Michelle's Progenitor: Phyicia Rashad/Claire Huxtable

July 29, 2009 No Comments

Tweet No black woman, not Esther Rolle, not Hattie McDaniel, not Halle Berry, not anyone, has shaped popular culture’s portrayal of the successful black woman like Claire Huxtable. The power of “The Cosby Show” still lives on in the way Americans see First Lady Michelle Obama, a thoughtful mother and wife. Claire’s professional style, her ...

Wherefore is Eishia Brightwell?

June 12, 2009 1 Comment

Tweet Now that Usher Raymond’s “papers” have been processed, speculation is mounting that he will try to hook up with former girlfriend Eishia Brightwell, the tall-as-an-Amazon model. Where is she these days? Doing her thing in Cali, loc-style, evidently. Last we heard from her Usher was quoted as saying that she was pressuring him (“Don’t ...

Zoe Saldana: I Heart Men's Undies

June 8, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana recently revealed that when it comes to undies she likes the masculine look, preferring to don the boxers of her lover actor . “I love wearing men’s clothing and underwear,” the 31-year-old said. Not only that but she likes all of men’s clothes. “I just feel so sexy in ...

Study: Black Women More Likely to Stay Single

June 1, 2009 4 Comments

Tweet If you’ve ever been a bridesmaid, then no doubt you’ve fantacized about that magical day when you yourself would be walking down the aisle, being given away by a barely composed father and proud, weepy mother. According to a new study many women will be forever locked in bridesmaidom: Living Single, and there’s nothing ...

BET Finally Ready to Premiere Tatyana Ali's 'Buppies'

May 31, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Tatyana Ali will be getting BET’s first exclusively online show this summer. The show, called “Buppies,” is about the socialite daughter of a Hollywood celebrity father (“Baldwin Hills”?) who clings to her friends (“Harlem Heights”?) after his death. The show was announced last fall and has survived a torrid pace of revisings and is ...

Michelle Obama likes to get "touchy"

May 26, 2009 No Comments

Tweet The ever-loving First Lady Michelle Obama is mentioned in the latest Time Magazine that she likes to physically bond with children. She gets “touchy with kids, because I think if I touch them and I hug them, that they’ll see that it’s real, and then they’ll relax and breathe and actually kind of enjoy ...

They’re Stockpiling Diamonds. And No One’s Buying

May 14, 2009 No Comments

Tweet The demand for diamonds has all but dried up worldwide, according to a New York Times story . But that hasn’t stopped the Russian-owned company from stockpiling them monthly and putting them in a vault. A woman that handles them says: “I’m not a robot. I sometimes think to myself ‘wow, what a pretty ...

Ashanti Preps for the Wiz

May 13, 2009 2 Comments

Tweet You know your career is at a crossroads when the announcement that the dog, Toto, the dog, that will play alongside you, is bigger than the initial announcement last week that reported that you sign on to the project.Sigh, Ashanti Douglas.Last week’s news that Ashanti signed on to play “The Wiz,” must have been ...

Beyonce to Play Eartha Kitt in Film?

May 4, 2009 No Comments

Tweet The puuuurfect one meets the (roll the r’s) irrrrrreplaceable one in a biopic about the former’s life, according to a report. While the two sides are just talking right now, if it becomes reality then that would be two diva roles for Beyonce, following the “Cadillac Records” turn as Etta James.Would Beyonce make a ...

Ciara May Launch Clothing Line

April 24, 2009 No Comments

Tweet If you’ve ever wanted to dress like a superhero, CiCi may have something for the UnderRoos-lover in you (remember those?). Reports say that Ciara is interested in coming out with a clothing line. “It would be a fun sexy line, like cute character underwear that kids wear,” she is quoted as saying. “It’d be ...

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