Today, we casually toss around words like "icon" and "legend", barely understanding what it means to be break barriers, set the standard and create a new standard. Anyone of any race, gender, orientation, era, or class can break barriers. But, being a black female entertainer during a tumultuous time in an American history and not ending in tragedy like many others (Josephine Baker, Dorothy Full story...
Jenifer Lewis is in the new film Not Easily Broken with Taraji P. Henson, which is in theaters Friday.
Check out the top ten biggest musical blunders by artists who turned down huge hits.
10. "…Baby One More Time" by TLC?
The debut single from Britney Spears was originally for TLC.
Happy New Year!
Check out my interview with the extremely candid Anthony Mackie over at BET.com. The Brother to Brother star plays 2Pac in the film Notorious, which is in theaters Friday, January 16th.
Happy holidays. If you are looking for a good movie to watch over the holiday season, check out my review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which is in theaters today.
On Friday night, me and a sold out crowd trekked to Harlem USA in a massive snowstorm for Labelle's the opening night of their reunion tour.
Check out my review for Seven Pounds over at BET.com.
Currently, Seven Pounds is thriving off its mystery, which might be the biggest flaw.
"Giving Up" is a legendary song that was made famous in the 1976 movie Sparkle. The song was sung by Lonette Mckee who played sister, but in 1972 the torch song was recorded by Donny Hathaway.
Thank you for submitting your questions for Brandy! I interviewed her earlier this week for Advocate.
I lovingly dedicate the song below to the ex-gays, closeted church queens and pastors, homophobic DL celebrities, slut puppy power bottoms who are damning people to hell, and all the other savages who are going through an internal war -- trying to infect others with their toxic insecurities .
Miss White Soul Mama does it again! Not only has she paid flawless tributes to James Brown, Etta James (those other versions sound like characters on Sesame Street!), and Donny Hathaway -- she now uses her golden pipes to honor the late-great Nina Simone.
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