Tia Mowry and actor Cory Hardrict welcomed their first child, an eight-pound baby boy they named Cree Taylor Hardrict. A docu-series following the star’s pregnancy, Tia and Tamera, debuts on the Style network in August. {US}
The 2011 BET Awards brought out a few of our favorite Black celeb couples. Mary J. Blige, who performed a highly approved medley of her hits on the show, posed with hubby Kendu Isaacs in the audience. Actor Boris Kudjoe and actress Nicole Ari Parker hit up the red carpet (Nicole wore a dress by Ghanaian designer, Titi Ademola) , and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith celebrated as son Jayden and daughter Willow tied for the Young Stars Award.
Beyonce had plans to retire and have a baby at 30, but now that the pop superstar is only a couple of months away from her big b-day, she’ll probably be changing her plans. Bey, who turns 30 on September 4, revealed to CNN that she has no plans to retire and that she’s not sure whether she and rapper hubby Jay-Z will be starting a family any time soon. {Showbiz Spy}
New mom Mariah Carey teased fans on Twitter with a first glimpse at new baby baby Monroe. Unlike Mama MiMi, Monroe is a little camera shy; the seven-week-old held her hand in front of her face to keep the paparazzi at bay. {Starlounge}
Singer Monica announced plans to release her seventh studio album, New Life, in October. The R&B star married NBA baller Shannon Brown last year, and dished about details of her upcoming album via UStream. {Rap Up}
Actor Flex Alexander and his wife, singer Shanice, were spotted with their seven-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter at a signing for LaToya Jackson’s new book, Starting Over, at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles. {Black Celeb Kids}
First Lady Michelle Obama defended President Barack Obama during her trip to Botswana last week amid criticism that her presidential hubby had not done enough for the continent of Africa. She asserted that the continent is extremely important to President Obama, but that there is also a lot of work to do on the domestic front that keeps him from traveling to African nations regularly. {South Florida Times}