The eighth annual Television Academy Honors are set to launch, and the hit ABC sitcom black-ish is up for an honor. The honors recognize programs that have used the power of television to shift cultural acceptance and influence the minds of the viewer. Episodes or entire series are eligible. The show, which features veteran actors Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek: Nominees Announced for 45th NAACP Image Awards
Last week the nominees for the 45th NAACP Image Awards were announced. Created to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in areas of film, television, literature, music and social justice, the NAACP Image Awards is highly anticipated by people everywhere. Some of the many nominees for this year’s awards include actors like Nia Long, Columbus Short … [Read more...]
A ‘Good Times’ Movie May Be Coming to a Theater Near You
What could be more “Dyn-o-mite" than catching an episode of Good Times on television? How about a movie? No need to re-read that. You saw clearly. Yes, a Good Times movie! Should we be excited or should we be concerned? Is making a “feature film” even a good idea? According to Deadline, as reported by our favorite film blog Shadow & Act, Sony Pictures and Scott Rudin … [Read more...]
Scandal Is Well…Scandalous
By Desiree S. Coleman Who doesn’t love Kerry Washington’s character, Olivia Polk, who is the centerpiece of the wildly popular television series, Scandal? Olivia is the quintessential image of sophistication and grit. She is a world-class “fixer” who almost effortlessly solves problems and does it with a fierce sense of style and savvy. My Thursday nights are spent glued to … [Read more...]
Family: The Force Behind the Dream
Regardless of how you personally feel about Beyonce, you really can’t deny that this woman is a force to be reckoned with. She is beautiful, talented, and can entertain like no one’s business (trust me, I have seen her in concert). But, behind the glamor and the success there lies this plain girl that reminds us of our sisters, cousins, and friends. She reminds us of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Founding Members of the ‘We Are Doc McStuffins’ Movement Appear on Disney Junior
This month Disney Junior has joined in on the celebration of Black History Month with the debut of “We Are Doc McStuffins” interstitials. These interstitials feature Doc McStuffins the young African-American girl who “aspires to be a doctor like her mom,” as well as three “real life African-American female physicians. The "real life" physicians share what their jobs entail and … [Read more...]
According to Joe Jackson Today’s Parents Are ‘Soft’
According to Joe Jackson, we are doing it all wrong. On a recent episode of CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight Joe expressed his opinion that these days parents are “soft” when handling the disciplining of their children. Today there are numerous parenting theories and techniques. Those of us who have children know that it isn’t always a “one size fits all” approach when it comes to … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Must See Television Comedy Show ‘Family Time’ Premieres Tonight
If you haven’t already you may want to set your DVRs. Throughout the years we have watched black families entertain us on our television screens. From the Jeffersons, to the Huxtables, the Winslows, the Banks, and the Rocks (and that’s just a small handful), through the power of scripts and great casting, we have had the opportunity to laugh and have even had our thinking … [Read more...]
Why Cutting Cable Will Save My Marriage (and Save Us Money)
By Kara I. Stevens Before I got married, I used to hear women talk about how hard it was to keep the passion going and the juices flowing in a marriage. I never understood what they meant, though. Not that I believed that the love in their marriages wasn’t real, I just (naively) thought the passion that my husband and I experienced during our days of courting and dating … [Read more...]
Shawty NO: Controversial Reality Show Gets Canceled
Critics of the controversial “reality” show “All My Babies' Mamas',” starring rapper Shawty Lo can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the show will no longer make its way to the television screen. All My Babies' Mamas', which was set to appear on Oxygen, was expected to follow Shawty Lo, his 11 children, and their mothers — all 10 of them. On Tuesday January 15th, the … [Read more...]
Before There Was “I Love My Hair” Sesame Street Had “Roosevelt Franklin”
A few weeks ago a Sesame Street character lit the web on fire singing how she loved her hair. Well 40 years before she came along Sesame Street had another muppet with Soul-Power and his name was Roosevelt Franklin! Roosevelt Franklin (you have to say his whole name) had the funkiest intro in all of children's television and classmates with names like Smart Tina (like Martina) … [Read more...]
Is TV Hurting Your Marriage?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson I recently read the Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (PLEASE pick it up if you haven't already - he's spitting knowledge!) and discovered that the way I process love is through quality time with my spouse. When I shared my revelation with my husband he kind of shrugged. "But we do spend a lot of time together," he said. "I'm here everyday, … [Read more...]