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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

Posted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Mo'Nique, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View, Women
Tags: African American Women, African Americans, Barbara Walters, Black Women, Blacks, Brother, Family, Gerald Imes, Incest, Incest Among Siblings, Middle-Class, Mo'Nique, Money, Monique Imes, Parents, Shakedown, Sidney Hicks, Support, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Oscars, The Smell Factor, The View, Women


Mo’Nique Wins Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Film; Becomes Automatic Front Runner to Win the Oscar

• January 18, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Film, Mo'Nique, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Precious", "Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire", Acceptance Speech, Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Comedienne, Favorite, Front Runner, Golden Globes, Live and in Color, Mo'Nique, Oscars, Real, Sidney Hicks, The Oscars


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