The 2013 Academy Awards are inches away. But, as you know, the Oscars can be rather discriminatory to blacks. We’re invited but we more often…

I’m pretty excited for this movie–simply because I am a huge Angela Bassett fan. “Betty & Coretta” follows Dr. Betty Shabazz (played by Mary J. Blige) and Coretta…

Set your DVR’s! Lifetime’s original movie “Betty & Coretta” starring Mary J. Blige and Angela Bassett debuts Saturday, February 2nd. The movie will follow Mary and Angela in the roles of Dr. Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King as they continue their lives as single mothers after their husband’s Malcolm X and Martin Luther King […]

“Behind every great man is a great woman” and Mary J. Blige and Angela Bassett teamed up to present the stories of the women behind…

ThWhew. The real refs are back. Now NFL fans can be angry at more experienced officiating instead of being angry at the replacement referees that were on the field as the league and the refs worked out a labor agreement. TV premieres abound this weekend as popular shows “Revenge”, “Homeland” and “The Good Wife” return […]

  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 and Angela Bassett will star in a Lifetime movie about Corettta Scott King and Betty Shabazz. Angela Bassett will not be playing Betty Shabazz. She will star in the project as Coretta Scott King. Mary J. […]

It’s Prom season. And while you, your daughter, niece or sister is out on the prowl looking for the perfect (last-minute) dress, enjoy these throwback photos of some of our favorite celebs on the most special day of their Senior year. “Gossip Girl” Designer Creates Under-$50 Prom Dress Collection [PHOTOS] 14 Pretty Prom Dresses For […]

“Jumping The Broom” actress Angela Bassett has confirmed rumors that the entire cast will be reuniting for a sequel to the 1995 film “Waiting To Exhale.” Bassett appeared on “The Talk” yesterday and said: “It’s preliminary but it’s going to happen, Waiting to Exhale 2.” “She (McMillan) wrote Getting to Happy and she’s written the […]

Angela Bassett shows off a new hair do on the March 2011 cover of Essence magazine. While wearing a strapless gold dress, with gold embellishments and accessories, she tells us why Black women are so fabulous: “…When I look at a role, I will deliberately find the joy, the sensitivity, the strength, the vulnerability, the […]

BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER according to eurweb Angela Bassett is headed back to television as the newest cast member of ABC’s drama project “One Police Plaza,” Deadline.com reports. The actress will play New York City’s first female commissioner in the series, which is currently in development. Bassett […]