TheYBF Last night, OWN aired the “Oprah’s Next Chapter” episode starring Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes and Judy Smith. Django Unchained star Kerry Washington appeared on “Oprah’s Next Chapter” last night where she talked about her starring roles on the ABC drama “Scandal” and her controversial film with Jamie Foxx. Kerry discussed how she went from playing the role of a slave in […]

Oprah sat down with actress Kerry Washington and the show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes. Oprah also talked to Judy Smith, the real-life inspiration for Kerry’s character, Olivia Pope, about some of her most infamous clients. Check out the preview:

Oh gosh, what is Mama O brewing up now. Recently, Oprah shared a ton of photos on Instagram during her surprise visit to the set of Shonda Rhimes’ hit TV drama,“Scandal.”   Yep, you read it correctly. Oprah’s Next Chapter will feature both history making women, Shonda Rhimes and Kerry Washington. Aside from being the […]

She’s “very rich”–her words–and she’s using diamonds as her bath water for the December/January 2013 cover of EBONY magazine. Soak up those diamonds NeNe.  They are good for the skin.  But are they good for this cover? NeNe Leakes, who also stars in NBC’s “The New Normal,” posed in an eye popping cover shoot for the MONEY & POWER […]

This year, fall TV has more than a few black faces. While you’ll still have to look to Tyler Perry or Shonda Rhimes to see more than just one or two black faces on any given show, several black actors are happily cashing network checks this fall TV season. There are a few compelling questions […]

Kerry Washington stars in ABC’s new television series “Scandal,” created by Shonda Rhimes of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame. She stars as Olivia Pope, a professional crisis manager who formerly worked for the President as his media relations consultant. Here’s a quick synopsis: “Pope dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of our nation’s […]

Kerry Washington has signed on to play the lead in Shonda Rhimes’ drama pilot for ABC, tentatively titled “In Crisis.” The series is inspired by and based on the career of famous crisis management consultant Judy Smith. The show revolves around the life and work of a professional image “fixer” (renamed Olivia Price) and her […]