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TBS Order 35 More Episodes of Tyler Perry’s ‘For Better or Worse’
After a test run of 10 episodes last year, TBS has given “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse” a 35-episode pick up while officially retiring “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns.” Perry’s first TV show, “House of Payne,” which wrapped production last year, is still airing new episodes but will end its run at some unspecified [...]
‘Single Black Female’ New show coming to BET
LOS ANGELES, CA- For the past few years, BET has been working overtime to reform its image. To accomplish this, they’ve ditched many of their raunchy video programs like BET Uncut and replaced them with original programming and scripted shows. Floating on the success of the revival of The Game, BET has given the go [...]
Waiting to Exhale 2 Still in the Works
LOS ANGELES, CA- Beloved classic women’s flick, “Waiting to Exhale,” will go down in history as one of the most empowering films for a black female. Recently, 20th Century Fox confirmed an attempt to relive the experience with a sequel, despite the death of Whitney Houston’s. “It’s almost in her honour that we think to [...]
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Dr. Seuss’ classic, environmentally themed children’s book comes to the big screen in this tale of a young boy who encounters a cantankerous forest creature after venturing outside of his artificial city in search of a tree. Ted (voice of Zac Efron) lives in a town where nothing is quite as [...]
Rapper/Actor Romeo Miller in New Madea Movie
Recently Romeo Miller Tweeted: “Got offered the lead n Tyler Perry’s next movie. This should be fun ha.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mr. Miller, along with Denise Richards and Eugene Levy and more will star alongside Perry in “Madea’s Witness Protection.” Shooting starts this coming week at Perry’s studios in Atlanta. Levy will play [...]
Shirley Strawberry of The Steve Harvey Morning Show Empowers Women in Business
Nationwide– Shirley Strawberry, bestselling author of The Strawberry Letter: Real Talk, Real Advice, Because Bitterness Isn’t Sexy (One World/Ballantine) and co-host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” empowers women in business at the third annual Stiletto Woman in Business Awards (SWIBA) in Atlanta, Georgia on March 17, 2012. The SWIBA Awards, designed to be part [...]
Hollywood’s Black Casting Execs
Written by Tonya Pendleton LOS ANGELES, CA- Getting a role in Hollywood is never easy, but if you’re an African-American actor or actress, it’s that much harder. There are limited parts to begin with, and if you’ve done a lot of indie work or haven’t been in that many mainstream movies, it might be difficult [...]
90s R&B Group SWV Announces Comeback Album, ‘I Missed Us’
Successful 1990s R&B group, SWV (Sisters With Voices), is planning a comeback, announcing a new album set to drop in April. Titled I Missed Us, the new project serves as the group’s first new studio album since 1997′s Christmas-themed release, A Special Christmas. The first single from the forthcoming LP is the Lamb-produced “Co-Sign,” which [...]
ENCORE Remembers Internationally Beloved Actress and Music icon, Whitney Houston
Beverly Hills, CA– Whitney Houston – GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, Emmy® Award-winning actress, philanthropist and global icon – will be remembered on ENCORE, Friday, February 17 beginning at 8:00 p.m. (et/pt). ENCORE’s celebration of Houston’s life will showcase her starring film roles in Waiting to Exhale at 8:00pm and The Preacher’s Wife at 10:05pm. Waiting to [...]
Celebrating the Life of Whitney Houston
By. Naomi Bonman IVN Staff Writer Upland, CA- “I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows, If I fail, if I succeed, At least I’ll live as I believe, No matter what they take from me, They can’t take away my dignity, Because the greatest love of all, Is happening to me…” Whitney [...]
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