At the Governors Awards held recently in Hollywood, Quincy Jones received a posthumous Oscar. The first Black composer to be nominated in the Original Song…
Cynthia Erivo to receive a Best Actress Accolade
America’s largest film critics organization has chosen Cynthia Erivo as the Best Actress of 2024. She rose to prominence in the United States when she…
Quincy Jones dies, iconic composer actor dead at 91
A prominent figure with an illustrious musical career spanning seven decades, Quincy Jones, the first Black composer to be nominated in the Original Song category…
Zoe Saldaña: “Everyone Should Embrace Diversity”
Zoe Saldaña was one of several entertainers recently honored in Hollywood at the 4th annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television. The actress and producer…
Iconic actress Jane Fonda to receive a Life Achievement Award
As award season kicks off in Los Angeles, SAG-AFTRA, the American union which represents actors, has selected Jane Fonda as the recipient of their 60th…
Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir Talks Playing Bob Marley: “I was calling Jamaicans to come to my apartment to help me.”
Playing a real-life individual always presents a challenge and for British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir who portrays the reggae icon in the film “Bob Marley: One…
Trendy attends Tia Mowry’s TV show Premiere
Celebrities Gabrielle Union and Loretta Devine were some of the attendees at Hollywood’s Neuehouse for the premiere of “Tia Mowry: My Next Act.” The invite-only…
Jimmy Akingbola: “At 16, I decided I wanted to become an actor”
He plays Geoffrey in “Bel-Air,” the remake of the hit ’90s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” which starred Will Smith, and has built an…
Halle Berry: “It’s a world we have never seen before.”
She doubles as actress and producer in “Never Let Go,” a psychological thriller/horror directed by Alexandre Aja. In the film, the Academy Award winning actress…