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Actor Danny Glover’s latest project will tackle the subject of Ebola in Nigeria and also shed light on Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, who diagnosed the first case of the disease in the country. During a recent press conference in Nigeria, Glover and fellow actors Tim Reid and Bimbo Akintola discussed the importance of the movie 93…

It only took three decades, but I guess it’s better late than never? On Sunday night, Vanessa Williams returned as a judge for the Miss America pageant, just 32 years after becoming the first black woman to win the event, and then subsequently resigning 10 months later after nude photos of her were released. It’s…

The trailers for the upcoming seasons of Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder are here, and ShondaLand doesn’t disappoint. The Scandal trailer for season 5 opens with Olivia Pope and President Grant Fitzgerald tossing and turning in the sheets, with Etta James’ “At Last” playing in the background. At last, the trailer suggests,…

It’s not far-fetched to assume that Cookie Lyon probably grew up in an eccentric household. That’s why it’s exciting news that we’ll get to see a new family member this upcoming season who likely influenced the kind of woman she grew up to be. According to EW, Cookie (played by Taraji P. Henson) will be joined…

On the one hand, I feel Tyra Banks. The supermodel-turned-entrepreneur has been on a mission as of late, trying to undo the beauty standards set by the fashion industry—standards that pivot on the idea that European features are better than others.  During an appearance on the Live! With Kelly and Michael show, Banks was shown…

Time usually does heal all wounds, even the ones you’ve acquired after being publicly humiliated. Actress and singer Vanessa Williams knows that all too well.  Williams is returning to the Miss America Pageant this year as one of its judges. She was the first African American to be crowned Miss America, in 1983, and was…

Now may be a good time to put the Nae Nae to rest. During a taping of Thursday’s Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Hillary Clinton joined the talk show host and her DJ and performed the Nae Nae to Silentó’s song “Watch Me.” Dressed in a blue pantsuit, Clinton tried her best, but poor little…

Serena and Venus Williams have played against each other 27 times in their career. And they’ve never wavered against each other. On Tuesday Serena, who is trying to claim a grand slam—winning the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same year—beat Venus at the U.S. Open. But Tuesday’s win, like…

Earlier this year, former model Beverly Johnson came forward and accused Bill Cosby of drugging her in the mid-’80s during an audition. In her recounting of the incident, she said that after Cosby gave her a drink, she started to feel drowsy, but did not completely pass out, as he attempted to assault her. But…

On Wednesday night, the dynamic Grace Jones had everyone talking after an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, was published in TimeOut. Jones doesn’t mince her words when it comes to shading some of your favorite pop stars (not mine) and how desperate some of them are in their “art.” Jones says…