Despite receiving negative backlash when compared to the original Steel Magnolias, the remake was a great success for Lifetime. More than 6.5 million viewers tuned in to the movie, the biggest audience the network has had since “Life is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” in 2006. “Steel Magnolias” remake starred Phylicia Rashad, Jill […]

If you loved the original 1989 version of “Steel Magnolias” with Shirley McLaine and Julia Roberts, you should catch the all-Black remake this weekend on Lifetime. Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, Phylicia Rashad and Alfre Woodward take their stab at remaking a classic film. Ava Duvernay’s poignant “I Will Follow” is on BET, in case you […]

Love to see Black women taking a stand and Jill Scott has never been any different. When asked if she would grace the cover of Essence  magazine, she’d love to be a cover girl… under one condition. That her natural hair be shown. The “A Long Walk” singer is fresh off Jay-Z’s Made in America show and […]

The classic film “Steel Magnolias” starring Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Sally Field, and Daryl Hannah is undergoing a major makeover for the Lifetime Network remake of the movie, it will showcase an all- black cast. The production includes a star studded cast who each have made their marks across different media platforms including music, TV, […]