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Roland Martin and NewsOne Now were on hand to capture the sights and sounds of this year's Essence Festival.

For her new family drama on OWN, titled Queen Sugar, DuVernay made it clear that casting minorities in front of and behind the camera was a conscious effort.

In a preview for the upcoming season, Marie Holmes, the North Carolina woman who made headlines in 2015 for hitting the $188 million jackpot, appears as a guest on the show. Since capturing millions, Holmes has squandered a significant portion of her money bailing her boyfriend, Lamar “Hot Sauce” McDow out of jail.

  OWN’s newest hour long scripted drama Greenleaf follows the lives of the incredibly wealthy and powerful Greenleaf family and their Memphis megachurch, Calvary Fellowship World Ministries. In her first reoccurring role in two decades Oprah Winfrey plays the role of Mavis McCready, a blues club owner and aunt to Grace Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge) and sister to Lady Mae […]

  Tika Sumpter‘s fiery character Candace returns to this season of “The Haves and Have Nots” and the girl you love to hate just may be getting back on your good side — maybe. She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the new season and her role as Michelle Robinson in “Southside With You,” in […]

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Cleveland had one of the biggest celebrations that the city has ever seen, as scores of fans gathered to celebrate the Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA title on Wednesday.

Oprah Winfrey is back acting on TV! The billionaire, philanthropist, actress, producer, and OWN’s HWIC (Head Woman In Charge) is one of the stars in the network’s latest scripted series’ Greenleaf.  The show which centers around the inner-workings of a Mega Church in Memphis, Tennessee run by a family of saints… and sinners. It stars Lamman Rucker, Keith […]

While out doing promo for the second season of Livin’ Lozada, in an interview with Life & Style, Evelyn Lozada reveals that she lost another unborn baby…

It’s an end of an era in television as American Idol says goodbye tonight.  It is part 2 of their grand finale.  There is no doubt the impact this show had on the world and entertainment industry.  We also saw it launch Ryan Seacrest into another stratosphere.  You can definitely expect to see some fireworks […]

On their new show, "For Peete's Sake" actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband Rodney had to have an important conversation with their autistic son RJ about what could happen if he were to be pulled over by the police.

  The new OWN docu-series For Peete’s Sake follows the lives of husband and wife duo Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete as they navigate through life,…

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African-American kids from rich families are more likely to go to prison than White kids from underprivileged households.