driving-in-the-car, riding-in-the-elevator singing sensation; Black Nativity is the perfect film for a person who always seems to have a song in…

Art Legacies Angela Bassett drew upon Langston Hughes, the Bible and personal experience to inspire the more than 3,000 women who attended Women’s Empowerment on…

Whether you are gearing up for a girls' night out or need to keep cool in this summer heat, we've got the hairstyle for you!

Golden Globe® Award-winner and Academy Award®-nominee Angela Bassett and nine-time Grammy®-winning recording artist Mary J. Blige will be in the upcoming Lifetime Original Movie “Betty…

Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige visited ABC’s The View yesterday to talk to the ladies about their new Lifetime feature film Betty & Coretta, airing just…

We almost forgot this one! Angela Bassett, Patti Labelle, Boris Kodjoe, Hill Harper, Elle Varner, Tyson Beckford and other stars came out to the historic Howard Theatre to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King and Barack Obama at the Dream Inaugural Gala on Sunday night.

Mary J. Blige may have just been replaced in the role of legendary soul singer Nina Simone, but she is still getting film roles. She…

Our collective memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is that of the sanitized savior gun downed in his effort to make life better for black people. The critically-acclaimed <a href="http://www.qcitymetro.com/">"The Mountaintop,"</a> strips away some of King's shine to give us a fuller picture of this great leader and his journey.

One of the hottest plays to hit Broadway this past season is “The Mountaintop,” which follows civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.s last night on earth.  Samuel L. Jackson plays MLK Jr., and Angela Bassett plays Camae, a maid at the Lorraine Motel, who is much more than meets the eye.  Directed by Kenny […]