Tracee Ellis Ross says ‘Reed’ my fashion sense

October 5, 2011 No Comments

Tweet Tracee Ellis Ross, one half of the upcoming BET original series Reed Between the Lines, is sharing her fashion sense days before her sitcom debuts. She says her character has the freshest threads in the business and she doesn’t mind sneaking off set in some stuff. Read: Tracee Ellis Ross stars in ‘Reed Between the Lines’ ...

Regina King, Malcolm Jamal Warner NOT engaged

January 10, 2011 1 Comment

Tweet Regina King and Malcolm Jamal Warner have been an item since last year, even shacking up for a while, but that’s it, according to media reports. The blogosphere went crazy with the story that the two love birds, known to African-American families in the hip-hop generation, were getting married. But … “No, we’re not ...

Portrayal of the Black Family: Where are we now?

January 14, 2010 No Comments

Tweet Things have changed quite a bit since the mid-1980s when a certain Heathcliffe Huxtable used to KRS-ONE on TV. For Middle America, it was a chance to see the African-American family like never before: Healthy, vibrant, articulate, silly, normal. But looking back at it, and considering the Great Recession we find ourselves in now, ...

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 ...

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