News From A Colorful Perspective
The season 22 premiere of the kids’ animated series “Arthur” aired this week with an episode showing Mr. Ratburn, the third-grade teacher, marrying his male partner. Alabama is upset about it. Alabama Public Television (APT), the PBS affiliate that normally airs the show, refused to run the episode of Mr….
Wanda Sykes, comedienne, TV producer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning writer, once sat near former First Lady Michelle Obama at an event during former President Barack Obama’s first year in office. Most people in that situation would have relished the opportunity. But, at the time, Sykes wasn’t interested in a conversation….
When Kevin Durant is not helping the Golden State Warriors win NBA championships, he is behind the cameras as an executive producer of documentaries. “Q Ball,” distributed by Fox Sports Films, provides an intimate portrayal of the San Quentin State Prison basketball team. They play good ball, so good that free…
Actress Felicity Huffman plead guilty on Monday to fraud after having her daughter’s college entrance exam answers secretly corrected in 2017 in the national college scandal that has rocked Hollywood. The former “Desperate Housewives” TV star entered a Boston courthouse her brother, Moore Huffman Jr., around 12:45 p.m., which was…
Kanye West has decided to enter the world of television by way of becoming a producer. The rapper is currently in talks with cable heavy-hitter Showtime and is currently developing a limited half-hour anthology series that would star talented actor, rapper Jaden Smith as a young West. Related Story: Jaden…
Frederick Douglass, the first Black man nominated for Vice President of the United States, will have his life story told through the lens of Barack and Michelle Obama, the first Black President and First Lady. It was announced on Tuesday that the Obama’s Higher Ground Productions is producing a feature…
R. Kelly blamed a “learning disability” for preventing him from reading court documents in his alleged sexual misconduct case. Heather Williams accused the R&B singer of repeated sexual abuse when she was 16-years-old. The age of consent is 17 in the state of Illinois. She filed a civil suit against…
Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba married his longtime girlfriend model Sabrina Dhowre in Morocco on Friday. Photos shared on British Vogue’s Instagram account feature Dhowre, a former Miss Vancouver, and Elba, the star of “Luther,” exchanging vows at the Ksar Char Bagh hotel in Marrakesh, Morracco. The wedding comes a year after…
Frankie Beverly, frontman for the legendary R&B group Maze, has been a staple in Black American culture for over 40 years. The group’s hit songs like “Happy Feelings,” “Joy and Pain,” and “We Are One” are embedded in the Black experience. I can’t think of one family reunion, wedding reception…
Black Hollywood directors are showing support John Singleton who is currently in a coma after suffering a major stroke. Singleton directed classics such as the 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood,” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Singleton’s family confirmed his stroke on April 17,…
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