My disdain for “Black films” that boast White heroes hit its arch circa “The Help.” Though Viola Davis, wigless, in her corn rolls and sweaty…
White House correspondent April Ryan talks with Admiral Rochon, the first black head usher for the White House, about Lee Daniels‘ “The Butler” and its…
Believe the hype. “The Butler” will make you laugh, cry, relive family memories and truly recognized the resilience of Black people in the face of…
Eugene Allen (1919-2010) served eight presidents over the course of an enduring career in the White House during which he rose from the position of Pantry Man to Head Butler by the time he retired in 1986. In that capacity, the African-American son of a sharecropper felt privileged to be an eyewitness to history, since […]
*Despite “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” getting lotsa love from critics via rave reviews, there one black actor who’s not the least bit impressed with…
Huggy Lowdown gives us the down low on his bad bootleg man, the Stop & Frisk ruling and what Jerry Jones had to say about…
Looks like the Queen of all media, Oprah Winfrey ran into some Swiss racism when a clerk at a pricey boutique, refused to show her a $38,000 handbag, telling “Lady O” that she wouldn’t be able to afford it. (PSST… Just in case you didn’t know, Winfrey made $77 million last year) Oprah was in Switzerland for Tina […]
For an upcoming episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” Oprah Winfrey sits down with some of her costars in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” to talk…
Speaking to reporters at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Orlando, Florida, Oscar nominated-director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler), said that it is…
When “The Butler” comes out on August 16, there will be three Black men that made it happen – director Lee Daniels, White House butler…
TJMS’ own Sybil Wilkes interviews Wil Haygood, writer at The Washington Post and author of “The Butler: A Witness to History.” The book details the…
OMG! Insider Kevin Frazier gives the crew the scoop on Lee Daniels’ soon-to-be released film “The Butler.” It hits theaters on August 16.
