Jay-Z is no stranger to the Forbes list, but more recently his accomplishments have placed him in a different tax bracket from his other Hip Hop peers who often accompany him on the Forbes list. According to Forbes, Jay-Z has officially reached billionaire status through multiple business ventures inside and out of music. More specifically,… Read more »
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Tamera Mowry-Housley Explains Why She’s Done Having Children
The Real co-host, Tamera Mowry-Housley, is a now married woman with two beautiful children, a 6-year old son and a 3-year old daughter. As far as planning to grow their family even more, Tamera has no desire to do so. Tamera told Essence, “I’m done having kids. My kids are at the age right now—and I… Read more »
Bishop T.D. Jakes & Serita Jakes Exchange Heartfelt Messages for 37th Wedding Anniversary
What exactly does 37 years of marriage look like? It looks like Bishop T.D. Jakes and his wife Serita Jakes. Last week, they took to Instagram sharing heartfelt messages in honor of their 37th wedding anniversary. See the the beautiful messages each posted on Instagram to honor their union. View this post on… Read more »
Essence Festival Adds After Dark Comedy Series Headlined by Mike Epps
The 25th Essence Festival anniversary is upon us just being a little more than a month away. In addition to the Essence Festival’s highly anticipated concert series, beauty carnival, and live podcast sessions — Essence has added a new After Dark comedy series to the weekend’s festivities. The comedy series lineup will be headlined by… Read more »
The Jeffersons Reboot Will Star Jamie Foxx & Wanda Sykes
The popular 1970’s hit show, The Jeffersons, ran for 11 seasons from 1975-1985. Depicting a black couple that started from the bottom and worked their way to the top in result of a running a successful cleaners business, The Jeffersons was relatable to some and a dream to others. Now, twenty plus years later the… Read more »
Jamie Foxx Announces New Stand-Up Comedy Tour Dates
Earlier this week, Grey Goose launched their new Live Victoriously platform in which they utilized their long-time partnership with Jamie Foxx having him surprise fans as their official bartender for the night. In between serving drinks, dancing, rapping, and of course providing fans with tons of laughs, Foxx announced that he is about to embark… Read more »
Regina Hall’s Ideal Role Is A Serial Killer
When asked what Regina Hall would like to see more of in film and television she changed the question to center not necessarily what she wanted to see but what different roles she would actually like to play. Surprisingly, Hall admitted that she’s longing to play a serial killer role. More importantly, she just wants… Read more »
Zoe Saldana Explains How She Refused To Let Hollywood Box Her In
The new animated Laika film, Missing Link, hit box offices this past weekend. The film stars the ever so talented Zoe Saldana and while promoting the film she has expressed how proud she is of the decisions she has made in her career thus far. Saldana told Essence: “I felt that by avoiding being boxed… Read more »
Coming To America Sequel Gets Release Date!
The Coming To America sequel is officially a reality! The follow-up to the very popular 1988 movie will hit screens in August 7, 2020 and will star Eddie Murphy! In addition to Murphy who will reprise his role of Prince Akeem, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley (who portrayed Lisa McDowell) and John Amos… Read more »
Lauren London Says Her New Role Matches Her Maturity In Life
Although mourning the loss of her long time partner and child’s father, Lauren London has a milestone that’s worth celebrating. London’s new show, Games People Play, premieres on BET on Tuesday, April 23rd following the Being Mary Jane finale. In her new role, London plays the scorn wife of a newly drafted NBA player who… Read more »