Archive for the 'Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes' Category

Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention

• December 12, 2013 • Comments Off on Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention

Cicely is Queen: Four African American Actors Get Top Honors at The Tonys…as Neil Patrick Harris Drops the N Word

• June 10, 2013 • Comments Off on Cicely is Queen: Four African American Actors Get Top Honors at The Tonys…as Neil Patrick Harris Drops the N Word

Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes

• March 7, 2013 • Comments Off on Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes

Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy

• November 24, 2012 • Comments Off on Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy

Whitney’s Funeral to be Livestreamed Saturday from New Hope Baptist Church…and More

• February 16, 2012 • 1 Comment

Whitney’s Family Told That It Was Drugs and Alcohol That Killed Her, Not Drowning

• February 13, 2012 • 10 Comments

Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub

• February 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub

Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career Move

• November 10, 2011 • Comments Off on Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career Move

The P.S. 22 Chorus Closes The Oscars

• February 28, 2011 • Comments Off on The P.S. 22 Chorus Closes The Oscars

The P.S. 22 Chorus from Staten Island Will Appear on Tonight’s Oscar Show

• February 27, 2011 • Comments Off on The P.S. 22 Chorus from Staten Island Will Appear on Tonight’s Oscar Show

Aretha to Fantasia: “Get Over Yourself” Regarding Perceived Tribute Snub

• February 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

More Grammy Highlights: Wins for Carolina Chocolate Drops, Esperanza Spalding, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples and Fantasia Barrino

• February 14, 2011 • Comments Off on More Grammy Highlights: Wins for Carolina Chocolate Drops, Esperanza Spalding, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples and Fantasia Barrino

The Aretha Tribute at The Grammys, 2011

• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off on The Aretha Tribute at The Grammys, 2011

The Queen of Soul Has Incurable Pancreatic Cancer

• December 8, 2010 • 3 Comments

Black Bluegrass Music: The Carolina Chocolate Drops, “Genuine Negro Jig”

• December 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

CoCo’s Got a New Show

• September 1, 2010 • Comments Off on CoCo’s Got a New Show

Only One Black Emmy Winner This Year; But Archie Panjabi Won

• August 30, 2010 • Comments Off on Only One Black Emmy Winner This Year; But Archie Panjabi Won


2010 Emmys Announced: Braugher, “Endgame,” “Treme” Nominated

• July 8, 2010 • Comments Off on 2010 Emmys Announced: Braugher, “Endgame,” “Treme” Nominated

The Grandchildren of Lena Horne

• May 12, 2010 • 14 Comments

Tony Awards Announced: “Fela!”, Denzel, and “Fences” Nominated

• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off on Tony Awards Announced: “Fela!”, Denzel, and “Fences” Nominated

UPDATE: Mo’Nique and Her Brother Gerald–It May Have Been About the Money

• April 22, 2010 • Comments Off on UPDATE: Mo’Nique and Her Brother Gerald–It May Have Been About the Money

Mo’Nique’s Brother Fesses Up on “Oprah”: I Molested My Sister

• April 20, 2010 • Comments Off on Mo’Nique’s Brother Fesses Up on “Oprah”: I Molested My Sister

Bill Cosby “Had His Own Language” with Robert Culp

• March 28, 2010 • 1 Comment

The Other Black Oscar Winners…Both Firsts, But Probably Not in the Way You Think

• March 8, 2010 • 2 Comments