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Looks Like a Winner, But We’ll See: Eddie Murphy, Gabourey Sidibe, Ben Stiller and Alan Alda Star in Fall Film Offering, “Tower Heist”

• July 28, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, Love, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, The Economy
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Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back: Gabourey Sidibe on the Cover of Elle Magazine’s 25th Anniversary Issue

• September 14, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Gabourey Sidibe, Janet Jackson, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: "Elle Magazine", "Elle", "Vanity Fair", "Vogue", African Americans, Alek Wek, Amanda Seyfried, Attractiveness, Black Women, Blacks, Color Politics, Colorism, Dangerous, Darkening Color, Gabourey Sidibe, Janet Jackson, Lauren Conrad, Lightening Color, Megan Fox, O.J. Simpson, Racism, Retouching, Special Issue, Unattractive

“America’s Got Talent” Sends Home Alice Tan Ridley, Subway Singer and Gabourey Sidibe’s Mom

• September 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Acting, Alice Tan Ridley, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, Love, Music, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "America's Got Talent", "The Bodyguard", Alice Ridley, Alice Tan Ridley, Broadway, Classics, Gabourey Sidibe, Gospel, Howie Mandel, Hustler, Jazz, Middle-Aged, R&B, Reality Show, Studio One Young Beast Society, Talent Competition, Talent Show, The Hof, The Oscars, Unofficial Poll

Oscar Nominations for 2009 Announced

• February 2, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Arts, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Precious", 2009, 2010, Acting, African Americans, AMPAS, Announcement, Awards Show, Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Blacks, Directing, Drama, Films, Gabourey Sidibe, Lee Daniels, Luck, March 7, Mo'Nique, Movies, Nominees, Oscar, Producers, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Eighties

Gabourey Sidibe Nominated for Best Actress for Golden Globes and for Screen Actors Guild

• December 17, 2009 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Precious", African Americans, Blacks, Carey Mulligan, Children, Drama, Emily Blunt, Evil Black Mothers, Fat, Fat Acceptance, Fifteen Minutes, Gabourey Sidibe, Golden Globes, Growing Up, Helen Mirren, Justin Timberlake, Lead Actress, Meryl Streep, Poverty, Precious Jones, SAG, Sandra Bullock, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Supporting Actress, The Oscars, The Screen Actors Guild

Sapphire Interviewed by Katie Couric About “Precious”

• November 15, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, HIV Positive, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Trailer for “Precious”

• May 18, 2009 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Precious", "Push", Forced Impregnation, Gabourey Sidibe, Grand Jury Prize, Incest, Lee Daniels, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, Obesity, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Paula Patton, Sapphire, Sarah and Gary Magness, Sherri Shepherd, Smokewood Entertainment Group, Sundance Festival, Teenagers, Tyler Perry

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‘Maybe we’re not friends,’ recalled ambassador says, claiming Scott Morrison ‘kept us in the dark intentionally’Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app;get our morning email briefingFrench anger at the Morrison government’s decision to scrap its $90bn submarine program with France continues to boil over, with the country’s reca […]
Spanish Canary Island volcano erupts, sending lava streaming towards villages September 20, 2021
About 5,000 people have been evacuated from near the volcano on La Palma Island but no injuries reportedA volcano has erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island.Authorities had begun evacuating the in […]
Emmys 2021: the winners, the losers, the speeches – live! September 20, 2021
The biggest night in television promises to be one of the most competitive in years with The Queen’s Gambit, I May Destroy You, The Crown and Mare of Easttown battling it out 2.23am BST A refreshing change here from even more Ted Lasso love for the surprising dark horse of the category: HBO Max’s smart comedy about comedy Hacks. It’s, for me, the best comedy […]
Gabby Petito: FBI finds remains ‘consistent with description’ of missing woman September 19, 2021
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Boris Johnson to address Amazon’s tax record with Jeff Bezos on US visit September 19, 2021
PM is making three-day trip during which he will give speech to UN general assembly and hold talks with Joe Biden at White HouseBoris Johnson plans to press Amazon boss Jeff Bezos on the tech giant’s tax record when the pair meet face to face in New York on Monday, Downing Street has said.The prime minister will meet Bezos as part of a three-day trip to New […]
Haitian migrants intend to remain at Texas border despite plan to expel them September 19, 2021
Thousands seeking to escape poverty and hunger in their own country remain encamped under and near a bridge in Del RioHaitian migrants seeking to escape poverty and hunger in their home country said they would not be deterred by US plans to swiftly send them back, as thousands remained encamped under and near a bridge in Del Rio, a remote Texas city. Related […]
Pro-Putin party wins majority in Russian elections despite declining support September 20, 2021
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Prince Charles ‘cash-for-honours’ scandal grows with fresh allegations September 19, 2021
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